kfeusse Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 These questions are about my 8 year old son. He was working through MUS Gamma when everything came to a sudden halt. He simply wasn't getting multiplication. In the mean while, I was looking at MM for my other 2 kids and decided to look at the placement test for 3rd grade (for my 8 year old son) and was very surprised that he would fail that test miserably. So then I looked at the 2nd grade test...I think he would do pretty well there, so that means he would need the 3rd grade level. No problem. But my question is this: I want to buy the series through the Homeschooling CO-OP special which doesn't end until March 31st. So what do I do with him in the mean time. I don't want to pull worksheets from some other source, only to confuse him more....I don't want to bore him with flashcards and such so he is just turned off completely with Math. Do I take a break for a month...that seems like a long time...what would you do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garddwr Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 There are a lot of sample pages on the Math Mammoth site. Perhaps you could find some that fit areas he needs work or reinforcement in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 If there is a specific area he's weak in, I'd buy the dark blue book for that subject (most are $5 or less) and get a better idea if MM is a good match. Or you could do the same on a subject he hasn't mastered yet if he's not weak in any particular area, and then just skip that chapter in the light blue series. There's a chart on the MM website that shows correspondence between dark blue subjects and grade level. http://www.homeschoolmath.net/ is run by the author of MM and has a free worksheet generator, so you could get stuff that's in a similar style. Alternatively, spend the month focusing on Living Math type stuff - books about math-related subjects, puzzles, and other things like that which would be a change of pace but still staying math-focused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I would go with the dark blue multiplication, or use the free samples on her website until then. FWIW, my dd is doing amazing working through the multiplication of 3A. I am constantly amazed with MM. We love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 thanks for the suggestions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Alternatively, spend the month focusing on Living Math type stuff - books about math-related subjects, puzzles, and other things like that which would be a change of pace but still staying math-focused. :iagree: That's what I am doing, along with the samples and reviewing math he knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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