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  1. I think it depends on your confidence with teaching math. Horizons is a get'r done type of curriculum, in my opinion. Meaning: go over the lesson, do the three workbook pages and be done. It doesn't go particularly deep into word problems, but focuses more on HOW to do the problems, and not so much why. Horizons has a spiral approach, too, which is good for kids who need a lot of repetition. Math Mammoth asks the kids to go a little deeper in their understanding. You may have to be more confident with math in order to teach it. I would pick math mammoth if these were my choices, but I'm a math person. Everytime we've tried Horizons, I've dropped it after a month or two because it's just so boring for me to teach. But it does get the job done. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
  2. Can you give me more info about these resources? I'm seriously considering Barton, but I really like the sound of free resources better. Plus Megawords is working . . . And I'd just like to add something to it. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
  3. I'm pretty sure she's dyslexic (slow reading, struggles to decode new words, still sometimes reverses b and d), but I don't have the resources to provide special tutoring. I had considered giving her more phonics instruction, but she has such a good visual memory and she sight reads everything, so how do you force phonics/decoding study on someone who is already reading rather well (if slowly and lacking comprehension)? I mean, she wouldn't be decoding the words in a standard phonics lesson anymore, she can already read them all. . . I have always homeschooled her so any of her weaknesses are my fault, you know? I've never taught spalding, etc. Would it be useful for a student who already reads? Megawords is providing sylabication/decoding practice right now, but it seems rather easy for her (she's working in level 1). Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
  4. My 11 yo daughter is in the 6th grade and is struggling with reading comprehension. She reads at about a 4th/5th grade level, but not always with understanding. She always wants to read with me because I help her stop and go over words she misreads and I ask her comprehension questions along the way or clarify points that I know she missed. How can I encourage her to develop her own comprehension skills? There are lots of comprehension passages/books out there, but they seem to test/question if the student has a skill and don't actually teach the student how to develop the skill. Do you know what I mean? I'm looking for something I can do to move her reading forward. We are already doing Megawords to help with her decoding of unknown words. She practices fluency passages 1 or 2 times a week and we read together for 20 min or so a day. She reads on her own what she is assigned, as well, but doesn't always understand all of what she reads, so I keep it to short passages and high interest books (Dork Diaries)
  5. I have a box with a padlock where we keep the snacks that get eaten too fast. Some of my kids are snacky and sneaky, others have more control. This cuts down on the fight for me. We went about a year with basically no snacks in the house because of the sneaky ones Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
  6. Super cool! Thanks. I have a free year now, too! Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
  7. Singapore math 6A and 6B was not a review year. Nonetheless, we moved on to a different math program--to prepare for algebra. We used Lial's Pre-Algebra. I had to teach it--I didn't buy a teacher's manual, but I didn't find it too hard. It wasn't puzzle like or game like or even common core like, just a good prep for Algebra.
  8. We're using AIMS this year. It's focused toward public schools, but it's got great hands-on projects. I'm collecting materials right now. I chose the simple machines (grades 3-5) book for my 2, 4, and 6th graders.
  9. We stop singapore math at 5B and have switched the last 3 kids to Lial's prealgebra in the 6th or 7th grade, depending on the kid. Here's the link to that book which I will use again for my next kiddo Margaret Lial's Prealgebra
  10. We're using rocketmath.com this year! The kids in the neighborhood use it at the local public school and I checked it out. I love it! All my kids practice and drill at the same time and to their individual goals. We're drilling addition, multiplication, multiplication and division all at the same time. Plus it's almost hands free for me! Anything I can do to get less off my plate so that I can focus on other subjects is great! We've tried flashcards, calculadder, timez attack, flashmaster, xtramath. . . this is hands down my favorite find of the year!
  11. I can't eat gluten free foods--really any of them. I really wish I could, but I just can't. They all make me sick. I cook mostly paleo recipes for times when I want a substitute for grains--they use almond flour and coconut flour usually and I do fine with those. I'm eating Paleo chocolate chip cookies right now!
  12. Not exactly what you were looking for, but we used Safety Kids at the K-2 grade range. There's a CD that you can play and learn the catchy songs and a little workbook/coloring book that goes along. We just loved the songs and still sing them. Lots of good safety info--my phone number, what to do when you're lost, what to do if a strange approaches you, things like that. Might be worth adding to a curriculum as a fun (and very useful) thing.
  13. Nick of Time was a hit around here--higher reading level The Mysterious Benedict Society Key to the Treasure is an easier book that we have that all my kids have enjoyed. I guess I'm picking mysteries today! My kids got into fiction after a period where they only read non-fiction as well. They seemed particularly frustrated with the format of fiction books. Like starting in the middle of a story and there being a lot of confusion about who said what and what was going on. They weren't tolerant of waiting for the story to be revealed. It's just not like that in non-fiction. Stories are told from the beginning and details are revealed one at a time in a very linear order. I helped them read fiction by comparing it to drawing a picture. We listed what we know/what we don't know when we read a chapter. It helped a bit. Just an idea! Happy book shopping! Becky
  14. I taught it for about 4 months once a week I think I remember covering most of it. I supplemented with mr. Q, but not a whole lot.
  15. Maybe this one would work? It looks really fun. There are a few others on the TPT website as well.
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