4maybabies Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 ...do you supplement? If so, what do you use to supplement? I'm using it with my dd7, ds5, and ds4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom'sGirl Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I switch to CLE in 5th grade after Rightstart math. I supplement with Challenging Word Problems (starting w/ book 2 in 2nd grade) for both programs. We go slowly through the CWP books. My 3rd grader is just finishing book 2, but he also does them in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3byzaz Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 No, I do not supplement math at all! It is very complete and full as it is. I know some do more word problems, but I am happy with the ones that are in the program already. I have used it with one son for 5 years and 3 for the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 We are using CLE currently with a 1st grader and a 3rd grader. I don't believe it needs to be supplemented, but we do because the children enjoy Miquon and LOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 We are using CLE currently with a 1st grader and a 3rd grader. I don't believe it needs to be supplemented, but we do because the children enjoy Miquon and LOF. We do the same thing, for the same reasons. When Beast Academy comes out we may add that, but we would be done with the elementary Life of Fred by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 We do not supplement, but switch off sometimes to another program....because we get bored....because we get stuck....because we need to focus on one concept.....because I get tired of the program...etc...etc....etc. We use Life of Fred, Miquon, an A Beka workbook for review or because I want to throw the kid a worksheet and be done with it for the day, Singapore challenging word problems for fun.....We also use some computer games and living math books are great too. I just try to keep moving forward and not make math into any more drudgery than it needs to be. We are not a particularly mathy family, but I more than see it's importance in an education. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleBears Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Well, it really does not need supplementing, but like pp's we enjoy LOF and add CWP for variety. We also use C-rods to demonstrate math facts and the different variations of the facts using miquon strategies, and have taught the younger levels with number bonds from singapore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I do supplement Rebecca with TT, but I don't think it's necessary at all. We'll finish out the TT we have but won't continue with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofpumpkins Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I don't think it needs supplementing, but I do have my dc work on some CWP once in a while. My 3rd and 4th graders have been doing problems on whiteboards together. In the name of simplifying, I'm probably not going to schedule CWP next year. But, it'll be on the shelf and they are welcome to work problems on their own time if they want to. (One of them probably will; right now he's working multiplication problems using cool tricks we saw on YouTube; he really loves math.) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer2911mom Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm using CLE 1 with my dd7 for 1st grade and we are using Singapore Stds 1A alongside it. I think the two dovetail nicely. We started with MM 1A this fall, and I felt like Ch. 1 was lacking in instruction and expected too much of the child too quickly. If we hadn't already done RS A and Singapore Earlybird the year before, I think it would have been even more frustrating. I feel like Singapore does a better job of presenting the concepts and is more visually appealing. We also used RS B some this fall. I'd like to finish it, but there is only so much time. We may just slowly finish it as we can. I do like the abacus work. I don't know how long we'll be able to continue doing both CLE and Singapore. I consider CLE as my base and Singapore as a great supplement for adding the mental strategies. At the very least, we'll try to do the CWP. I hope to be able to do both, though. I'm finding it is working well to use Singapore a semester "behind" the level numbers. It seems to be meeting my dd right where she is. HTH, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I will probably add MM for my 2nd grader next year. But I will start him in 1A when he starts 2nd grade. He seems more mathy than dd. I often pull out LOF for my oldest. It's fun and quirky. But CLE is 4 pages of math, plus drills, so if she's gone 45 minutes for math I let that be it. I don't think it needs supplementing actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliya Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 IMO, CLE is enough. My 7th grader used CLE math through 6th grade and then tested into honors pre-algebra for middle school (he's now in public school). We didn't supplement with any other programs at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 We just ordered CLE, so we haven't done this in practice yet... but my plan is to use it alongside the Singapore IP and CWP books. (The original plan was to do just Singapore, but it doesn't mesh quite well enough with how he learns - I think we need a spiral component.) I think the mental math portions will be a plus, and I just want him to be able to learn things from different angles and philosophies. And we read Life of Fred too, but he just thinks that's fun!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4maybabies Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 We're only about a month in using it and I can see it meshes perfectly with my dd7. Her and I both LOVE it with her....and we have tried quite a few math programs over the past year:tongue_smilie: However, I can see my very math boys do not love it quite as much. I will continue to use it with them for a while, but will definitely supplement. Not because I think the program needs it, but just to mesh better with their learning styles. I have Singapore stnd., but I really need a program to tell me what to do;) maybe we will try to add that in for variety.. Thanks for the replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 We have not been using anything to supplement. However, recently I have been thinking about adding in something for word problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 we have used CLE for a few years (currently using grades 2 & 4). we do not supplement. it is enough on it's own imho.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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