Wow - thank you so much for looking! I feel like I’ve exhausted my search options. Just seems really odd that I can’t find a copy.

Thank you so much for the suggestion. I couldn’t find anything on the classifieds here. Are there others that you would recommend?

Unfortunately, it is "Out of stock - Item out of print or discontinued by seller"

After analyzing and overanalyzing, I've narrowed down our Algebra 1 choices and now I can't find the Foerster's Algebra 1 Solutions Manual anywhere. Amazon is out of stock and Rainbow Resource has a status of "Item out of print or discontinued by seller." I've googled using the book name and ISBN number and can't find it anywhere! Has this been discontinued? I know that the teacher's manual has answers, but I'd like to have the worked out solutions. Also, the teacher's edition that I've found on Amazon is $200! Rainbow Resource doesn't even offer a teacher's edition. I'm hoping I'm overlooking something obvious here, and hopeful that one of you has some insight!

Thank you so much. I wanted to ask you what I asked Lori D. Did you feel that Jacobs went deep enough? And is your child “mathy”? I read Maria Miller’s Algebra 1 reviews, which said that Jacobs didn’t dive down deep enough, which is why I was leaning towards Foerster’s.

Thank you so much for the detailed recommendations. I think DS is capable of AoPS, but she doesn’t love math, so I don’t know that I want to do that to her. Personally, I’d love to take AoPS algebra! I wanted to ask about Jacobs. I saw a review that Maria Miller from Math Mammoth wrote, which said that Jacobs doesn’t go as in depth as Foerster’s. did you find that to be true? And would you say your child “mathy”?

Do you mind me asking if you used Foerster’s? And whether you used the teachers manual as well? I don’t know how I overlooked the solutions manual.

I don’t know how I overlooked that. Did you use both the teachers manual and the solutions manual?

Hello everyone, I am researching Algebra 1 curriculum for my oldest, who is in 7th grade, and will be starting Algebra 1 this coming school year. We used Primary Mathematics through 5th grade then transitioned to Math Mammoth for both 6th grade and pre algebra. I loved having the homeschool educator guides for Primary Mathematics along with the answer keys, along with the Lesson Plan, teaching videos and answer keys with Math Mammoth. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that once you get to Algebra 1, gone are the days of easily purchased and comprehensive home educator guides, teaching videos, and laid out answer keys, correct? If so, how do you plan out your lessons and ensure that all of your student's answers are correct without having to solve all of the problems yourself? For example, I see that Foerster's Algebra only has answers for odd numbered problems. Also, any recommendations for a good curriculum to transition to, having come from Primary Mathematics and then Math Mammoth? Thank you so much for any input.

Gosh I love this community. Thank you for all of the suggestions. SilverMoon I looked through that thread previously and it just made me more confused about what to do! 😂 8FillTheHeart I’m laughing. I love that we have the same daughter! I’ve pretty much decided that we’re not going to start prealgebra until 7th. I think she could use another year of math before starting. But now I need to decide what to do this year.... i ordered MAth Mammoth 6 and Singapore 6 standards to compare... honestly, I’m intrigued by MM 6. It seems to cover a bit more and have more practice... am I wrong? And dmmetler your suggestion to do Beast is interesting, too. I do worry that the idea of doing a level 5 math would hurt her confidence. I also know nothing about Beast... any thoughts between MM 6, Beast 5, and Singapore?!

8FillTheHeart I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to respond and sharing your expertise. Thank you! I have a lot of research to do. I cannot lie - I’ve been reading through the AoPS excerpts online and loving them. At this point I’m leaning towards continuing with Primary Mathematics 6 stds or using MM 6 then starting pre-algebra in 7th.

Thank you so much for your reply. Can I ask what curriculum you used for your other children? What’s the best way to compare and research the different approaches for algebra and up? I think I have a huge gap here and I’m not sure how to get the info I need without purchasing and looking at all of the different options.

HomeAgain that math curriculum selector is amazing! I just took the test and my top score is the curriculum we’re using, so that’s encouraging 😉 I’ve also been using Rainbow Resource and peeking around on Amazon. I do like to give Rainbow Resource the business because their curriculum advisors have been so incredibly helpful.

I'm so interested in where you seasoned homeschool parents purchase curriculum and which websites have the best return policy? I'd like to purchase a several different math curricula to compare and then return the ones that I don't want. I so wish there were a homeschool store near me!

Thank you, calbear. I'm not necessarily looking to continue Singapore, but I will look at DM. I've heard that its more common core aligned.... not sure how I feel about that. Been looking at AOPS website on an off all afternoon. It's difficult, because I know it's something that I would like! I'm still on the fence about my daughter. She absolutely loves reading, so she might actually like it. Do you have any experience with VideoText or Math Mammoth?