KaceeM Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I have a 4 almost 5 year old and I am trying to figure out her math curriculum for next year. I have pretty much settled on using MCP Math K and Singapore Essentials so I can space them out and create a semi spiral. I was also looking at Mathematical Reasoning A so my question is would doing all 3 be a math overload? This will be my first time homeschooling a kindergartener and I don't want to push to hard but she needs a challenge. She has been reading fluently for a year and is reading at a 4th grade level right now so I don't have to worry about that. I am using SOTW Vol 1 as our history spine and Mr Q Life Science, I just can't nail down this math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 My son loves math. He's almost 6 now. We do both mathematical reasoning and Singapore math. I think we didi this when he was almost 5 as well. We skip a lot in the mathematical reasoning book because some of it is repetitive. I've just started zacarro as well. I don't know anything about mcp math. Mcp math is a complete curriculum right? I think doing all 3 would be a bit much for a 5 year old. But if she's gung ho about doing math and likes the workbooks then go for it. Why don't you try picking one as a spine and add in whatever problems from the other books you think is necessary? Start off light and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateingr Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Can you tell us more about what you like about the MCP and Essentials combo? I've used Essentials A and B, and it looks like there's a lot of overlap with the table of contents from MCP. As ealp2009 said, any child who's already reading at a fourth grade level isn't going to need that kind of review and spiral unless there's some sort of significant math learning disability. She'll probably whip through Essentials in a few months and then be ready to plunge right into Singapore 1A. Personally, I'd be more likely to add Mathematical Reasoning to Essentials than MCP. MCP really might be tedious to your dd. (It looks like it takes 63 pages to get through the number 9!?) The Mathematical Reasoning books are a lot more interesting, and they develop a nice variety of skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I am only familiar with Singapore essentials, but I think that that much kindergarten math might be boring rather than a challenge. My son zipped through Singapore essentials and I could imagine that an almost 5 yo that can read probably would too. I would start one of those, Singapore essentials is easy to implement and if she needs more maybe add some c-rods or life of Fred or just move quickly to the first grade level and see how that goes. This. Unless those three programs all cover distinctly different material (unlikely at the K level), I can't think of any reason to use them all. Perhaps if you had a student that really needed a *lot* of repetition, you might want to use different programs to mitigate boredom, but otherwise just cover K and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanikit Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I used Horizons K with my 4 year old and found it covered the basics rapidly but also taught the handwriting required (we had to adapt at her age, though my younger child is doing well with it now). Then after Horizons K we gradually moved over to SM 1a/1b which she did in her K year. At the same time in K we did MEP 1 and a little bit of Horizons 1 which we stopped when I realised it was too slow for my child and at the end of K started LOF Apples and Butterflies. I would say that if you are going to use multiple curricula with a child who needs challenge then you need to find curricula that present different material or that present the material in a completely different fashion. Challenge should never mean just extending stamina - there should not be endless repetition unless the child needs it and even then it probably should be repeated in a way that is more easily understandable to the child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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