908874 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) We've been using MM1 with my DS very successfully with only a few hiccups due to space availability (got him a notebook for math) and how many problems are crammed in a page (again, we do those in his notebook). Reading random forum posts I came across Prodigy math and I thought my son would enjoy it. The game started exposing him to topics that we haven't practiced. He really wanted to solve them for his "battles" so I have been explaining problems and looking for the pages in MM1 that match that for him to practice. Once he understands, he does the problems mostly correctly. There are a few exceptions - and we are working on those skills (usually numbers larger than 100 and it's ok with me). I was thinking that adding 23 + 34 would practice 2+ 3 and 4+3 so if he understands place value, why not move on? He understands addition and subtraction. He has not memorized all the facts to 10 - but can solve the problems either by counting on/back or with fingers. So here's my question. How do you know it is ok to skip? We already do 3 or 4 problems of one kind and move on to the next page. MM appears redundant but I am not a math teacher. Maybe he needs all this practice. How do you know your child has achieved the needed "mastery"? I don't want to stay on a topic too long - but I also don't want to gloss over things. What do you do? Edited February 12, 2016 by 908874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Even if my student appears to have mastered a topic, I randomly revisit that topic for quite a long time after to make sure that long-term mastery is achieved. I'm not really sure if that answers your question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I'm not super familiar with MM, but every math book I've encountered reviews things. So I don't worry too much. Sometimes stuff gets rusty or they forget. So you go back and review a bit and keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Most math programs loop around to revisit topics as they layer complexity in each grade. I have a DD in MM2 and DD in MM1 right now. The first DD never did an official math program before MM2. I just taught her some basic math concepts last year and she jumped into MM2 this year no problem. I'm using occasional pages from MM1 to do that same thing with my second DD now (I'm talking a page or two here and there to introduce each concept). I'm seeing that pretty much everything in MM1 is going to be revisited more thoroughly in MM2, so I wouldn't be too worried about it. MM1 is an intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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