Magic Wand Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I've been reading on the Chalk Dust website that a student who performs well with Chalkdust Basic Math is prepared to move into Algebra I. I've been trying to decide if Lial's BCM would be a good next step, although it seems to repeat most of what dd completed with CD Basic Math last school year. Are they really ready for Algebra I after Basic Math? I do have CD Pre-algebra and was thinking of using that... If you've used CD Basic Math, would you mind sharing what you decided to use next? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didadeewiththree Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 :bigear: I have Chalkdust Pre Algebra but wonder if we should spend 6th grade doing Basic Math first, or if its enough like the pre-Algebra, should we just jump right in and do the PreAlgebra. Hope this bumps this question along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Wand Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 you can really do one or the other. If you have a child that performs well in math you can either do Basic Math and then move to Algebra or you can complete Pre-algebra and move to Algebra I. Pre-algebra covers geometry concepts whereas Basic Math does not. Thanks for the bump, maybe we'll get some replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Just so you have the background, here's the overall sequence: PM-1 through PM-5 Chalkdust Basic Math 6 (skipped chapters 6 & 7 on business applications and statistics/probability) -- started this in the middle of 6th grade PM-6 (but faster than the earlier levels of PM, using less IP & CWP) NEM-1 (first several chapters; none of the geometry chapters) Chalkdust Pre-algebra (textbook only), selected portions For CD Basic Math 6, I have the complete set with DVDs. But for the CD pre-algebra, I only have the older hardcover textbook. There's some overlap in content between CD BM-6 and CD Pre-alg, which I wanted to skip. So we focused on doing the new stuff...stuff with integers (negative numbers), solving equations (wherever there's a variable), and exponents. We did something like this (CD Pre-algebra, 2nd edition): In Chapter 1 Whole Numbers, we skipped everything except "solving equations with whole numbers" and problems with variables. We did all of Chapter 2, Integers. In Chapters 3 and 4, Fractions and Decimals, we just did the problems with negative numbers and/or variables. We did all of Chapter 5, Variable Expressions and Chapter 6, First-Degree Equations. For Chapter 7, Measurement and Proportion, we did it the same as we did Chapters 3 and 4. I don't think we even got to Chapter 8, Percent! And we skipped the geometry chapter and the statistics/probability chapter because we ran out of time. We kind of had to fly through the CD Pre-algebra text, picking out only the new stuff to do, because we didn't start it til nearly the end of ds's 7th grade year, maybe the end of April or beginning of May. And he was getting ready to take the admissions test in June to go to school for 8th grade. It worked out fine, but you may want to include more review. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Wand Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 There does seem to be quite a lot of overlap between the two programs which is likely why it is suggested that a move from either program directly into algebra is acceptable - given you have a student that isn't struggling. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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