Sue in St.Pete question

[LillianinAL]

Hi Sue,

 

I think I remember you like a combination of MUS and Singapore Challenging Word Problems for elementary. Do you do this through Pre-Algebra? What do you go to after that for Algebra on up?

 

Thanks, Lillian

[Sunshine State Sue]

We used MUS from K through Algebra. I learned about CWP late, so we only used the last 3 books. Here's what we did (we schooled year round until sometime in middle school):

Epsilon + CWP 4

Zeta + CWP 5

Pre-Algebra + CWP 6

If I had a do-over, I'd start CWP earlier.

 

With MUS Algebra, we used LoF Algebra (a mistake - I wish I had used Patty Paper Geometry instead). Ds completed MUS Algebra in 7th grade. It was a year of raging puberty and teenage brain fog. I decided to repeat Algebra.

In 8th grade, we used Foerster's Algebra and Patty Paper Geometry.

In 9th grade, we used Discovering Geometry (by the same author as PPG) after a failed attempt at Jacob's Geometry.

In 10th grade, he will be dual enrolling at CC for Intermediate Algebra followed by College Algebra. Had we continued at home, I probably would have continued with Foerster's.

 

HTH!

[LillianinAL]

Thank you Sue, for both your replies. My oldest ds used MUS through Pre Algebra, then Foerster's Algebra. I'm planning on Jacobs Geometry with him next. Second ds had a hard time with MUS P-A and wasn't ready for it, so he's done Saxon 8/7 to have some growing time. I'm looking at Jacobs Algebra for him or going back to MUS. I'm thinking that Foerster's would be too much, but I'm not sure. Thanks, Lillian