Best combination of "Asian" and "American" math curricula for you long-term?

[jer2911mom]

I'm interested to hear what combination of "Asian" and "American" math curricula has worked best for people long-term. I've read a lot of threads about using one as the spine and the other as a supplement, and would like to find out what the majority seems to be doing (realizing I'll need to do what's best for my dc).

 

Thanks!

[angela in ohio]

1st dd: Horizons, then Singapore (not at the same time)

 

2nd dd: Miquon and Singapore PreK-2, then BJU (and one yucky year of Saxon)

 

3rd ds: Miquon, Singapore, and R&S

 

For 3rd, I plan to stick with the Miquon until we complete the series, and the R&S until he has his facts down completely, then we will just go ahead with Singapore, pulling in other resources less formally.

[melmichigan]

SM Standard edition and CLE. :)

[bbrandonsmom]

Well, Singapore has been used in US schools for 10?yrs now with success.

[Julie of KY]

I've done Singpapore and Miquon early on and then moved toward NEM and Art of Problem Solving.

[Beth in SW WA]

For us, I foresee using a hybrid approach of Singapore, MM & TT until prealg, when we will switch to CD. I love aspects of each.

 

Dd 6 is working through RS B, but will switch to the above list for 2nd & beyond.

[KAR120C]

We've dabbled in other things, but really it's been Singapore straight through until high school, at which point we added in "extra" topics (Statistics, Number Theory, etc.) that Singapore didn't cover, and so we branched out.

 

We're making a transition to Art of Problem Solving now, after NEM 1 & 2. It's not "Asian" or "American"... it's kind of its own little thing.

[Crimson Wife]

One common combo I've heard many folks use is Singapore + Horizons. Here's a thread on the topic.

[jer2911mom]

For us, I foresee using a hybrid approach of Singapore, MM & TT until prealg, when we will switch to CD. I love aspects of each.

 

Dd 6 is working through RS B, but will switch to the above list for 2nd & beyond.

 

I was wondering what "we will switch to CD" means exactly. Thanks!

[Beth in SW WA]

I was wondering what "we will switch to CD" means exactly. Thanks!

 

CD = Chalk Dust Math with Prof Mosely (We love him!)

[sagira]

We're using MM (Asian style math) and Miquon (American) as a supplement.

[KrissiK]

We are using Singapore and A Beka with my second grade son. He seems to be doing pretty well with the combination, though Singapore is a lot more up his alley than A Beka. He loves Singapore. I supplement with A Beka to give him a little more breadth.

[Mommy22alyns]

Rebecca uses RS supplemented with CLE.

[5ray2006]

We're using a trio of Saxon Math + Math in Focus + Math Mammoth (Blue series). :)

[....]

We have finally (and I mean FINALLY) settled on a permanent math sequence for our kids. We are doing Singapore + CLE.

 

We love Singapore, but my kids were forgetting things two weeks after we learned them. There just wasn't enough review for them. CLE has the student do a speed drill every day and my kids' math facts retention is so much better right now. CLE also constantly reviews the material. My kids need a lot of review...

[Mandy in TN]

My middle using Singapore PM 3-6 and Saxon 54-87.

Mandy

[jer2911mom]

Thanks for the responses. Anyone else?

[Tiberia]

We're doing Saxon and MM. There's a lot I love about Saxon, but I wanted to add some worksheets on single topics, so I went with MM Blue. So far, so good.

[fitna]

last year we used math mammoth 1b and 2a. this year we switched to singapore math 2a and 2b. it's too soon to tell which one i like better. i did like mm but heard great reviews about singapore so i decided to switch.

 

:)

[TracyP]

MM and CLE are the ideal Asian/American combo to me. 2 programs was too much so we are going with just MM. If any of my kids need more review than MM provides that will be my combo.

[wanderer109]

We use Saxon and Singapore.

[hopeallgoeswell]

DD is using Singapore as a spine. I pull from Miquon every now and then when she needs more time for things to "sink in" (and the topic is covered in Miquon). She also does an Abeka math test once per week (instead of a Singapore lesson) and the Math Drills from the Abeka Test book.

 

ETA: I forsee us using this through elementary school!

Edited October 19, 2010 by hopeallgoeswell

[abbeyej]

Horizons and Singapore. I think they complement each other well.

[SBMama]

I am looking at using Saxon and possibly Singapore or Math Mammoth, but I'm not sure how to plan the lessons. Do you do a lesson from each curricula everyday?

[Joyofsixreboot]

We're using CLE and RS.

[Wendy Inman]

We are doing Abeka as our "spine" and using MM to supplement for more asian style explainations and fill in the gaps of mental math. :)

[Annabel Lee]

Horizons and Singapore. I think they complement each other well.

 

Same combo going on here.

[Lightly Salted]

MM and MUS - we switch whenever they hit a conceptual wall in one curricula, and inevitably, we manage to break through that particular concept with the other curricula on the second go-round ...

[snipsnsnailsx5]

We're using Math In Focus, which is labeled as a "Singapore approach". Our local homeschool supply store sold it to me as "Saxon's version of Singapore math" although its published by Houghton Mifflin.

 

I really like it so far. I like the quick lessons, I like the way they teach the lessons, I like the colors and pictures in the books, and I like the workbooks too.

[In2why]

MM and MUS - we switch whenever they hit a conceptual wall in one curricula, and inevitably, we manage to break through that particular concept with the other curricula on the second go-round ...

 

 

This is what I am doing as well. MUS is our primary math, but my little man is such a whiz at math that I needed something to challenge him. I like the way Mammoth Math looks at a problem differently.

[Arch at Home]

Singapore and Miquon until we finish Miquon. After that we do Singapore and LofF.