musicianmom Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Dd7 is on track to finish Singapore 3B in October. I'm undecided on what to do next -- go on to Singapore 4A or sidestep and go through the Beast Academy 3 series for the rest of the school year? I'm not really in favor of slowing her down. However, I love BA and really think she would benefit from it. Doing both at once is not an option because I don't have that much time to spend on math (we have to rush through school as it is, but that's a different post). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) We haven't done Beast, but I sometimes alternate programs with Button -- either alternate days (right now btw. MEP and Singapore) or sometimes alternate weeks. Just a thought. If it is btw. Singapore 4a and Beast right now, and she's up for Beast, I would say go for it b/c it is supposed to be excellent: why wait? I'm not using it myself b/c Button is going through a Trying Period and I don't want to add another variable ... also one thought: I am not liking Singapore 4b's presentation of decimals, and we had trouble with it so I'm skipping ahead to the Geometry part of 4b and teaching decimals with the Key to Decimals books first. I'd say using Beast now has, for you, the additional advantage of the child being older when she hits 4b, I think a more mature brain will have an easier time; but maybe the troubles are peculiar to Button ... Edited August 23, 2012 by serendipitous journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 At the end of 2nd grade last year, I did Singapore 4B 3 days per week and BA 2 days per week. That could be an option. Ultimately, I dropped BA because DS was beyond the basic topics (he was flying through Singapore doing 2 lessons a day in about 30 minutes). It might be a better fit for your DD since she's still closer to 3rd grade math. My son did read all of BA, of course. ;) He's going through LoF as his supplement now, and it's a more appropriate level for him. He's also NOT VSL, so LoF is a better fit. BA will probably be perfect for DS2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I probably will go 4A, but I will start consider adding CWP and IP in the lesson. the textbooks itself is not deep enough for my older at that point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 If you aren't adding either IP or CWP, start with that. I think CWP is a crucial component to SM, but I know others prefer the variety in IP. Of course, ds8 was beyond BA (so sad) when it came out so it wasn't an option for us. We added IP instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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