Math Mommoth

[mlgbug]

So how much printing is there? How do you organize it all?

[3peasinapod]

It is close to 200 pages per year. I divide the A and B books, print front and back on heavier inkjet type paper (I have a laser printer; so worth it!). DD picks cardstock for the cover and back. Then I take it to the office store, and they spiral bind it and put clear page protectors over it, which costs about 8 dollars. I put all of the cumulative reviews and tests into one tiny booklet at the beginning of the year and have that spiral bound too, the same as above.

[ByGrace3]

It is a lot of printing, but there are a few places online that can do it pretty cheap if your at home printer is too much. I divide the books into A and B and have them spiral bound at staples.

[Stuart]

Totally worth it! Great value even with the cost of printing. Especially if you kids use more than one grade in a year. You also can reuse for future kids by just reprinting. Nothing new to buy.

As far a printing it is a lot but I don't see this as a problem. The first year I went through and printed only what was necessary. This year I printed all of it because I didn't feel like taking the time. I didn't feel the savings equaled my time. I do not print the answer key. That is easy enough to look at on the computer.

I print the year three hole punch it and put it in a big binder. I then take the lesson we are working on and put it into a small binder for my son. When he finishes it it goes back in the big binder.

This is definitely my favorite curriculum.

 

[Wabi Sabi]

I have a laser printer so I was able to print it out for a negligible cost. I simply print one semester at a time, three hole punch it and stick it in a binder. Works well enough for us.

[Mélie]

I have a laser printer so I was able to print it out for a negligible cost. I simply print one semester at a time, three hole punch it and stick it in a binder. Works well enough for us.

This is pretty much what I've been doing. I staple each "lesson" (2-3 pages) together and leave the stack on as shelf. When ds finishes a lesson, he sticks it in his binder.

[Ellie]

I print the year three hole punch it and put it in a big binder. I then take the lesson we are working on and put it into a small binder for my son. When he finishes it it goes back in the big binder.

 

 

 

This is what I would do. When my dc did worksheets, it always seemed easier for them to have a piece of paper lying flat on the table instead of wrestling with a workbook. I cut apart all workbooks and put them in three-ring notebooks if possible. Makes for good storage, too. :-)

[Mom2pandc]

FYI, the homeschool buyers co-op is having a deal on the downloads at the end of the month :)

I purchased it last time and just print them and spiral bind them. I have a decent printer so it didn't take a ton of ink. I did skip printing a couple chapters that I didn't think my kids needed more practice on. I tried to print double sided...however I made an error on my sons and it printed single sided....whoops. By time I noticed, it wasn't worth redoing.

[mlgbug]

Anyone remember what the "deal" was?

[hollyhock]

I just print one chapter at a time as we need it and stick it in a binder. It is a lot of printing but I think it's worth it.

[curlygirlzx2]

I print one weeks worth of lessons at a time and then put them in a binder at the end of the week.

[HejKatt]

Anyone remember what the "deal" was?

 

It starts 1/21 and buyers can save up to 50% off (depending on how many people commit to buy)

http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/groupbuy-calendar/

[LBoogie]

I spent a few days (and a lot of paper and ink) printing it all out, but it was still much cheaper than buying the other curriculum I was considering (Teaching Textbooks.)

 

We started MM on Monday with my second grader. So far, I love it for her (and I am not a math person, by any means.) I think she is really going to be able to "get" math through MM. We shall see.

 

Also, I second Ellie's suggestion of chopping everything up. I took all my stuff to Fed Ex/Kinko's and had the spines removed, then placed the work in folders according to our weeks. Plus, my dd is a lefty and it just helps her with writing anyway.

[Elfknitter.#]

I can't add to what has been said. I've printed it for two students. Whomever said about 200 pages is correct for years 1and 2, ime.

 

What I did want to add for others is that with my iPad, we no longer print any pages. I have the kids complete their homework virtually and save a copy. So much easier!

 

Also, if you plan on purchasing all 6 years at once, HSBC has the best deal.