thanks!

My daughter is using Getty-dubay italic, don't know if that makes a difference...

When you are using the wide ruled, do you all have your children use two lines or just one?

OK so, this book IS included in the deluxe kit. I can see how useful this would be. I like having it all in one place, too.

is this the manual that needs to be extra/not included? http://store.rightstartmath.com/mathcardgames4thedition.aspx

so, ease of use on the other side of teacher intensive - love it! :D esp. since no matter the math program I'm already having to be right there with every action with both children. love ease of use. so the game manual is extra/not included in any of the kits including deluxe!? i guess i can check on this one my self too :)

hmm, that could be a good point. I think my DD is visual or auditory i still don't know yet for sure. but i know that lots of review is what she needs and she loves games and lots of workbooks shut her down if she isn't getting it yet/doesn't understand it yet... and she is HIGHLY distractable at times... (ADHD) worst case: I have B for my DS to use. :)

what singapore level did they transition to after level C?

Ok, thanks for this. I am coming from doing 3 different maths with my daughter and am about to scale back to just RightStart and MAYBE singapore after we are done with a level in rightstart, that is if we get done quicker :) so... all this to say, i'm making room for lots of game time... and hoping that all three of us my self and a pre-k and 2nd grader can play these games together, a lot.

It MAY be that our finances end up deciding if we order A or not... I can always bring in A later if needed, I guess I will just have to wait and see. This is NOT CLEAR to me though: When re-doing lessons or possibly having kids share a level... do i always need extra worksheets in both ways?

Awesome!

also, is everyone find that hey are hearing of people droping rightstart at a certain level? i know everyone is different BUT you know how some maths are better just at first or only until later? i had heard someone say they dropped it at level C or after C b/c that is when many have said it changes or others were dropping of at that time... I'm going to be having singapore on the back burner to do here and there or to do later.

is there always a lot of review with rightstart? from what i read it said they were both master method and cyclical? how does that work exactly :)

uh oh, you recommended a timberdoodle product! :) i love them. how did i miss this one? thanks for the recommendation! dang it, now to evaluate them both :)

I love this forum. Ladies, each one of you have added something to what I needed to hear and figure out! thank you so much... i'm still chewing on a few things.

Is there a place in the lessons that you always stop at? or is it really just looking at your child, looking how much time you spent so far, and then looking at how much of the lesson is left? also, if one had a choice to start a rising 2nd grader who is knew to rightstart in B or C would you go to B to help seal a foundation? or would you just do the transitional lessons and go to C?

How did the few worksheets fare through this and repeating lessons? I don't mind repeating lessons :) Was it much more work on your part to slow it down? did you have to improvise at all?

wow, i didn't realize there were so many replies! I'm still reading with an open mind...

well... this poses a 2nd question then. if it is so easy to skip A, for some... (i think i AM going to stay with A through due to my son's personality and other issues - but this may change) THEN should I even have my daughter in level B!? she seemed to test right on the line btwn b & c levels... but it seemed that B lays the foundation for how RightStart works. She will be coming from Horizon 1 book 1 and half of book 2, Miqion orang book done and part of red, and then Singapore 1b completed with some bumps in that road...

you should TELL THEM THAT! Please :) for me and the others that agree with you! :D I MUCH prefer hard-copy MUCH! BUT excited that there will be more :)

It is good to hear you all say these things. I agree that picking up the pace and over communicating basic principles in different ways is better than pushing him along when he is just starting out. My whole point with even bringing my daughter down to level B (even though she might be able to do level C) is to make sure that she has a sure foundation in this way of thinking... i don't want my Son to get an abbreviated version either.

OK. All these comments go with my gut feeling. BUT just to be clear, even if I SLOWED level B down you still think level A is much better? :)

Forgive me if I've missed prior posts. Someone on the Sonlight forums mentioned that when using RightStart Math with my 4.5 year old (boy in preschool) and almost 7 year old (2nd grade- just finishing Singapore 1b, miquon red, and horizon 1 book 2), instead of doing A and B levels I should just get B and slow it down a bit for my youngest son. Anyone else have experience with this? Would it cause too much work for ME? My son and daughter already need lots of help staying focused, etc... it worth the money? How would the worksheets play out? Would he be missing something? I'm unsure if I would be confident in skipping the shorter simpler lessons... but if it really works and is super easy/intuitive then i could maybe do it... thoughts? experiences?

Thanks so much for the discount info! Very excited. I plan to use these in a charlotte mason memory box fashion with both of my children. they won't have to memorize them word for word, but a few minutes everyday i want them to know what they mean or describe them to me before we move on. this is a far better resource for us than adding more workbook pages to them while they are still so young. and $12.50 off will be nice. it seems that they are a small company and they may not respond fast/they may not have automated responses set up, too. :) but it seems thorough and high quality and perfect for my visual learner(s)

yes! here it is! http://www.focuseducation.org/visual.php