Third Grade Curriculum Set

Curriculum Manual Sample

Never plan another lesson again! The Third Grade Curriculum Manual has every day already planned; just open it up and teach from the correlating books in the plan! Your lessons will revolve around the following areas of study:

• Latin
• Math
• Composition & Grammar
• Spelling
• Cursive
• Literature
• Classical/Christian Studies
• Geography/Science
• Read-Alouds

Student Book Sample

The Latina Christiana Student Workbook is both the text and workbook for the Latina Christiana program.

Teacher Manual Sample

The Latina Christiana Teacher Manual contains all the answers to the Student Book, as well as the quizzes and tests, and their key.

The Latina Christiana Pronunciation Audio gives the correct pronunciation for each lesson and for the prayers and songs in LC.

Pronunciation Sample (Lesson 1):

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Track List

The Latina Christiana Instructional Videos (Streaming) bring a master Latin teacher into your home, providing additional expert instruction. Each lesson is approximately 15 minutes.

This product is a lifetime membership that gives you unlimited access to stream the Latina Christiana Instructional Videos.

Access membership information on your My Account page under the Streaming Courses tab.

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Latina Christiana Review Worksheets Sample

These supplemental Latina Christiana Review Worksheets will help your students master the grammar and vocabulary they are learning in Latina Christiana.

Review Worksheets Key Sample

The supplemental Review Worksheets will help your students master the grammar and vocabulary they are learning in Latina Christiana.

Student Sample

Even though we feel that it is impossible to find anything more fun than reciting declensions, we responded to the demands for Latin games with a Latina Christiana word games course. In this activity book, we’ve stuffed enrichment activities of every kind to help your students learn the vocabulary, grammar, and derivatives presented in the Latina Christiana course. Students will find hours of enjoyment playing Latin Hangman, solving Latin Crossword puzzles, and competing against each other in Latin Pictionary! And teachers will be thrilled, knowing that such “fun” work is actually worthwhile.

Answer Key Sample

Even though we feel that it is impossible to find anything more fun than reciting declensions, we responded to the demands for Latin games with a Latina Christiana word games course. In this activity book, we’ve stuffed enrichment activities of every kind to help your students learn the vocabulary, grammar, and derivatives presented in the Latina Christiana course. Students will find hours of enjoyment playing Latin Hangman, solving Latin Crossword puzzles, and competing against each other in Latin Pictionary! And teachers will be thrilled, knowing that such “fun” work is actually worthwhile.

Grades 3-6

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Introduction to Lingua Angelica is perfect for introducing students to translation alongside Latina Christiana, First Form Latin, and Second Form Latin. These worksheets also help students memorize the songs of Christmas and Holy Week, along with several Latin prayers. We recommend using this Student Workbook along with the Teacher Key, and Lingua Angelica Song Book and Audio.

Grades 3-6

Sample

Introduction to Lingua Angelica is perfect for introducing students to translation alongside Latina Christiana, First Form Latin, and Second Form Latin. These worksheets also help students memorize the songs of Christmas and Holy Week, along with several Latin prayers. We recommend using this Teacher Key along with the Student Workbook, and Lingua Angelica Song Book and Audio.

Song Book Sample

Lingua Angelica is an excellent Christian Latin reading and translation course. The CD contains 4 Latin prayers and 24 Latin hymns, beautifully sung by a six-voice a capella choir.  The Student Book provides facing vocabulary, space for interlinear translation, and grammar word study exercises.  In addition to well-written instructions on how to use the course, the Teacher Manual contains a complete copy of the Student Book with answers, making the teacher's job easier.  We have also included a song book with the musical scores and short histories for each piece.

Sample (Track 13: Ave Verum Corpus)

Lingua Angelica is an excellent Christian Latin reading and translation course. This streaming audio collection contains 4 Latin prayers and 24 Latin hymns, beautifully sung by a six-voice a capella choir.  The Student Book provides facing vocabulary, space for interlinear translation, and grammar word study exercises.  In addition to well-written instructions on how to use the course, the Teacher Manual contains a complete copy of the Student Book with answers, making the teacher's job easier.  We have also included a song book with the musical scores and short histories for each piece.

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Sample

Memoria Press' English Grammar Recitation is unique because it is consistent with the trivium stages of learning. It emphasizes memorization of facts first as the necessary preparation for the logic-level skills of diagramming and analysis. It covers common capitalization and punctuation rules, and approximately 150 grammar facts in a logical and systematic sequence. English Grammar Recitation Handbook is a comprehensive list of all the grammar facts covered in our English Grammar Recitation program.

English Grammar Recitation I Student Workbook, Second Edition Sample

English Grammar Recitation I Student Workbook, Second Edition is tied specifically to the grammar taught in Latina Christiana, but it can be used successfully alongside any Latin program. Students will master (and be able to recite fluently) 31 grammar rules, 10 capitalization rules, and 15 punctuation rules.

Brief exercises, including some diagramming, do accompany these grammar questions; however, the mastery of the English grammar catechism is the primary goal of this course, not its application. English Grammar Recitation also covers capitalization and punctuation through recitation. Students recite the rules and demonstrate their correct use through dictation of model sentences. It is hoped that this course can be completed in much less time than the typical English grammar course, leaving more time for composition and Latin.

English Grammar Recitation I Teacher Guide, Second Edition Sample

The English Grammar Recitation I Teacher Guide, Second Edition is tied specifically to the grammar taught in Latina Christiana, but it can be used successfully alongside any Latin program. Students will master (and be able to recite fluently) 31 grammar rules, 10 capitalization rules, and 15 punctuation rules.

Brief exercises, including some diagramming, do accompany these grammar questions; however, the mastery of the English grammar catechism is the primary goal of this course, not its application. English Grammar Recitation also covers capitalization and punctuation through recitation. Students recite the rules and demonstrate their correct use through dictation of model sentences. It is hoped that this course can be completed in much less time than the typical English grammar course, leaving more time for composition and Latin.

Grades 3-8

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These English Grammar Recitation flashcards include all of the rules from English Grammar Recitation in an easy-to-drill flashcard format.

Core Skills Language Arts 3 Sample

Student Workbook Sample

Memoria Press is proud to introduce the next step in the Traditional Spelling series: Traditional Spelling III. A comprehensive, phonetic approach to teaching spelling, this course is designed for students who have completed a phonics program and are reading at a third grade level.

Traditional Spelling III builds on previous levels of phonetic spelling instruction, extending mastery in phonics. Each lesson develops correct pronunciation of written words, division of words into syllables, vocabulary, parts of speech, and more. Traditional Spelling provides your student with an extensive mastery-based study of phonics for spelling and reading. Continue building your student's spelling skills with Traditional Spelling III.

Teacher Manual Sample

Memoria Press is proud to introduce the next step in the Traditional Spelling series: Traditional Spelling III. A comprehensive, phonetic approach to teaching spelling, this course is designed for students who have completed a phonics program and are reading at a third grade level.

Traditional Spelling III builds on previous levels of phonetic spelling instruction, extending mastery in phonics. Each lesson develops correct pronunciation of written words, division of words into syllables, vocabulary, parts of speech, and more. Traditional Spelling provides your student with an extensive mastery-based study of phonics for spelling and reading. Continue building your student's spelling skills with Traditional Spelling III.

Practice Sheets Sample

Memoria Press is proud to introduce the next step in the Traditional Spelling series: Traditional Spelling III. A comprehensive, phonetic approach to teaching spelling, this course is designed for students who have completed a phonics program and are reading at a third grade level.

Traditional Spelling III builds on previous levels of phonetic spelling instruction, extending mastery in phonics. Each lesson develops correct pronunciation of written words, division of words into syllables, vocabulary, parts of speech, and more. Traditional Spelling provides your student with an extensive mastery-based study of phonics for spelling and reading. Continue building your student's spelling skills with Traditional Spelling III.

From the publisher:

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Almanzo wishes for just one thing—his very own horse—but he must prove that he is ready for such a big responsibility.

Check out our Farmer Boy Set, featuring the novel, Second Edition Student Guide, and Second Edition Teacher Guide.

Farmer Boy Student Guide, Second Edition Sample

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Almanzo wishes for just one thing—his very own horse—but he must prove that he is ready for such a big responsibility.

This Student Guide features essential questions, reading notes, vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, and enrichment connected to the novel. The Teacher Guide offers teaching guidelines, answers to all exercises in the Student Guide, and quizzes & tests.

Farmer Boy Teacher Guide, Second Edition Sample

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. Almanzo and his brother and sisters help with the summer planting and fall harvest. In winter there is wood to be chopped and great slabs of ice to be cut from the river and stored. Almanzo wishes for just one thing—his very own horse—but he must prove that he is ready for such a big responsibility.

This Teacher Guide offers teaching guidelines, answers to all exercises in the Student Guide, and quizzes & tests.

Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and—most days at least—the responsible one; Joey, though only twelve, is the man of the house ... sometimes; Janey has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble.

Grades 3-4

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The Moffats tells the story of four children living with their mother in a small town in Connecticut during World War I. This Second Edition Student Guide contains reading notes, vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, enrichment, and essential questions to help identify the major themes of the story. The Second Edition Teacher Guide includes teaching guidelines and answers to student exercises and quizzes and tests.

Grades 3-4

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The Moffats tells the story of four children living with their mother in a small town in Connecticut during World War I. This Second Edition Teacher Guide includes teaching guidelines and answers to all exercises and quizzes and tests from the Second Edition Student Guide.

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White is an all-time Newbery Honor-winning classic of children's literature. Our Student Guide and Teacher Guide increase both the understanding of the text and develop reading comprehension skills.

Grades 4-6

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Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White is an all-time Newbery Honor-winning classic of children’s literature. This Second Edition Student Guide contains reading notes, vocabulary, comprehension and discussion questions, enrichment, and essential questions to help identify the major themes of the story. The Second Edition Teacher Guide includes teaching guidelines and answers to student exercises and quizzes and tests.

Grades 4-6

Sample

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White is an all-time Newbery Honor-winning classic of children’s literature. This Second Edition Teacher Guide includes teaching guidelines and answers to all exercises and quizzes and tests from the Second Edition Student Guide.

Get a good laugh with your student from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! When they show up at Sunday school and muscle their way into the annual Christmas pageant, chaos---and hilarity---ensue! When Jesus said, "Let the little children come," he didn't mean the Herdmans---did he?

D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths Sample

While Rome illuminates the formation of governments and societies, Greece illuminates the human condition. Introduce your students to the kinds of characters they will surely meet in life through the entertaining and exaggerated stories of the Greek gods. You will want to read it to your family first and then let your children read the stories again and again. The beautiful artwork is a wonderful teaching tool that allows you to ask questions about each detail. Greek myths are timeless and universal stories that serve as archetypes for the human character and the search for the divine.

Grades 3-8

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While Rome illuminates the formation of governments and societies, Greece illuminates the human condition. Introduce your students to the kinds of characters they will surely meet in life through the entertaining and exaggerated stories of the Greek gods. You will want to read it to your family first and then let your children read the stories again and again. The beautiful artwork is a wonderful teaching tool that allows you to ask questions about each detail. Greek myths are timeless and universal stories that serve as archetypes for the human character and the search for the divine.

The D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Flashcards contain short descriptions on one side and the corresponding person, place, or thing on the other.

D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Student Guide, Second Edition Sample

While Rome illuminates the formation of governments and societies, Greece illuminates the human condition. Introduce your students to the kinds of characters they will surely meet in life through the entertaining and exaggerated stories of the Greek gods. You will want to read it to your family first and then let your children read the stories again and again. The beautiful artwork is a wonderful teaching tool that allows you to ask questions about each detail. Greek myths are timeless and universal stories that serve as archetypes for the human character and the search for the divine.

Each of the 30 lessons in the D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Student Guide present important facts to know, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a picture review and activities section. They also point out the many references to Greek mythology in the modern world.

D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Teacher Manual, Second Edition Sample

While Rome illuminates the formation of governments and societies, Greece illuminates the human condition. Introduce your students to the kinds of characters they will surely meet in life through the entertaining and exaggerated stories of the Greek gods. You will want to read it to your family first and then let your children read the stories again and again. The beautiful artwork is a wonderful teaching tool that allows you to ask questions about each detail. Greek myths are timeless and universal stories that serve as archetypes for the human character and the search for the divine.

The D'Aulaires' Greek Myths Teacher Manual, Second Edition contains the answers to the Student Guide and the quizzes and tests.

D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths Instructional Videos Track Lengths

D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths is an ideal beginning book for your child’s classical education journey, regardless of age! Superbly written and illustrated, this classic introduces timeless tales that have enchanted people for thousands of years. Our guides present important facts to know, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a picture review and activities section.

These Streaming Instructional Videos offer the help of a master teacher who will lead you through the lessons of D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths for an entire school year.

Composition & Sketchbook Sample

Students will master a total of 60 events over the course of four years (3rd-6th grades). History is a very unsystematic subject, and time is very abstract. Students need a timeline that they memorize, build on, and recite every year.

This book will be completed over the four-year period in which this timeline is completed. Each event has a 2-page spread with a picture frame for illustrating the event on one side, and a page of blank lines for writing a summary of the event on the other.

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Timeline Handbook Sample

Students will master a total of 60 events over the course of four years (3rd-6th grades). History is a very unsystematic subject, and time is very abstract. Students need a timeline that they memorize, build on, and recite every year.

Grades 3-6

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Students will master a total of 60 events over the course of four years (3rd-6th grades). History is a very unsystematic subject, and time is very abstract. Students need a timeline that they memorize, build on, and recite every year. Each student should have his/her own set of flashcards for drill and practice. One side has the date and the reverse side has the event. These cards are color-coded identically to the Timeline Card on the wall.

Timeline Wall Cards Example

Students will master a total of 60 events over the course of four years (3rd-6th grades). History is a very unsystematic subject, and time is very abstract. Students need a timeline that they memorize, build on, and recite every year.

Cards for the wall timeline have the date and event on the same side. Cards are added throughout the year as students study history in Classical/Christian Studies and American Studies. The wall timeline should be in a prominent place in the classroom throughout the year, beginning in grade 3.

The Golden Children's Bible Sample

The Golden Children’s Bible was chosen because of its slightly simplified, but poetically appealing, King James text, along with its beautiful and age-appropriate illustrations. This is important because we believe students should learn to revere the Bible as a sacred book, distinct from modern adventure stories with cartoon heroes.

The Student Bible Atlas makes a wonderful supplement to The Golden Children's Bible with thirty maps covering both Old and New Testaments, a helpful index of place names, and a guide to the major archeology sites of the Middle East.

Grades 3-6

 List of Verses

The first step in understanding the Bible is simply knowing what it says. These Memory Verse Flashcards will ground your students in the key verses of the Bible in a way that will not only enable them to learn Biblical teachings, but that will form their minds as they become adults. Memory is a skill that must be developed, and how can you develop it better than by using the Bible?

Grades 3-6

Sample

Help your student become versed in the central facts of the Old Testament. These cards can be used with our Christian Studies courses, independently, or with other Bible courses. What creature was the "most cunning of beasts"? What is Latin for "the image of God"? What is the name for the "feast celebrating Exodus"? There's no better way to know your Bible.

What is the Animal Kingdom Sample

What is the Animal Kingdom? explains the scientific classification of animals. It classifies and describes various creatures, including insects, mammals, and fish. It also explains the basics of kingdoms and species that form an important foundation for the study of biology, and tells how readers can help prevent their destruction.

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The World of Mammals investigates and describes the anatomy, behavior, and habitats of hundreds of animals. Students will study rodents, elephants, primates, marsupials, and much more! This book will provide children with an insight into the incredible range of life in God’s wonderful world.

The World of Mammals book consists of the "Mammals" section from the former text, The World of Animals.

What is a Mammal? Sample

The child's science learner What is a Mammal? teaches about the main groups of mammals, their diets, habitats, and anatomy in this colorfully illustrated book.

Mammals Student Sample

The Mammals Student Workbook contains questions based upon What is a Mammal?, What is the Animal Kingdom?,  and The World of Mammals. The answers are to be found in the Mammals Teacher Guide. All of these books are sold together in the Mammals Set.

Mammals Teacher Sample

The Teacher Guide contains the answers to Student Guide, the Quizzes and Tests, and the answers to them.

Adventures in Writing Sample

Explore a wide variety of fascinating subjects in Adventures in Writing! In this theme-based writing curriculum, students write about adventurous topics such as Roman hoplites, tornadoes, Leif Eriksson, and other interesting subjects while they learn to write with the Structure and Style® writing method. Offering a full year of instruction for students in 3rd grade, literature suggestions and access to vocabulary cards and other helpful PDF downloads are included.

If you would like to purchase the Adventures in Writing Teacher's Manual, in addition to the Student Book, please visit this page.

New American Cursive 3 Sample

New American Cursive is an easy-to-follow resource for teaching beginning cursive. It presents simplified letter forms, using multi-sensory methods to aid in the learning of motor skills necessary to write well. Developed by Iris Hatfield, with over 35 years of experience in the handwriting field, the book improves the process of teaching handwriting and allows students to start at a younger age.

New American Cursive 3:

• Seven-page Teaching Guide included
• 100 instruction exercises for excellent penmanship development
• Practice pages include Bible verses and character-building quotes
• Simplified alphabet, unnecessary strokes eliminated
• Bound at the top for ease of use by left-handed students
• Includes exercises to develop creative writing skills
• Blank reproducible practice pages included
• Flexible method allows for the individuality of the child

Don't Know Much About the 50 States Sample

States & Capitals Student Sample

This study guide thoroughly teaches the states and capitals of the United States. Each page includes a state map and room to write the state's capital, nickname, abbreviation, and fun facts. By the end of this year-long course, students will be able to label all 50 states on a U.S. map (with the capitals). Thorough teaching instructions are included, and the Teacher Manual includes tests. We recommend that this guide be used with Don’t Know Much About the 50 States.

States & Capitals Teacher Sample

States & Capitals thoroughly teaches the states and capitals of the United States. Each page includes a state map and room to write the state's capital, nickname, abbreviation, and fun facts. By the end of this year-long course, students will be able to label all 50 states on a U.S. map (with the capitals).

This Teacher Key includes answers to student guide questions and tests.

This set includes 50 cards with the name of each state and a map of the state's location within the United States on one side of the card, and the capital and detailed shape of the state on the other. Also included are 34 country cards that introduce key world countries and their capitals. Helpful teaching hints and suggested activities are also included.

Grades 3-6

In Memoria Press third grade, the formal study of States & Capitals begins. By year's end, students will be able to label all states and capitals on a U.S. map.

These two large, color-coded wall maps (22" x 34") make the perfect complement to our States & Capitals program. One map is blank for student practice, while the other includes state names and capitals for easy reference and review.

Student Sample

All Major Bible Stories up to the Entry Into Canaan

Christian Studies I is part of a three-year reading course that builds faith by teaching Salvation History as real history. Students work through one-third of The Golden Children’s Bible each year, for three years. Your child will learn the fundamentals of Bible stories, history, and geography, with solid detail at a manageable pace.

Teacher Sample

All Major Bible Stories up to the Entry Into Canaan

Christian Studies I is part of a three-year reading course that builds faith by teaching Salvation History as real history. Students work through one-third of The Golden Children’s Bible each year, for three years. Your child will learn the fundamentals of Bible stories, history, and geography, with solid detail at a manageable pace.

Anthology Sample

Do you ever wish you didn't have to sort through all the thousands of poems that have been written over the years to find the best of the best? Cheryl Lowe has done the work for you in our series of carefully curated poetry anthologies. Poetry for the Grammar Stage is intended as a supplemental companion study for our literature, science, and history courses in third through seventh grades, but can also be used as a standalone program. Poems increase in difficulty as students move through the book over a four-year period. This course prepares students for the more difficult poetry work they will be required to do in middle and high school.

Student Sample

This poetry book is intended for use in the grammar school years as a supplemental study of the poetry students memorize in our literature study guides. Poetry study includes questions to help students analyze meanings of the poems, including vocabulary work.

Teacher Sample

This poetry book is intended for use in the grammar school years as a supplemental study of the poetry students memorize in our literature study guides. Poetry study includes questions to help students analyze meanings of the poems, including vocabulary work. Poems increase in difficulty as students move through the book over a four-year period.

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Our goal for math in the primary grades is the mastery of basic facts. One of the most effective ways to help students achieve mastery is simply to practice. With daily timed drills, Memoria Math Challenge is designed to give students that math practice and also to help the teacher measure students' immediate recall. If students are able to master their math facts in the primary years, they can devote more time to complex math operations in grammar school and upper school.

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Our goal for math in the primary grades is the mastery of basic facts. One of the most effective ways to help students achieve mastery is simply to practice. With daily timed drills, Memoria Math Challenge is designed to give students that math practice and also to help the teacher measure students' immediate recall. If students are able to master their math facts in the primary years, they can devote more time to complex math operations in grammar school and upper school.

The Rod & Staff Grade 3 Math Student Book, Third Edition has 170 lessons. It reviews addition and subtraction skills, teaches multiplication and division facts through table 9, and simple two- and three-step multiplication and division.

Students are taught how to set up their assigned work on notebook paper. Memoria Press offers Graph Paper that helps with assigned work.

The Rod & Staff Grade 3 Math Teacher Manual Part 1, Third Edition covers the first half of the 170 lessons in the Rod & Staff Grade 3 Math Student Book, Third Edition.

The Rod & Staff Grade 3 Math Teacher Manual Part 2, Third Edition covers the second half of the 170 lessons in the Rod & Staff Grade 3 Math Student Book, Third Edition.

Rod & Staff Grade 3 Math Tests, Third Edition

Grades 3-6

Sample

Multiplication is an essential math skill, and a firm understanding of this concept will prepare your child to master more challenging math. These flashcards offer essential multiplication practice for number combinations from 0 to 12. The set contains 170 6"x4" cards that will make math review simple and fun!

Grades 3-6

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Division is an essential math skill, and a firm understanding of this concept will prepare your child to master more challenging math. These flashcards offer essential division practice for number combinations from 0 to 12. The set contains 157 6"x4" cards that will make math review simple and fun!

Grade 4

Sample

Train young students to properly set up a math notebook with this 1/3" graph paper.

Students can practice organizing problems, correctly sizing numbers, and writing in orderly rows as they complete their math work. Instilling good habits of neat math work in the younger years cuts down on careless mistakes in higher-level math.