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Odell
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I’m looking for my first grade daughter but would like one that does the elementary school years altogether thanks for any suggestions!
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mama2mrs
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catholic home curricula (chc) or Seton
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casey_zia
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Saxon math is a great program, incremental in approach, and heavy in using manipulatives in the younger grades. It is time-consuming for the teaching parent, and there are books for each grade–don’t know if you can do many elementary years together, as children’s abilities and thinking changes over those years. Have been using it for over 14 years, all my kids are strong in math.
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Mommyof02green
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We buy most of our curriculum from CHC (Catholic Heritage Curricula) For the younger grades they offer MCP Mathamatics.
It’s a simple consumable math work book. We over all liked it so much that I’ve been buying it from Lamp Post because I didn’t want to switch over to Saxon. The only down side is at times the amount of problems can be over whelming for the kids. For those lessons I just spilt it in half to reduce the amount of problems they are doing.
It’s a simple consumable math work book. We over all liked it so much that I’ve been buying it from Lamp Post because I didn’t want to switch over to Saxon. The only down side is at times the amount of problems can be over whelming for the kids. For those lessons I just spilt it in half to reduce the amount of problems they are doing.
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Dan_Daly
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Not a curriculum, but a book, I can recommend:
*Learning all the Time * by John Holt.
He captures a lot of our philosophy about education, both on math and other topics. In short, I don’t think one needs “a curriculum”.
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*Learning all the Time * by John Holt.
He captures a lot of our philosophy about education, both on math and other topics. In short, I don’t think one needs “a curriculum”.
Pax Christi
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smswife
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I disagree with this, at least for math. There is just too much to learn well without a systematic approach.
Our homeschooled boys have been using Saxon math starting in the 4th grade. I’m very impressed with the incremental approach and they are clearly getting a great foundation in math skills.
Prior to 4th grade we used the Seton math books. We were not as impressed with MCP which Seton used in the early grades with my older son.
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HouseArrest
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I think it is a matter of what fits best with your child’s learning style and your family’s homeschooling style. There are so many to choose from. Are you able to go to a homeschool conference? Sometimes looking through the materials helps you to decide which would fit best. Of course you can always switch providers at any time so you are not roped into the first one you try.
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lefty22
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Saxon is a great program; I am homeschooled and used it for Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry, and Pre-calc, but I wish I’d started it sooner (I used Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley for the lower grades). Math has always been a challenge for me, but the constant review really helped keep concepts in my head. There are a lot of problems to do each day, but it’s a very solid program and I definitely recommend it.
God bless,
lefty22
God bless,
lefty22
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KCT
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We used Saxon. The kids hated it, but I liked it. Very thorough.
We used to bake cakes to celebrate when they finished a book!
We used to bake cakes to celebrate when they finished a book!
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Anna_jane
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We use Right Start Math, and it’s done very well for us this year. Really, it helps if you can visit a homeschool conference/curriculum fair , look over the books and figure out what method might work best for your kids.
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chepner3
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We used Math-U-See and Singapore math. Both were awesome.
I agree, though, that when it comes to early math you really don’t need a curriculum. They need to know how to count verbally and written up to 100 then to 1000. They need to know what 100 looks like by counting things like 100 pennies or 100 days. Then move to addition. Next move to multiplication which is just a fast way to add. Then introduce the number line and the concept of subtraction while also continuing on memorization of multiplication facts up to 12x12. Then go to simple division and fractions and decimal points (the same thing, different symbols). Progress to division with remainders and long division. Along the way you’ll touch on basic algebraic principals (a+b=b+a) but you can do a lot with dollar store workbooks and homemade flash cards until 4th or 5th grade.
Homeschooling doesn’t have to be expensive.
I agree, though, that when it comes to early math you really don’t need a curriculum. They need to know how to count verbally and written up to 100 then to 1000. They need to know what 100 looks like by counting things like 100 pennies or 100 days. Then move to addition. Next move to multiplication which is just a fast way to add. Then introduce the number line and the concept of subtraction while also continuing on memorization of multiplication facts up to 12x12. Then go to simple division and fractions and decimal points (the same thing, different symbols). Progress to division with remainders and long division. Along the way you’ll touch on basic algebraic principals (a+b=b+a) but you can do a lot with dollar store workbooks and homemade flash cards until 4th or 5th grade.
Homeschooling doesn’t have to be expensive.
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lmf
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I highly recommend Saxon! I was homeschooled my entire life and the Saxon books were by far the best math books I used.
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kristacecilia
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We use Life of Fred and Math Mammoth along with lots of Living Math activities and books. So far, it’s been great! My kids are working consistently ahead of grade, but- best of all- they feel like they have taught themselves all these things and these have become THEIR discoveries.
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