swellmomma Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 DD5 is currently working through mathematical reasoning beginning books A and B (they say on book ages 3 &4 but they seem about perfect for her). I am thinking ahead to next year now. She will be doing a hybrid of 1st/K and turns 6 mid-sept. My 2 teens are back in MUS after a bad time with Horizons. My 9 yr old is going to finish off horizons this year and will then switch over to R&S. I do have MUS Alpha here, but since I will be placing a R&S order shortly I don't mind adding R&S math 1 to it. So really I could go either way and will be teaching both methods at home depending on the older child. So which would you choose for a young 1st grader? MUS or R&S? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Seriously, posted over 8 hours ago and not a single view? Help please, would you go with MUS or R&S? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisandpaula Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 My dd used Singapore Essentials and the first half MUS Primer for pre-k, then for K we finished MUS Primer and then Singapore 1A. This year for 1st, she has done MUS Alpha and Singapore 1B. It has been a great combination for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I don't know anything about those programs as we are using miquon. However my dh is doing R&S 5 with my 5th grader and is very impressed with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I don't use either. MUS bombed here. We use MEP and Miquon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEK Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We use and love both math mammoth and MUS here, my DD(5) is in 1st and is in MUS beta and MM2a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 R&S. That she is "young" is irrelevant. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkd Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We use math mammoth and Excel math. We like to start with miquon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseInABook Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We use MUS. So far, we've only done Primer but my DD is starting Alpha in the Fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I used Math Mammoth and MEP. MEP is perfect, Math Mammoth 1 was mostly okay, except the last chapter of the first book was a bit advanced for my 5yo. Place value stuff she just couldn't really get. She was a young 5, though. She's closer to 6 now, and I bet it would be easier now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I haven't used MUS, but I've used R&S with three little ones now, and will again with my last one when he gets there. My DD who just turned 5 at the end of last month is halfway through R&S 1. The 1 book is very gentle and starts with number sense (knowing that a 2 means two objects). By the end of the book they'll have addition and subtraction facts through 10 mastered, as well as other concepts like fractions, place value, and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDoty Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We used Right Start Kindergarten A and B this year for my ds5 and it has worked well for us...still working through B but we like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyful_Journey Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 When my dd stalled out in MM in 1st grade, we switched to MUS and have been very happy with it. The use of manipulatives and the ability to "see" the math really worked for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I don't have any experience with those options. My oldest used Horizons K, but now I use Singapore Essentials for K. My oldest daughter used that and my second dd will be starting it soon. I don't know if essentials would be too easy for her at that point but I like it as an introduction to Primary math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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