www.homeschoolclassifieds.com They have a very good search engine which will show you those who are looking for items. I have sold things on the TWTM sale board. But as Moxie said, more people will be looking come spring.

You can get the Core Knowledge sequence for free online. It lists the phonograms taught in the early grade levels but doesn't have examples of grade level reading. It does show math as well. Most libraries carry the What Your __ Grader Needs to Know which fleshes out the sequence. Kathrine Stout has her books Maximum Math and Critical Conditioning (reading comprehension skills). You can usually find them fairly cheap used.

Thank you quark. The nutshell book looks good but I was hoping for a bit of calculus too. I may get Understanding Math from Counting to Calculus as it will cover the general concepts all the way to calculus. It might be a little on the dry side though. I have gotten a cheap copy of the Joy of Math from Great Courses. I am pretty sure it will cover the coolness side or at least some fun tricks (I saw parts of it years ago so can't quite remember). So maybe the two together will accomplish my goals for the year. I would appreciate any other titles you might remember! Thanks

So there isn't anything that shows the usefulness and coolness of upper algebra, trig, and calculus without taking full courses? Bummer

Is there such thing as a one year course that show the usefulness and concepts of Algebra 2, Trig, and Calculus but without mastery? Sort of an overview course. My daughter will finish Geometry this year. She is doing fine, an average student. She is more artsy though and may not go to college and most likely not a STEM degree if she does. I want her to take statistics and a consumer math course her senior year (much more useful in everyday life than calculus). We could just do Algebra 2 next year but I would like her to be introduced to upper math if possible. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the information. It looks like I will be buying the whole set. In time my boys can get more out of them too. I'll think of them as long term investments. :-)

I am thinking of getting the Beast Academy books as a fun supplement for my dd 6th grade and dd 4th grade. Do you really need the workbook or is the instruction book enough? I am not looking for my girls to learn arithmetic but to see examples of problem solving. It would be a snuggle on the couch and read together sort of thing. Is that possible with these? Thanks

We have done a couple 1000 piece puzzles as a family (mostly the teens and I). We prefer 500 piece puzzles at the most as they get done quicker and are more enjoyable. The younger ones will pull out the simpler puzzles (10-100 pieces) we have on occasion. Everyone helps when we do puzzles but you can definitely tell which children can see the patterns more easily than the others. My father does elaborate and large puzzles regularly. I remember doing puzzles with my mom when I was a teen. I had several fantasy themed puzzles on my walls growing up.

King of Math Jr doesn't have a time aspect. Accuracy is more important. I don't know if that changes with the older version.

Add to that all the baby boomers trying to down size and retire (or enter assisted living). Used stuff will cost pennies. Or the landfills will double in size. All the areas I can meddle with are decluttered. I would love to tackle hubby's shed and at least make it more user friendly, but he won't let me. My big goal this year is to really keep the younger kids wardrobes to a minimum. I figure they usually latch on to a few outfits and wear them non stop anyway so why should I buy more that will just end up in a wad at the bottom of their closet. Also, come up with toy free gifts that the grand parents can enjoy watching the kids unwrap (a big deal for one set of grand parents).

From the podcast suggested above she was heavily influenced by the Moore's (Better Late Than Early). So I would guess the math suggestion is no formal/textbook math until 5th grade. So think living math books, games, etc until their logic centers kick in then start formal math instruction. But this is just an educated guess.

In the last few episodes of the newsletter she discusses art and music. All the other newsletters discuss various books. But no math or how to teach reading. Guess you have to buy to see what she suggests. I am curious too but not sure I want to buy the whole set for the one lecture. That and I would rather either an audio I can listen to while puttering around the house or an article I can read. My video time is rather limited.

Pre Math It uses dominoes.

I have the Statistics one. My eldest enjoyed the story line and layout. She also read the Cartoon Guide to Statistics. In her opinion the Cartoon Guide was more basic but she did understand the Manga Guide. I had my non mathy daughter just read it but there are exercises and the math is meaty. It is more than just an introduction. Hope that helps. I haven't seen any of the others. I wish they would do some lower level books.

Do you have a local free cycle and you can offer to teachers only? Or is there a way of letting local homeschoolers know that they can come by and choose? Ask ten cents a book if you want but I know lots of mom's (or teachers) would be grateful. With those options you don't even have to haul them somewhere, they will come to you, just leave them on the porch.

Khan Academy Murderous maths (more of a supplement but might be good with an online program) Mastering Essential Math Skills - plain and boring but fairly quick to get done. Would at least show you any gaps in his knowledge. There are free online videos for each lesson. Teaching Textbooks - probably start with year 6 if he has been doing singapore. MEP - the questions are different enough they might be interesting Edward Zaccarro (sp?) books - Do Primary and Elementary Challenge math in one year. Go through Basic College Math over the course of two years. The idea of doing a "college level" book might be intriguing. Your Business Math from Simply Charlotte Mason (probably best combined with something above) Good luck!

I am using Math Lessons for a Living Education for grades K, 2, 4. Principles of Mathematics sold by Masterbooks for grade 6. I may use Teaching Textbooks 5 for my fourth grader too.

I remember trying these many years ago. I thought there was way too much writing for level one (first grade ). I never used any of the other levels.

Using the free version of Fine Print you can increase the size of the page. I haven't figured out how to do it directly with my Canon either.

I think they have changed things over the years. It used to be anything with answers and revision tests has passwords. There are not so many password protected files as there once were.

I haven't seen anything like that but I would love to be proven wrong. I learned sooo much history when taking art/architecture history in college.

Zeus on the Loose is a fun game that practices mental addition. Timezattack is enjoyed here too.

And unfortunately they won't sell book 6 since the others have been discontinued. Sigh. I was willing to pay full price for the ebook just to have a complete set, but they won't (I contacted them via email and just got back a "no"). Ah well, I will survive.

I think the fact that all her stuff is no longer available on the Queen Homeschool web site is what brought this all about. I was actually just looking at buying a couple of these for my two boys (used a couple when they first came out for my girls). They were on the web site only a day or two ago and are now gone. This is going to be a big blessing for us! I hope this isn't a financial loss for Mrs O'dell though.

Biology 101 DVD http://the101series.com/ The course book does have lab activities and suggestions to make it a full course.