Gee, I feel well-equipped to make a decision. Thank you everyone for the support.

Thanks, sounds good. We are using Right Start at the moment, which I don't think is CC aligned, so okay, I think I'll just pick one that looks good... such as the Challenging Word Problems, US edition.

I am looking for a little challenge to add to my 4th grader's homeschool math routine. We have not used Singapore math, but am thinking to buy one of their supplemental math books. I don't know which to buy! I heard the Standards edition is a good one, so should I buy Extra Practice Standards Edition? Or which do you suggest? Thank you so much.

Absolutely! I have four kids as well, so RS could be tough for me to implement in the future too. Okay, good to know in advance that MM is not "sparkly", I thought it might be. But it will get the job done - great!

Hi Maize, great to hear more good things about MM. Yes, ease of use is important in our household too!

Okay, love your replies. So helpful. Thank you all. I am so happy to hear that MM has a more incremental approach. I feel I have a much better idea about both MM and SM. I made get both and see how we go. And leave Beast until at least 4th. Thanks again.

Thank you kindly everyone. Your replies have helped me a lot. I'm pretty much convinced that I will not be getting MIF and now it's down to SM and MM.

Oops sorry for the double posting.

Thanks a lot for your reply. My oldest is only in 3rd grade and have been doing Right Start, fairly sporadically along with waldorf-based hands on maths until now. Due to some disruptions from moving house over the past couple of years with another one coming up soon, the last thankfully, I don't feel like we've delved into RS properly and got the most of out of it. But, I am wanting to catch up my son with math as he is currently at 2nd grade level I'd say. RS is heavily scripted and requires a lot of parent involvement... for the next year anyway I'm wondering if there is a good and thorough math curriculum that will take my son fairly quickly through the 2nd and 3rd and doesn't require too much prep on my part, beforehand. I will sit with him no doubt while he is working at it. So I like the sound of Singapore math being rigorous and am wondering how MIF differs, if any. My son is bright though not overly math. I think he needs some drill or practice with the four operations and any other new concepts he may learn.

Thanks a lot for your reply. My oldest is only in 3rd grade and have been doing Right Start, fairly sporadically along with waldorf-based hands on maths until now. Due to a lot of disruptions from moving house with another one coming up soon, the last thankfully, I don't feel like we've delved into RS properly and got the most of out of it. But, I am wanting to catch up my son with math as he is currently at 2nd grade level I'd say. RS is heavily scripted and requires a lot of parent involvement... for the next year anyway I'm wondering if there is a good and thorough math curriculum that will take my son fairly quickly through the 2nd and 3rd and doesn't require too much prep on my part, beforehand. I will sit with him no doubt while he is working at it. So I like the sound of Singapore math being rigorous and am wondering how MIF differs, if any. My son is bright though not overly math. I think he needs some drill or practice with the four operations and any other new concepts he may learn.

Thank for your responses. So I have been using Right Start. But we have had so much going on in the last couple of years from moving house a few times and again one last move coming up soon, that I feel like we haven't gone as deep into Right Start as I would have liked. I just haven't been that prepared or focussed and so I feel like I am hampered DS, who is in 3rd grade, in this way. Temperament wise he is the kind of guy that will just sort of work at what ever curriculum is put in front of him. Don't know if his siblings will be that way. Oh I'd say he's bright but not overly mathy. Plus with its heavy parent involvement and scripted format, some days it feels like I'm not "doing" RS properly; like I am not prepared enough when I am sitting down with my son. I have a daughter in kindy and two younger ones behind her so we would be making full use I hope of any curriculum. I guess I'm thinking about the next 6 months and thinking that it would be good to have a detailed step-by-step curric so that I could get my son all caught up - I'd say he at a late 2nd grade level at this point. Can do all 4 operations but not had much practice or drill and not had very hard problems to solve. Mind you there's nothing like seeing any given program, right? I might just bite the bullet this year and buy a few - see what works. It may be that RS is what we prefer over all of them, I dunno.

Anyone have a preference for one over the other? Thank you.

Okay, my head is starting to spin ... Singapore Math, Beast Academy, Math in Focus, Math Mammoth. Anyone have a favorite here?? Anyone tried a few of these? Has of these curriculums impressed you?