Targhee Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I need some hive mind help. My sister is relocating her family out of state - they will be moving in with my parents for a year while they look for a place of their own. During that one year (and most likely only that one year) she wants to HS her the kids, mostly because of the of schools where my parents live. All three kids have gone through a wonderful gifted and talented school, starting at kindergarten. The oldest is 13 and starting 8th grade in the fall, however she currently leaves the middle school she is at to attend Geometry class at the high school. She will be ready for algII/trig in the fall. My sis is not math-y and does not feel she can teach the class. What self-teaching ALGII/Trig courses are out there for a very bright and studious 13 year old??. I told her about The existence of Life of Fred and Teaching Textbooks, but I have not used either. Are they any good? Are there others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 My dd14 enjoys LOF and has done them all. She is currently going through the calculus one. She also has some AoPS--hasn't worked on it much yet. She is also doing some MIT open coursework ( that is me handing her problem sets--she thinks they are good but really repetitive. Khan academy is there if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Kinetic Books is perfect for that. All I ever did while my dd was using KB for Algebra I and Algebra II was help her when she got stuck. It's computer-based, so most of the problems have immediate feedback with stepped help. The other problems are to be completed with pencil and paper and just have an answer key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Kinetic Books is perfect for that. All I ever did while my dd was using KB for Algebra I and Algebra II was help her when she got stuck. It's computer-based, so most of the problems have immediate feedback with stepped help. The other problems are to be completed with pencil and paper and just have an answer key. :iagree: Kinetic Books is a good choice. My older dd self-taught with Chalkdust, which I also highly recommend. This fall, I'm going to have her use Thinkwell Calculus, which looks pretty self-teachable. (I think I made up that word.) She'd better be able to self-teach Thinkwell, or we're going to have trouble! My brain has apparently deleted my memory of higher level math. I wish it could have deleted something useless like the lyrics to old 80s songs, but oh well! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thanks for all the suggestions! There are a lot more options out there than I knew about. For those using MIT open courses, is there a specific Alg/trig course? I had trouble navigating to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Also good for self-teaching are the materials from AskDrCallahan.com, especially if they are planning to return to public school the following year. Callahan uses a textbook from McGraw-Hill (older version of the same book my teens used in public high school) along with lectures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I can't find one on the MIT web site either. Sorry. I saw a trig/pre. Calc somewhere that looked good for ds and now can't find it. Grrr... anyway Ck12 also has textbooks and student giudes for these subjects for free. Both science and math primarily. Have not really used them. Dd looked over the calculus one and has the text on her kindle. I don't think she is using it much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) My oldest taught himself Algebra II and all the other High School math levels using BJU. He did not use the Distance Learning, just the textbook. My youngest son is following the same path. Edited May 17, 2012 by Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbaloue Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Check out www.yourteacher.com. They offer an Algebra II course. We are using this for Geometry along with MUS Geometry and it is great. Homeschool Buyers Co-op was offering a free trial for about four months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Here's another for Algebra II: Math Relief She can watch a sample video on YouTube or at their website: http://www.mathrelief.com/ Between the videos, the fully worked out answer key, and the email/phone help they offer, it can be very self-teaching. Trig can be covered at the end of Algebra II and/or during pre-calculus. If she wants a brief overview at the end of Algebra II, she would have time after Math Relief to add something. There's a simple workbook called E-Z Trigonometry that might help with that. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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