SewingMom2many Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Just curious what people are using for kindergarten math if you use Math Mammoth for grades 1-6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkermamaof4 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 We used and LOVED Rightstart. I would have continued with it, but MM is so much more independent and I needed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 We did a few weeks of MEP Yr 1 while we waited for the MM sale this spring, but DS was ready for MM1, so we just went ahead and started with it when we got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I am doing RS A with my Ker and plan to move to MM when he is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 We're using MM1 in Kindergarten. DD whipped through 1A in about 6 weeks, until it got to 100s place value. She has about 10 pages left in the book, and is totally stalled. I'm still deciding whether to just push through, heavily helping her so that she can just finish the book and have that sense of accomplishment, or just to leave it undone. So I think you can definitely start it in K, and work slowly. We're going to go back to MEP as soon as I decide we're done with MM. We're about 1/2way through 1a of that, but stopped when we got caught up in MM. I think it's definitely something a kindergartner can grasp. There's also MEP Reception, which is fabulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookieMama Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I am going to be doing Singapore Essential Math A and B with my K dd5 this year, as well as some Miquon and LoF for fun. I think this will lay a great foundation for MM 1, which I will start whenever she finishes with SM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar7709 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I had my DD doing a DK Math Made Easy K workbook but it just dawned on me (yesterday!) that she's beyond it. She'll be moving on to MM1 shortly. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I am going to be doing Singapore Essential Math A and B with my K dd5 this year :iagree:This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 We played math games, practiced counting to 100, talked about and experimented with time, measuring, simple geography, adding and subtracting concepts, patterns, sequencing, etc. We did about 1/4 of MM 1A, but I found that he learned so much more by learning and experimenting with the math all around him than he did sitting at the table filling in blanks. Even now in 1st grade only about 1\3 of our math time is actually done working on the MM sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenjenn Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 My daughter already had the necessary concepts for 1st grade math down when we started K, but she didn't have the writing and study skills to complete 1st grade level math assignments. I used something cheap from CurrClick - a K math curriculum that we just did over the course of a couple months. I don't even remember what it was and I didn't put much thought into it. We blazed through it very quickly. It did a fantastic job of getting her up to speed with the concept of reading and following directions with a math assignment, and of how to physically write numbers on paper (a vitally important skill for 1st grade math!) By winter, she was ready for MM1 and did that the rest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Ds started 1a half way through kinder and just moved slowly through it. Before that we just did math games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mélie Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I haven't decided between MM and Singapore for 1st grade, but for now we're using SM Essential Math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I was originally planning to use MM1 for DS2, and I chose Singapore Essential Math K for him (he was 4 at the time). We could have easily done as planned if I hadn't decided to switch everyone to Singapore PM anyway. :tongue_smilie: I think Singapore EM K is a great lead-in to MM1A (I did do MM1A-4A and parts of 4B with DS1, so I know the curriculum well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoZeeCo's Mom Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 MEP R! I love it love it love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Dd5 is using the Miquon Orange Book as her math program. I threw in a few free worksheets I had downloaded for free on Maria Miller's recommendation. We'll see how it goes and see if she'll be ready to do MM 1A starting this January. She seems to be catching on quickly. Edited September 12, 2012 by sagira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookieMama Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 We played math games, practiced counting to 100, talked about and experimented with time, measuring, simple geography, adding and subtracting concepts, patterns, sequencing, etc. I did something similar with my dd7 for K. (I did Saxon 1 for my oldest's K year.) Since I was only schooling 2 at the time, I felt comfortable winging it. The downside was that because it wasn't all laid out for me (open and go), that was the first thing we skipped if the day got a little hectic. She ended up doing OK with MM1 in 1st, but I feel like she would have done better if I had had something laid out for me because it would have gotten done more consistently. That's why I am trying Singapore EM for dd5. I'll be schooling 3 with a 3yo and 1yo roaming the house (as well as being pg w/ #6). She is a bright but wiggly girl so between SM and Miquon/LoF (combining her with dd7 on Miquon/LoF) I'm hoping this will keep her engaged. Anyway, all that to say that making up your own K program is totally doable if you think you can be consistent about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrizia Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I am going to be doing Singapore Essential Math A and B with my K dd5 this year, as well as some Miquon and LoF for fun. I think this will lay a great foundation for MM 1, which I will start whenever she finishes with SM. :iagree: but no Miquon, well actually we are doing MM1 for K and Singapore Essential A & B as a pre-K thing taking as long as needed. I figure if we need to go back for K level things we can always move back, just like we can go as slow as needed on level 1 math starting it in K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef03 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 With my son we just used Kumon workbooks and free sheets from education.com until he was ready for 1st grade MM. I'm currently trying Mathematical Reasoning (by Critical Thinking) books with my DD, we'll see how it goes but so far she's enjoying it. We'll switch to MM once she's completed Level A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 We're currently doing Essentials A, almost done and about to start B. I tried MEP Reception, but it didn't work for us. We just started Miquon Orange, and although I like it so far, the jury is still out on whether we'll keep it up or not. As soon as we finish Essentials B, we'll start MM1a, and if Miquon is a keeper, we'll just keep plugging along there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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