PagesandFields Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I'm kinda curious if anyone has used Life of Fred and Ray's as their math program? I was just randomly thinking about it and wondered if they would complement each other? Or does anyone just use Ray's as their primary math program? There's something so incredibly appealing to me about the older programs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I've read online that Ray's goes magnificently with Miquon, so I'm deciding between Ray's with Miquon and Ray's with RightStart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 We use Ray's for our spine. We've read a couple of the LOF books, but they were more of a fun supplement rather than an essential piece of our curriculum. Ray's stands alone just fine. ETA: we use cuisinaire rods for manipulatives and the videos at educationunboxed.com are invaluable for learning all the different ways that they can be used to introduce and reinforce concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 Do you use any guide to ray's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I have Ruth Beechick's parent-teacher guide, which is helpful to figure out how to pace things and how to plan, but it's not an essential piece for me. The Eclectic Manual of Methods, however, is very important to have because it gives clear direction as to how to go about teaching the basic concepts and how to progress through the lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I've read The Eclectic Manual For The Assistance Of Teachers or whatever the heck it's called twice. It's available for free online. I own the Ruth Beechick one and if you live in Portland I'll lend it to you. Hunter thinks in indispensable. How far do you intend to go with Ray's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 . How far do you intend to go with Ray's? Are you asking me or the OP? I don't mind answering - just don't want to butt in if the question's not directed to me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Are you asking me or the OP? I don't mind answering - just don't want to butt in if the question's not directed to me. :) Everybody!! It's an interesting topic. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 My plan as of right now is to continue on until it's time to start higher level math. I'm not sure if we'll cover everything in all the books - there's some stuff that would probably be unnecessary aside from historical interest. But everything that is relevant in this century will be covered. Of course if things ever change around here and I see that one or more of my kids needs a different type of program then I'll reevaluate. But for now it's working beautifully so we're going as long as we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 My plan as of right now is to continue on until it's time to start higher level math. I'm not sure if we'll cover everything in all the books - there's some stuff that would probably be unnecessary aside from historical interest. But everything that is relevant in this century will be covered. Of course if things ever change around here and I see that one or more of my kids needs a different type of program then I'll reevaluate. But for now it's working beautifully so we're going as long as we can. Very cool. Can I ask how far you've gotten? I would love to use it, but it's not very popular, so I don't know much about it. I also plan to use SWR, which I noticed in you're signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Very cool. Can I ask how far you've gotten? I would love to use it, but it's not very popular, so I don't know much about it. I also plan to use SWR, which I noticed in you're signature. We are just entering the world of long division. :cool: So we've finished Primary and are into Intellectual and Practical Arithmetic, which are to be used simultaneously, according to the Manual of Methods. It took me awhile to realize that it's really important to go slowly and to achieve mastery of each operation and each fact family before moving on. The word problems are great and the review lessons really help to solidify the concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thank you! Sorry I'm just now getting back to this thread. I'm using Rightstart now and love beginning math with it... I have a strong feeling that we'll be curriculum nibblers... at least my son and I... I basically love Ray's, and love Life of Fred... and want to use both of those for as long as possible... but PLAN on using something different... because I question whether I'll feel like it's thorough enough... So I was curious if anyone used the two together. I have heard of people only using Ray's and doing great... but it was so long ago that I read about it that I can't remember where I heard that or what blog/site, etc... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thank you! Sorry I'm just now getting back to this thread. I'm using Rightstart now and love beginning math with it... I have a strong feeling that we'll be curriculum nibblers... at least my son and I... I basically love Ray's, and love Life of Fred... and want to use both of those for as long as possible... but PLAN on using something different... because I question whether I'll feel like it's thorough enough... So I was curious if anyone used the two together. I have heard of people only using Ray's and doing great... but it was so long ago that I read about it that I can't remember where I heard that or what blog/site, etc... :) Try arguing with this. ;) http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/369387-tell-me-about-rays-arithmetic/?p=3818779 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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