My girls are finishing up Saxon 8/7. Plan to go in for Saxon Algebra 1 next. Usually I do 3 months basics before we go to the next level of Saxon. Had been using Singapore math all these years. This year was considering LOF Algebra or Key to Algebra. Anyone care to compare these 2 for me. I am looking for something simple like SM.

I did not know Khan Academy had online practise problems. I thought it was subject - videos only. I will alos checkout AoPS Alcumus. Thanks for the info/

My girls are just finishing up Saxon 8/7. Unfortunately, there are some topics they still have not mastered yet. In the past I had used Singapore Math for mastery of topics. Can someone suggest something similar for Pre-Algebra & Algebra. I had bookmarked a set of books that covered algebra topics and it had a set of books for Pre-algebra. Lost all the bookmarks. Can anyone suggest a book set that gives extra practice.

Has anyone used The Sitton Spelling Cirriculum? I happened to see some pages from Sitton Spelling and word Skills Sourcebook 6 - from Educators punblishing Service. I was pretty impressed with the proof reading tests. Do you know where I can get these books from?

My dd(10) has been lying about almost everything off-late. about finishing her school work, throwing trash, just about everything. 2 days ago she told my DH that I ate all their snacks. Fact is, I find them yucky. Today I find several snack wrappers in her desk. This I understand because we curb her sugar intake. What worries me is her lying about finishing her school work. Tonight I open her book and she has done only 1 problem out of 30. Her sister had difficulty & was asking questions about it earlier.She said it was a easy worksheet and finished it quickly. Yesterday, she was telling her sister to write answers on her palm and was telling her it is not considered cheating because no one will know. She is now getting gifts from her friends. Not sure what she giving them in return. My policy is you need something ask me, don't take it from others. I can't be policing her all the time. Is this a 10 yr old trying take control or bad companionship? How do you stop this behavior?

Where can I get the following 3-Ring binders kind that is easy to open - Need may be 2 dozen Zipper 3 -Ring binder with a shoulder strap - Need 2 Reinforced paper Tabbed Dividers I want to them qaulity stuff whick will last atleast few years. Last year got them folders from Walmart which tore up in 3 montths.

I bought the Killigan Grammar books for my rising 5th graders- Sentence Composing for Elementary school (Yellow book) & Story Grammar for Elementary School (Blue Book) I was hoping these are going to be something the kids can do on their own. I feel very confused with the structure of the book. Has anyone used this book. If so, how do you structure the lessons? Does it require a lot of instruction time? Do you make your child write in the WorkText itself or on a sheet of paper? How many pages do you do per week?

I need to get 2 sets of Singapore Primary Math workbooks & text books (US Edition) - Level 4a/b & 5a/b. Where can I get them? Anyone having discounts on SM books?

I just used Student Ruled Spiral Notebook. Skipped a line between words so the markings were more clear. But their phongram CD & the card set was very useful.

We did the AAS before WRTR. Did not work for us. Spalding-WRTR, she found the rules easy to understand & the phongram CD definitely helped her. White board and magnets were simply a distraction.

* She finds dictation verry boring hence the idea of making her own sentences. * Do you have any suggestions for web site for word games? espcially one that allows me to add only review words. * I certainly like the memory tricks. Will try that out while driving.

We will definitely not skip 8/7. As you all have advised, will test them on 6/5 and 7/6 and cover the lessons where they have a gap.

Thanks for the great inputs. The girls have an idea of the concepts, but have not nailed it down completely. Practise should fix the problem. I looked at the MM books. Hard copies - which is what I would prefer costs the same as Singapore Math books. I will check the price of Key to books in a local store. If it costs less I will go with it.

My rising 5th grade DDs need review in Fractions and decimals. I was wondering if I should get Singapore Primary Math 4A & 4B workbooks Or Is Key To Fractions set & Key to Decimals set better? We used Singapore Primary Math 2 & 3 and then switched to Saxon. Whenever we needed extra practice I used Singapore Math Primary workbook. Have not use Key To books. Can someone compare and tell me which would be a better choice?

We are finishing up Saxon Math 5/4 and doing excellent. Has anyone skipped 6/5 or 7/6? Or Have done only portion of the book? i.e only 2nd half of the book & going to the next level?

My rising 5th grader's spelling is terrible. We are using WRTR (Spalding - The Writing Road to Reading) for last 2 years. the 1st year we made a lot of progress. This year not a whole lot. Out of 30 words, she mis-spells anywhere from 2-7 words. But the most worrying part is, she uses them in sentences she mis-spells a whole lot. She feels terrible about this. Here's my plan: I want to do phonogram testing everyday, until she gets all 70 right & then switch to weekly testing. I want to go back from the level we started in 3rd grade & do some review & retention testing. 1. I want to pick 10 words & make her learn the spelling. 2. Next day, write sentences using words from the list. Make her read the sentences & give her a chance to correct. 3. Pick all the mis-spelled words and add a few new words to make a new list & review the spelling. 4. Next day write sentences with the new list. I was looking at the Evan-Moore Books for Spelling. I was considering getting Grade 5 or Grade 6 book & working through them for the summer. Has anyone tried it? Any suggestions to make this fun will be most welcome!

Does anyone know where I can get decent Book Soxs at a cheaper price? I need at least a dozen large & medium size ones. They seems to be $3 & up. Both Staples & Office Max show them on their sale paper. Guess what they rae at the regular price.

But you have to spend a minimum of 5$ to get the 1C items. Staples did not have that condition until this year. They don't advertise it, but OfficeMax does

It is 10$ in AZ. Anyway you have to spend atleast 70$ to get back the 10$ you piad for the card. (70$ x 0.15 = 10.50$) For anything you spend above 70$ you will start getting the savings. So decided not to get it.

This website's Sale board is great. For new books Rainbow resources. Also check Barnes & noble. They had a sale for workbooks in May. I wanted to go with the School edition. Instead settled on the Homeschool version for 5/4. I noticed the School edition had a tad more. I am a very mathy person, but it helps to see the solutions manual to see how they want the problem to be worked out.

Our center did not have any tutoring. My girls did up to Level G in Math. They were usually slapped with X no. of pages to work with & that's it. Sometimes when it was a new concept, when they did not come out we had to get them out ourselves. Many times me or DH had to sit with them at home & go through the new concepts. May be your center is different. You will know only when you try.

Well if they can donate it, why can't you donate it to someone of your choice? You piad for it and now it is yours. I don't understand the logic.

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I have a very reluctant writer, going into 4th grade. She is a excellent reader with very high comprehension level. OK handwriting. Does not like copy work. We are doing Easy Grammar 4/5 for grammar & WRTR for spelling. - I need a curriculum which has specific instructions as creative writing is not my strong point either. - She needs something which gives her pointers on how to strart writing about a specific subject. Say she is writing about a friend. She needs a organizer to tell her what info she has to collect. Like where her friend is from, a friend's physical description, friend's hobbies etc. - Something that concentrates only on writing. No narrations or comprehension or spelling.

We use our cell phones - a blackberry & a iphone. Each child grabs a phone.