SeaConquest Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) I have the first level Borac books and Zaccaro's Primary Grade Challenge Math. I would like to add more problem solving books to our collection since I think we are going to mostly phase out doing Singapore (except the CWP). We are using BA as our main math now, but I would like to have more supplements to mix things up.I am confused about the contents of the Zaccaro books. After we finish Primary Grade Challenge Math, which books do you suggest next? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_6?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ed+zaccaro&sprefix=ed+zaccaro%2Caps%2C266&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aed+zaccaro Regarding the Moems books, are all 4 books necessary/helpful? http://store.moems.org/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=MOEMS&Screen=PLST Has anyone completed the upper level Borac books? Thoughts? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cleo+borac&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acleo+borac Other supplements I am forgetting? Edited December 29, 2015 by SeaConquest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My boys enjoyed the free Canadian Math Kangaroo past year questions and solutions and the U of Waterloo, Canada math circles questions and solutions a lot more than Zaccaro which they found boring. For the Zaccaro books try looking at Barnes & Noble. For the MOEMS book try inter library loan/Link+ No idea about the Borac books except the author tutors at a math center in pleasanton. Link is to her class just for your info http://www.summittutoringcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Competitive-Mathematics-Classes-with-Ms.-Borac.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I feel like I've been following all your threads lately. You are paving the way for me. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmerRex Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 We tried Hard Math for Elementary when my son was doing Saxon Math 54 and Math 65, in my opinion, it was not that great of a book, I would have been disappointed if I'd bought it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Regarding the MOEMS books, Vol 2 separates the problems into elementary and middle school levels. Vol 1 mixes them. Lenchner's Creative Problem Solving includes lessons on problem solving for you to teach or go through together. I haven't seen Vol 3. If you don't need problem solving lessons, I'd start with Vol 2 by itself; maybe choose a contest (5 problems?) each week or something. FWIW, I tend to prefer MOEMS to Zaccaro for random supplementation; I just feel like the problems are more fun, though I haven't used Zaccaro a ton. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Kiddos Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) For Zacarro, we are using Upper Elementary Challenge Math and Challenge Math. I just pick problems at random. We are also using MOEMS Vol 1. If Vol 2 was cheaper I would probably use that as well. Again, I pick problems at random. I also have Hard Math for Elementary and have not used it too much. I think I might just give it to my son to read on his own. For main curriculum, my oldest uses MEP 5 and Beast 4 as a supplement. Since you already use Beast, perhaps you could use MEP as a supplement? You could just pick their problem solving problems from their practice books. Also, I just found out about this resource and perused it briefly. I need to get it printed but it looks very fun. Someone here might have told me about it. I can't remember! Thank you whoever you are. Anyway, you can download the book here: http://mathman.biz/ Edited December 29, 2015 by 4Kiddos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 We have started using Greg Tang's resources a lot this year. My DS says that he finds them the most interesting (as compared to all the other "fun" math that he has done in the past). http://gregtangmath.com/index 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Regarding the MOEMS books, Vol 2 separates the problems into elementary and middle school levels. Vol 1 mixes them. Lenchner's Creative Problem Solving includes lessons on problem solving for you to teach or go through together. I haven't seen Vol 3. If you don't need problem solving lessons, I'd start with Vol 2 by itself; maybe choose a contest (5 problems?) each week or something. FWIW, I tend to prefer MOEMS to Zaccaro for random supplementation; I just feel like the problems are more fun, though I haven't used Zaccaro a ton. Vol. 3 (2005 - 2012) is much like vol. 2 (1998 - 2004), but with more recent exams. Either one is fine. I had a copy of Creative Problem Solving but never used it. I like MOEMS because each exam takes roughly 25 minutes, plus maybe another 20-30 minutes to review the problems with your student. I used it on Wednesdays in place of their usual Singapore Math to make life more interesting, and encourage problem solving. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 You could look at the old AMC 8 tests. They are free online from AOPS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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