farming_mum Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Is there any math resources out there that is like Saxon but not. We have tried Saxon but I found the teacher's manual was extremely time intensive and with other children I can't sacrifice that much time. We have also tried Singapore Maths but my DS is getting frustrated doing the same thing for days on end - until the unit is finished. Has anyone else had this problem? Is it possible to still use Singapore Maths but do 1 page of Unit 1 then 1 page of Unit 2 etc, just to mix it up? Or have you found that each unit follows a sequence of learning? Thanks in advance, :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farming_mum Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 I forgot to add, I really like how Saxon has a little bit of everything every day - is this called spiral? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Horizons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 CLE isn't exactly the same but is very similar and we are enjoying it after switching from Saxon last year. The Saxon 1 lessons were taking me about 45 minutes to get through but the CLE 1 lessons only involve about 15 minutes of my time. There is repetition but it isn't as mind-numbingly thorough as Saxon is as written (you can always adjust Saxon but I'm a box checker and always had trouble getting rid of anything). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I was going to recommend CLE as well. I looked at Saxon several times before finally choosing CLE. I am very happy with it and the progress DS has made. We won't be switching anytime soon. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 CLE Math. Be sure to take the placement test. It is where we went after the disaster of Saxon the last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 If you like everything about Saxon except for how teacher intensive it is, then maybe you should consider a DVD/CDRom program to go along with it. The DIVE CDs are great. They are short: 5-15 minutes per lesson. They explain the material and work through example problems. Your dc could watch a lesson, and then go begin their homework! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Check out McRuffy. It has a scripted TM but it's not over the top. The workbooks have one page per day to do, they are colorful but again not over the top. It uses lots of manipulatives. The only problem is that it currently only goes up to 4th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverland Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Another suggestion of CLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I think Horizons is an excellent program. It is spiral and has a lot of practice problems to reinforce the concepts. The TM is not difficult to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edeemarie Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 We use McRuffy, which is similar to Saxon and we love it! They are supposed to be coming out with grade 5 this summer:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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