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I am trying to sort out here we will head for math after we have finished with elementary mathematics and there are so many options, none of which seem to have good samples online. Is there a thread that lists all the popular prealgebra options? If so please link me there, I cannot find anything in a search that is helpful.

I guess I am looking for prealgebra, can you help me with where should we be heading next.

 

DD will be 10 and starting 6th grade.

She will have finished BA3-5 (assuming all of 5 is out by then but this is for about 12-18 months time so we should be good to go)

We are working through (or rather skipping and jumping through) both MUS and MM for teaching of concepts not covered in BA and also for drill in basic operations. She will have finished MUS through zeta and MM through to the end of 6B (old version).

 

I was thinking I was all organised and was going to do AOPS prealgebra but now I am second guessing myself. What other choices are there for her? She absolutely loves BA, loves it, but I don't want to move into something that will be too hard and put her off, however it needs to be sufficiently challenging. I am looking for something comprehensive and thorough.

Ideally I would love something that we can continue with the series for the next few years and not a single once off book.

 

Hit me with your favorite math choices for this level. I am just getting myself confused here lol

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so - there is a LONG pre-algebra thread (probably more than one, honestly)...I'll try to find it in a bit.  That said....if she liked BA and she's moving quickly through MUS and MM - why not just go to AoPS PreAlg?  It's rigorous - but it's not THAT hard.  It also meets the desire you had for a 'series'.

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AoPS pre-algebra is my all-time favorite math book, even more than its algebra book (some folks are going to strongly disagree with much enthusiasm). If your student is doing well with BA, it seems like AoPS would be the natural progression. But moving from BA to AoPS is going to feel like a huge step up because there goes the cuteness of BA and here comes a lot of words. It'll take some time to adjust and it would be worthwhile because it's really the same kind of fun.

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My dd was excited to start AoPS Pre-Alg (at 10), but then was a little shocked and overwhelmed at the effort it took.  She's flown through everything thus far, so having to really, really think about something was a bit much.  I had to make her do it at first, and then she had a bit of a break down and just sort of went blank, like it was all too over-whelming and hard.  We had a big talk about it all, and took a short break.  We had company for a week, so it was just sort of coincidental.  During that week, she kept going back to the book on her own, and keeps coming to tell me things she's discovered from reading/working through it.  

 

I was debating about making her push through, or finding something else after her first dismayed reaction, but now I'm glad we waited it out.  She LOVES it now, and now that she isn't choosing to be scared and overwhelmed by it, continues to shock me with how quickly she's moving through, and the connections she's making.  It is definitely a superior program to anything I was offered, and making friends with it, while difficult, I, personally, feel is a good thing to do.  

 

So, if you decide to go with it, give it a little time, and see if she clicks with it.  It's not as bad as it seems after you get a feel for it.

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AoPS pre-algebra is my all-time favorite math book, even more than its algebra book (some folks are going to strongly disagree with much enthusiasm). If your student is doing well with BA, it seems like AoPS would be the natural progression. But moving from BA to AoPS is going to feel like a huge step up because there goes the cuteness of BA and here comes a lot of words. It'll take some time to adjust and it would be worthwhile because it's really the same kind of fun.

Sounds like we don't want to miss this book! I think we will stick with the original AOPS plan for as long as it suits us and then reevaluate, thanks.

 

 

I'd at least try AOPS pre-algebra. If it doesn't work for her now she may love it in a few years as a challenging refresher. You may love it for yourself. I'm loving it at the moment, a good 25 years after my first pre-algebra. It's just that good.

I was planning on ordering the book shortly, a good year before dd needs it, as I was hoping to work through it first. I have heard good things about it and love math, I am actually really looking forward to getting it and seeing what all the talk is about.

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