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Any one here use Ray''s Arithmetic?


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We used Ray's in kindy and are moving to School Arithmetics for 1st. I love the simplicity of vintage math but will use modern math for algebra on up because there are more helps available. We also have Cuisinare Rods, an AL Abacus and RightStart games.

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We use Ray's and love it. Originally I'd started out with MUS but quickly figured out mastery wasn't going to stick for my oldest. I tried MEP and while I love it the kids did not. It was also rather teacher and time intensive compared to Ray's. I love that Ray's is simple and easy to use. The oral drill works best for my oldest. I just love it .... free, vintage, effective, oral drill, mastering skills before moving on but still enough review built in that they don't forget past skills, answer keys available, all levels available in one program. There are a lot of math programs that I love the look or idea of but Ray's is what works best for my family and what gets done here. 

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We use Ray's and love it. Originally I'd started out with MUS but quickly figured out mastery wasn't going to stick for my oldest. I tried MEP and while I love it the kids did not. It was also rather teacher and time intensive compared to Ray's. I love that Ray's is simple and easy to use. The oral drill works best for my oldest. I just love it .... free, vintage, effective, oral drill, mastering skills before moving on but still enough review built in that they don't forget past skills, answer keys available, all levels available in one program. There are a lot of math programs that I love the look or idea of but Ray's is what works best for my family and what gets done here.

Exactly what she said. :)

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I use just a little of Ray's Primary for 1st and 2nd and move on to another vintage math, Strayer-Upton. The main reason I like old math is that it is presented in a very logical, systematic fashion (as opposed to the newer spiral math which jumps around). They also use a lot of story problems and real-world math, such as money, interest, construction, etc. ETA: YES, they are very good with mental math skills.

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