EmilyGF Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 what math would you use? Certainly not RightStart, my favorite. I've been letting her do MEP "worksheets" at her own pace, which she loves, but I'm not willing to learn to teach MEP at this point. Also, if I started teaching it, it would become oral. She passionately hates mental math. She is a sharp cookie and enjoys the abacus. Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Math Mammoth or Beast Academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poiema Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 My ds learns best when reading to himself, but math must be the exception. I tried Harcourt Math last year because each lesson includes instruction, practice, and review all in the workbook, but he hated it. It is exactly what I would have wanted to use as a kid because I just needed to see an example and be left alone to figure it out. Singapore could work for you if you use the textbook along with the workbook. The textbook is pretty kid-friendly, independent instruction. Oh no, I forgot about the Mental Math. My ds hates that too. But he likes Singapore. Hmm...I dunno, that's all I've got. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesoflyte Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Never seen it but I have heard some families use Teaching Textbooks as an independent math either letting their kiddos watch the videos or read the text on their own. Maybe a program like that would work? I taught myself math in jr. high using the old Saxon series, not sure that would work though for how young your kiddos are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Beast academy, or if old enough just AOPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 How old? beast academy is very challenging - as in, i cant imagine most kids dont need some support doing the problems - and is ONLY third grade. Life of Fred is very independent and story-based but its not worksheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Math Mammoth has worked well for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weederberries Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 How about Life of Fred? I can't say we have a lot of experience with it, we just started it this week. I already have one child who wants to read it for himself instead of us doing it together. The story format introduces Fred, who encounters life's problems and solves them mathematically. They are inexpensive. You could buy one book and see how it goes for you. I think they are $16 each. They are entertaining, so I warn you that they may move faster and therefore through more than one book in a year, but what's wrong with that? :-) Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Either LOF or I have heard of people having their kids do Saxon on their on at about the 5/4 level once they have down all their basic facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoshannon Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Horizons? I don't think they focus on mental math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 My 11ds is like this. Wants to be totally independent and wants to read the lesson himself and he loves CLE - well, he loves it as much as he loves any math book which means he tolerates it the best of many we've tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Both CLE and Math Mammoth are pretty independent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlwhopaintedtrees Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Mathematical Reasoning. Very colorful too. My dd despised math until we switched to those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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