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We use LOF, Khan Academy, XtraMath, Drops in the Bucket and various free pintables. Our main program is MUS, Drops in the Bucket (quick daily review) and LOF and I mainly use the others if their light isn't turning on as quick as it should. I also don't use MUS to teach time, I find free pintables. There are a few different items that I think are important but MUS doesn't cover them or doesn't cover to my liking so we supplement those. We really like the program but like all math programs there are strengths and weaknesses, I just try to substitute for the weaknesses.

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I use MUS to teach concepts and reinforce with their drill pages. MEP is our spine. LoF is a fun supplement and CWP nicely rounds things out. We've completed Primer and Alpha, I have no intention of using the student texts for any other levels, IMHO the word problems are weak and the worksheets are simple to recreate.

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Math Mammoth and Life of Fred. Sometimes Singapore for the word problems.

 

We started with Miquon & Singapore. I like Singapore but my children both eventually struggled. For a while one kept using it while the other switched to MM. Then the one using Singapore switched to MUS. Then the one using MM asked to switch to MUS as well and made HUGE leaps forward. At times they hit a point where they are struggling with MUS and we go back to some of the MM Blue to get mastery of the topics.

 

They prefer MUS and it seems to be working well as a spine. It is just not always enough imo. Sometimes they just need concepts explained a different way. Sometimes MUS doesn't cover concepts when when I think it should or in as much depth as I would prefer.

 

We use LOF too, but just for fun. We do it together and I've purposely kept LOF slightly behind where they are otherwise.

 

We are moving into Algebra now so figuring out all over again what to use!

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How do you know how to line up a curriculum to supplement? What levels of LOF, Singapore, etc do you use? My kids are working through Epsilon and Gamma and I'd like to supplement them until we get the new versions of MUS that have the word problems included.

 

 

 

Oh and I also use Evan Moors Daily Word Problems(I have teacher file box). And I don't worry about lining them up. She just works through TT a couple of lessons a week and does a Daily Word problem each day.

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For Drops in the Bucket we work a grade behind. It's a (mainly) public school curriculum so for example my son is 4th grade but is working in workbook C, which reviews 3rd grade PS material. Part of the reason we use it is because at some point #1 they will have to take standardized test and I want them familiar with some of the formats used in the PS, #2 it's a really short review (about 5-10 min each morning) of material we have covered and if we haven't covered it yet they get a quick lesson on that concept, and #3 there is always that "just in case" they have to go back to PS, which I pray never happens but just in case. We use LOF to help with MUS lack of word problems, our goal is about two books each year but it has to be adjusted depending on what grade you start, how often it's worked on, and if the concept is being understood. My 4th grader does 4 lessons each week, one per day, so he is moving at a faster pace, but he is older and most of LOF so far is review for him. My 1st grader is going at a MUCH slower pace, we work on about 2 lessons each week and we re-read the lesson if she needs it. The on-line programs are just if we hit a "snag" or when we get board and need something else, those I look at the specific concept we are working on.

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I currently use CLE math, but last year I used MUS. One of the main reasons I switched was because I felt like MUS didn't address the fractions/liquid measurements/telling time/etc. Those that use MUS Gamma, what LOF book did you use? I'm a bit confused at placing on the website. Thanks!

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