I would suggest that you have him take the placement test. http://www.homeschooldiscount.com/home2/SAX_middle_grades.pdf I saw that the placement tests are not up on the Saxon Website at the moment. Good Luck :)

My 9yo daughter is in a similar situation, but she likes math and does more than what is suggested for her age. Sorry, I misunderstood your question. Your daughter could probably do about an hour a day would be my suggestion.

Just wanted to say that this looks great! :)

I've adjusted mine a bit, and probably will again... Singapore Math 5A,5B, IP5A,IP5B, CWP5 and then onto Russian Math 6 (I also will use Saxon Math as needed for review and to cover topics not covered in the above) SWR - Finish this, CLAA Vocabulary or MCT CE Grammar - R&S 4, CLAA Grammar I or LCI (I am leaning towards CLAA at the moment) Writing - Writing Tales 2 alternating with WWE Level 4 History & Literature - Various things correlating to the Ancients Science - Kolbe Academy Harcourt Science Textbook (Astronomy and Physics sections) plus Science in a Nutshell and Science Wiz kits, K'Nex Into to Simple Machines, Stars & Planets Smart Lab for visual effect, Archimedes and the Door of Science, and various other books Spanish

You might try AAS. It could be used as a review. Now that your son knows the phonograms, he could work through AAS which introduces the phonograms more slowly and then reinforces them. After using SWR, AAS will seem easy to him and probably build his confidence. Another thing that might help is Phonics Pathways which groups the words together in lists with similar phonogram sounds. My daughter was able to use SWR successfully without much review, but for my 6yo son, I find myself wanting to reinforce SWR with something else for similar reasons as yours. Sometimes my son will recognize the multi-letter phonograms and sometimes he misses them and sounds them out seperately. Perhaps part of the issue is that your son is still quite young and has only been exposed to the words/phonograms for a short time that eventually with more practice he will understand them when he sees them. Good Luck :)

I am considering the Grammar I course for my eldest as well. I am in agreement with Arcara that it is very new. There are a lot of unknowns. You may try the family forum at the CLAA website. Good Luck :)

The Math Practice books at Amazon show page samples. I noticed that in Levels 5A and 5B, the students are encouraged to use calculators.

I noticed it said on the cover of Math Practice that these compliment the current program used in Singapore. So they may not correspond exactly to the current program sold at Singaporemath.com.

One thing that might help you is to find a SWR class in your area. This can help a great deal. If you have the Wise Guide, the rules are listed at the top of the word lists in the Preliminaries section. Once you locate the rule you are supposed to teach, you then read through that section in SWR. Lesson plan ideas are listed in the Appendix E of SWR book. That is what I followed to teach my 6yo. SWR goes quickly, but you could go slower. I also have AAS, and this is also a good program. It introduces phonograms more slowly and has plenty of reinforcement. I prefer SWR to AAS, because I like to understand the whole picture up front. I did the entire teacher notebook before I started teaching from the Wise Guide. It was teacher intensive, but got easier after I'd done my own notebook and had the details worked out. I know others who only do a section at a time in their notebook and stay ahead of their students. That is another idea. Good Luck :)

As you progress in SWR, about 3rd grade or so, you may want to add in the McCall-Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading. I used this with my 3rd grader last year. She took about two tests per week. It gave me a good idea at which grade level she is reading at. I bought the hardback book for durability. I was able to see her progress in reading levels on a weekly basis. At the end of the year it is interesting compare week one with week 36.

My just-turned 4yo son reads Bob Books. He watched the Leap Frog videos at age 3 and learned the short vowel sounds and consonant sounds from that. Then last year he sat in on his 6yo brother's SWR class. I plan to use OPG with the 4yo in the fall, but the beginning of it should be mostly review for him. My now 6yo learned to read with SWR. He had started using TYCTR in 100 Easy Lessons, but we stopped using it at about lesson 40. He then used Cursive First and SWR exclusively for several months. Then we added TYCTRin100EL back in, and he finished that book. From there we added in PP. All along he has been doing ETC as a supplement to all of these programs. He reads very well - about 3rd grade level. He knows all the phonograms and can pronounce big words thanks to SWR. ETA: We also used the Dolch Sight Word List, and my 6yo is working through Reading Pathways this summer. He just completed ETC 6. [i forgot to mention these.] I use a combo of books as you can see, and I just adjust as needed. Good Luck :)

We consider it one year at a time. :)

My 9 yo used SWR last year. I reviewed level 4 of AAS, and I am not going to use it with her. It seems like too much review. She learned so much in SWR! I will wait and see what level 5 and 6 offer from AAS when they come out. She will use megawords instead and finish out the remaining lists of SWR. My 6 yo will begin in level 3 of AAS because he used SWR last year, and AAS seems like a good way to reinforce what he has learned in SWR. I do not think I will drop SWR with him, but I do like what I see in AAS and will incorporate it in. I think SWR is more streamlined and shows the big picture better. I am glad that I used SWR first. AAS does, on the other hand, seem easier to implement because you would not have to do the teacher notebook in advance as you would in SWR. I learned a lot from doing the notebook, however. AAS also reinforces concepts nicely. Good Luck :)

Congratulations! Good for you! My husband ran a 25K this morning. ;)

We prefer IP to CWP as well. I like that the problems are more varied in IP. Good Luck :)

FYI http://classicalliberalarts.com/cgi-bin/smf/index.php?topic=149.0

If you are asking about forming a group, I would be interested for my daughter.

I am impressed with the Grammar I class sample at CLAA. I am thinking of enrolling my daughter. Thanks for the information.

I alternate between the Saxon and Singapore. For example, my daughter recently completed Singapore level 4 with both the IP and CWP 4 workbooks, and she tested into Saxon 8/7 or Alg 1/2 on the placement test. The advantage of alternating is that there are few gaps, and the student gets the benefits of both programs. You could do only the text and workbook for a lower cost, but I like the depth that the support materials (IP and CWP) bring to the Singapore program. It is somewhat teacher intensive (moreso in the IP and CWP), but you could get the home instructor's guide, and see if that helps. Good Luck :)

I would start her in Level 3A or 3B if you were to choose Singapore. Since math builds on itself, it would be better to have a solid base before moving forward. Singapore presents math in a visual way, which is helpful in grasping the concept behind the idea. I especially like the Intensive Practice Workbooks when wanting to go more deeply into a topic. Saxon is good at solidifying a concept with review, but sometimes does not go deeply enough in presenting the big picture when introducing a new idea. Good Luck :)

Math: Saxon 3; then Singapore Level 3, CWP 3, IP 3 Grammar: R&S Level 2, Royal Fireworks Press Aesop's Fables , and occasionally PLL Spelling: SWR, Wise Guide ~ Section M, AAS - Level 3 Writing: WWE 2 or CW Primer ~ Autumn Science: undecided History: A Child's History of the World (Hillyer); A Little History of the World (Gombrich); Famous Men of Rome (Memoria Press) Others: Explode the Code 7,8; Rosetta Stone ~ Spanish

Math: Mainly Singapore Level 5, CWP 5, IP 5 - but also some RightStart Geometry, Saxon, and Russian Mathematics 6 Grammar: R&S Level 4 - may add some MCT Language Arts to liven things up... Spelling: SWR, Wise Guide ~ Section W Latin: LC1 Writing: Writing Tales 2, Writing Strands Level 4, Stories With A View Science: undecided History: A Child's History of the World (Hillyer); A Little History of the World (Gombrich); Famous Men of Rome (Memoria Press) Others: Megawords 6,7,8; Rosetta Stone ~ Spanish

No, a circle is not a polygon. A polygon is composed of a finite set of straight line segments, and a circle is not. But you can make a polygon that is as close to a circle as you want; the more sides you give it, the more it will look like a circle. When we say that a circle is in some sense an "infinite polygon" or "the limit of a sequence of polygons": it is not a polygon, but you cannot tell the difference between a circle and a sufficiently big polygon. So a circle is not a polygon because mathematically speaking, infinity is not a real number and thus this limit is never quite reached.

Any curriculum can get boring, so yes I would add in something else to spice it up. We have used a Saxon and Singapore combination successfully for K-3. My daughter will be using Righstart Geometry this summer. Your daughter may like Singapore's CWP or Intensive Practice workbooks to get a bit more abstract. My son did the level 1 of both of these this year and it provided a good introduction to problem solving for him. Good Luck :)

I have not used Math U See, but I have used Saxon combined with Singapore with much success for the K-3 elementary years. It helps to know the strengths and weaknesses of both the curriculums as well as the student. Saxon can be difficult to use if you become a slave to it; it helps to take what you need from it depending upon the ability of the child. I have more issues with it beyond third grade because I learn best by seeing the whole picture first; with Saxon you only get small chunks at a time. Saxon is, however, excellent at building and reinforcing skills once you already have seen the big picture and realize why you are learning the chunk. If Math U See emphasizes the big picture, then you could reinforce the skills with Saxon. I have not seen the other two math programs you asked about. Good luck! :)