Kumon's founder was a math teacher, and the original study plan he developed was in mathematics. While that program has evolved considerably, Kumon Math remains our most widely attended and recognized program.

Kumon Math is a comprehensive program that develops the necessary skills to help a child progress from counting to calculus.

Often children have trouble simplifying fractional expressions in algebra because they have not mastered basic calculations. The Kumon Method develops proficiency at every level, so Kumon students build the solid foundation they need to advance more successfully and confidently through their school's math curriculum.

The ease with which Kumon students routinely learn to perform basic operations and solve problems is perhaps the most dramatic testament to the effectiveness of the Kumon Method.

Mastering the Fundamentals, One at a Time

The Kumon Math curriculum progressively introduces and reinforces those fundamental concepts ultimately needed for children to excel in high school math.  From the outset, exercises are designed to develop computation skills used in all numerical operations.  They develop mental dexterity and mathematical reasoning in the context of the material covered at every level.  Material advances in small, almost imperceptible increments, and is then reinforced through multiple applications.  Thus, students are able to fully grasp and completely retain each concept in turn.  They're never merely exposed to topics that may turn up later on, as they might be at school.  Every topic introduced is covered in depth at that time to be thoroughly mastered by the student.  This "linear" approach promotes a formidable facility with basic skills.

Really Doing the Math

A thorough understanding of concepts is not attained without rigor.  Worksheets clearly illustrate how each concept is related to the previous one, so children are able to make sense of it on their own.  Formulas are introduced by demonstrating the logic leading up to them and the principles behind them.  Shortcuts for solving problems are provided only after the child first learns how to work through all the steps and fully understands the mathematics at work.

How Do the Math Worksheets Work?

Within each level of the Kumon Math curriculum, there are 200 Worksheets covering a number of topics like addition.  Each topic includes several sets of ten Worksheets with an even narrower focus like "multiplication up to 3."  Sudents typically complete one set each day in the initial stages of the program.  Each Worksheet may take one or two minutes to complete, and the entire set ten to twenty minutes, depending on the child's proficiency with the material.

The Kumon Math Levels: 

• Counting up to 10
• Counting up to 30
• Line drawing, number puzzles to 50
• Reciting & writing numbers to 220
• Adding up to 5
• Adding up to 10, subtracting from numbers up to 9
• Horizontal addition, subtraction of larger numbers
• Vertical addition & subtraction
• Multiplication & division
• Long division, introduction to fractions
• Fractions
• Four operations, decimals
• Positive/negative numbers, introduction to algebra
• Linear equations, inequalities & graphing
• Factorization, square roots, quadratic equations
• Advanced algebra
• Functions - quadratic, fractional, irrational, exponential
• Logarithms, calculus
• Trigonometry, Addition Theorem, circles
• Loci, sequences & series, limits, differentiation
• Advanced differentiation, integration, differential equations
• Triangles, vectors, matrices
• Probability, statistics