Beast Academy 2A to be available in late summer

[maize]

Current prediction on their website is August. With younger kids coming up through the pipeline I'm excited to see what this lower level has to offer :)

[Runningmom80]

Current prediction on their website is August. With younger kids coming up through the pipeline I'm excited to see what this lower level has to offer :)

 

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

 

Although I'm realizing we will probably be on to 3A before 2B is even out. :glare:

Edited March 26, 2017 by Runningmom80

[Sarah0000]

DS has already done 3a but I still plan to get 2a.

[Jackie]

Yippee! DD is starting 3D now, but I still plan on getting level 2 as it comes out. She loves reading about the math beasts, and I figure it will be a nice "break" from level 4 when she needs one.

[Coco_Clark]

I'm SO happy my youngest two kids get to use this!! Dance, dance, dance.

[My4arrows]

Yea!  My little guy will be so excited!  I was hoping it would come out before he is ready for 3A

[CuriculumMom]

Yes! I have been waiting for this! :hurray:

[ealp2009]

I'm planning to get this too even though we are working on 3a.

 

 

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[Targhee]

I am really curious what prior math background they will expect a child to have before 2A. I don't believe there are any levels planned for before 2A, but it would be surprising if they starting from basics counting/numeracy/etc. I have one that just might be able to use all of level 2 (hurray!) but wonder what the best primer for it will be.

[LMD]

Now that would be PERFECT! My mathy 6 year old turns 7 in August. Please let it be so....

[Cake and Pi]

What color do you guys think they'll be??

 

Level 3 is green, 4 is blue, 5 is purple....  The only little monster's color not yet represented is Winnie.  So perhaps they'll be pink?

 

I'm excited to see what topics they'll cover in the 2nd grade books, though honestly I'm not sure we'll get much use from them.  They've taken roughly 2 years to produce each grade level so far, and my youngest kid who is likely to use Beast will probably be ready to start level 3 by the time 2A is released.  I'm going to buy them all anyway, just for fun/enrichment and to have a complete set.

[arliemaria]

I haven't given the placement test for 3A, but looking at it, he has covered all of those types of questions on Prodigy already so I think he could answer at least 12 correctly, but I've been wanting to wait to do all 2-5 in order.  This is exciting and I check all the time to see if there is any news.

[rainbowmama]

I plan to get this for my second kid. He loves his Rightstart, though...

[La Condessa]

I need them to pick up the pace!  Older ds goes on and off math binges without warning, so there's no accurately telling when he will reach a certain point, but I am starting to get nervous that he might overtake second dd in math.  (He is super competitive!)  I don't want to move either one to a different math spine as Singapore works great for both.  I figure I can use Beast Academy to shake up the order of things and make it feel less like a contest between them.

[Targhee]

I plan to get this for my second kid. He loves his Rightstart, though...

mine loved RS B, but half way through C he lost the love. We switched into BA 3A and he found it again.

[Pegs]

Waaaant.

 

But we're already halfway through level 3, and I can't really justify the cost (shipping to Australia is a killer!).

[maize]

I haven't given the placement test for 3A, but looking at it, he has covered all of those types of questions on Prodigy already so I think he could answer at least 12 correctly, but I've been wanting to wait to do all 2-5 in order. This is exciting and I check all the time to see if there is any news.

You know, with these books I really wouldn't worry about going in order. 3A has lots of interesting puzzle sorts of stuff to get kids into a creative problem solving mindset, and the program in general is of the sort that going back to an earlier level after doing a later one is still likely to provide some good meat to chew on.

Edited March 29, 2017 by maize

[kesmom]

I'm very excited about this for my 6.5 year old!

 

 

[blue daisy]

Yay, I'm so excited to hear! We are just planning to use a couple of the second grade books for a fun supplement next year but she will be thrilled to be doing BA like her older brother.

[Tracy_Lord]

We've have loved BA and I cannot wait to add level 2 to our bookshelves.  I'm sure my older girls will read the books and I get to do it with kiddo number 3 when she gets there.

[JMG221]

I am pretty pumped. I am hopeful it will be a good fit for my daughter who is finishing up Singapore Math 1b now.

[Spring Flower]

My two older are jealous that their little brother (now age 4) will get to do level 2. They will anxiously wait for the release to read themselves, though. We have also speculated on what the color will be. My vote is on pink! 

[Targhee]

I think it will be yellowy-orange

Edited April 7, 2017 by Targhee

[shawthorne44]

Mine turns 7 in July.   Just this morning I was wondering if I could pre-order 2A?   I wonder what the topics will be.  

On their website there is a Q&A about what to do before BA, and they said Singapore.  

[dragonflyer]

I have one starting K this year. I promised him that he can start BA2 when he finishes MM2, he is so excited!

[Soror]

I've been planning on dd2 using this for years, she is in 2nd grade this year :) She will be bouncing between MiF and BA, I think and hope it will be perfect for her. 

[PentecostalMom]

I have two little dc who are super excited about this!

[shawthorne44]

So, DD finally started on 2a.  I'd made her finish Singapore 1 first.   What are you guys thinking of 2a?  

[8filltheheart]

So, DD finally started on 2a. I'd made her finish Singapore 1 first. What are you guys thinking of 2a?

Meh. I won't be buying the other level 2 books.

[Xahm]

It's good for my kid. She's really young, and even though she's already done the stuff in the book, she's learning, mostly by deepening her understanding. She really likes cute cartoons and reading the different characters in different voices. My almost for year old is getting excited about starting math sometime soon, too.

Edited November 1, 2017 by xahm

[Cake and Pi]

So, DD finally started on 2a.  I'd made her finish Singapore 1 first.   What are you guys thinking of 2a?  

 

http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/657021-my-initial-impression-of-ba-2a/

[Cake and Pi]

So, DD finally started on 2a.  I'd made her finish Singapore 1 first.   What are you guys thinking of 2a?  

 

Wanted to come back now that I have time to comment.

 

DS#3 tired of the beginning of 2A, but really enjoyed it from about the halfway mark on.  It didn't last him long at all (he took a break from 3rd grade math to come back to BA 2A), but I think it was still worth it.  It was cute and DS#3 had fun with the puzzly problems, especially those in the third chapter.  The first chapter was not very Beastly.  DS#3's comment was something like, "Look!  It's Roman numerals!  Only with dots instead of I's, and no V's or L's or D's."  I had to explain to him that they were just trying to teach place value.

 

Based on the time he spent on 2A vs 3A, it *seems* like an appropriate-ish difficulty to start level 2 at, probably?  A little slow, maybe, at the beginning, but it ramped up by the end.  I hope that 2B will pick up right where 2A left off in challenge level.  I have every intention of ordering it when it's released.

[Momto4inSoCal]

We love BA 2A. I'm using it with my kindergarten though. I don't know how I'd feel with a second grader. DS loves it and he really seems to get the math problems in it. We have been using MM2 which just has way to many problems per page for him and the amount of problems is great in BA.

Edited November 2, 2017 by Momto4inSoCal

[shawthorne44]

http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/657021-my-initial-impression-of-ba-2a/

 

Thanks for the link.   I'd read that one when it was new but searching did not find it.  

[MeaganS]

We like it. Both Dd7 who is almost done with 3b and dd5 are really enjoying it. It's pretty easy for Dd7 but pushing dd5 in good ways. I'll be buying 2b.

[mellifera33]

I haven't started it yet, but will be using it with my 1st grader after he has his basic +/- facts down. I kind of wonder if the AOPS authors see level 2 as a ramp-up into the challenge of 3--a bridge between whatever traditional program is used for K/1 and the more interesting work in level 3. 

[Jackie]

I haven't started it yet, but will be using it with my 1st grader after he has his basic +/- facts down. I kind of wonder if the AOPS authors see level 2 as a ramp-up into the challenge of 3--a bridge between whatever traditional program is used for K/1 and the more interesting work in level 3.

They’ve stated that there isn’t a need for a traditional program before BA2. The only required skills are the ability to count to 100, some very basic skip counting, and some general familiarity with addition and subtraction within 20. It therefore makes sense that some are finding 2A too easy, as it is meant to be the first formal math book some kids might have. I assume that the books will fully cover addition and subtraction within the year, as BA3 assumes solid knowledge of that.

Edited November 2, 2017 by Jackie

[LMD]

My 7 year old is using it and I find that it, like the other BA books, stretches him to think more than a standard maths book. He had finished all of gr 1 and part of gr 2 Singapore style - easily. The concepts we've seen so far aren't new for him, but how to think about them is different. It's exactly what I wanted for this kid and he loves it.

[Momto4inSoCal]

They’ve stated that there isn’t a need for a traditional program before BA2. The only required skills are the ability to count to 100, some very basic skip counting, and some general familiarity with addition and subtraction within 20. It therefore makes sense that some are finding 2A too easy, as it is meant to be the first formal math book some kids might have. I assume that the books will fully cover addition and subtraction within the year, as BA3 assumes solid knowledge of that.

 

This makes sense. I was hesitant to start it with DS since my older DD used the upper level BA and it was challenging on grade level but so far it seems like the perfect amount of problems and challenge for him. I'm wondering if he'll hit a wall with it when we get to BA3 or if the next couple of books in BA2 will ramp up. He's enjoying it for now though. 

[shawthorne44]

So far I am really liking the problems so far.  Like the one that was a long list of number and then DD had to circle four three digit numbers with 3's and 7's that were unique.   She had to think about that.   

[LMD]

So far I am really liking the problems so far. Like the one that was a long list of number and then DD had to circle four three digit numbers with 3's and 7's that were unique. She had to think about that.

My ds liked that one a lot too!