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  1. Just chiming in to say that my DD loves the math balance and I could tell it was helpful for her. Sometimes she asks to use it just for fun. I'm sure we could have done without it, though. We got the mini version, btw, which is only $4.25 at RR, so it was worth it for that price. I definitely wouldn't have gotten the large one - it is HUGE (I saw it in person at a convention) and it would take up a lot of storage space for something that doesn't get used very often.

    Well that's nice! I didn't know that size existed.

  2. Or would it be just as good to do the games with Singapore (which we are already using). My two oldest have trouble memorizing math facts and I think the games would be a fun way to work on that. I like the idea of RS but the price is hard to swallow when we already own SM.

  3. We've never used the cd for AAS or AAR. I have the card box from them for one child and regular card boxes from the store (there's a big Sterilite one at Walmart in the container section that is flip top). I don't see where one works better than the other.

  4. We did a fitted vinyl cover, sheet, then either a disposable or washable pad that goes on top of the sheet. I bought the washable one from the Bedwettng store online and it tucks under the mattress. The majority of the time if there is an accident I only have to pull off the top pad. Occasionally the fitted vinyl saves the mattress from moisture that missed the top pad.

  5. We used Alpha when DS was 6 or 7. We spent a whole year learning addition facts (pretty much) and by the end of the year, he still didn't have them memorised. I think he was just so bored, he was completing worksheets like a robot and not really thinking. The problem now is that he is a year behind in math because we had to start that same year again in another program. For us it was a mistake.

    We had a similar problem. Fortunately I switched to Singapore mid year in 1st grade. She's half a year behind but she started school early so it shouldn't matter in the long run. I use Singapore for all of them now.

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