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  1. Can't remember the name but my neighbor showed me. It isn't as bad as some of the ones that you all have been listing. It does teach standard algorithms, however, the topics are not sequential and there is not nearly enough practice. While I wouldn't instantly gouge my eyes out if my child came home with this textbook I probably do so within a day or two since in this textbook's alternate universe plumbers do number theory on their jobs (aka perform operations on fractions) and mathematicians have been using decimal expansions for centuries in an attempt to understand PI. Never is an opportunity passed up in which math is not treated like an experimental subject and fallacious reasoning is encouraged whenever possible. Want to know more about PI? Grab a measuring tape and a calculator. The kids are frequently denied recess all day long and I've been told that the playground is as much fun as the math classes.
  2. Some suppliers are not reliable about having items in stock and I want to start early in case there is some unanticipated wait. There have been two years where I couldn't start school when I wanted due to late shipments. I'm waiting for the new Singapore science textbooks. Once they get here I'll have to figure out what lab supplies to order and then hunt around for the best place to get those things. Meanwhile, I have to wait for them to get 3rd grade MPH Science tests back in stock. I also need to get the Explode the Code phonics early from my homeschool bookstore. Last time I discovered that they only ordered that twice a year and they were out of stock when I wanted them. One year Rainbow Resources had me on back order for MONTHS, etc.
  3. One option is to quick-review the concepts by using "Federal Test Papers." Many of the questions are higher-level than what you see in the text, there are plenty of word problems to begin practicing those bar-diagrams, and it only takes about two weeks to go through one. The Test Papers are what they sound like: tests on the different topics at each grade level including mid-term and finals. Since he's already familiar with much of the material you could choose those topics which you think he might need to polish.
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