OM math questions

[Peaceful Isle]

Has anyone used oak Meadow math from grade 4-8? Or at least some of those years? I am using it now with my 4th grader and he really likes it. I have already bought the 5th grade math book for next year. It seems gentle yet still thorough. I'm not a math expert, so I wondering what others think of this curriculum. Is it behind ? Right on?

I guess I'm looking for reassurance that my son will be on track the next few years till high school.

 

Are some grades better than others? I have not used grades k-3 so I'm not familiar with the math that is in those books.

 

Any advise or experience stories would be helpful !:)

[Peaceful Isle]

Anybody use OM math ?:)

[saja1029]

We used OM math 6 & 7 for my oldest son. He struggles greatly in math so we had to supplement both years. Decided to not to use OM 8 because of that.

 

Youngest did OM 4 & 5. It was perfect for him. He is an average math student and often has math anxiety when learning something new. It was a great fit for him. We stopped using it because he wanted to do Teaching Textbooks like his older brother.

 

Both went on to TT with no problem and then on to other programs. Definitely no regrets using OM for math.

[Peaceful Isle]

My son has always struggled in school. I think it is just laziness honestly, but still. ;) we do supplement with MUS this year, but I was hoping to do just OM next year. :)

[saja1029]

My son has always struggled in school. I think it is just laziness honestly, but still. ;) we do supplement with MUS this year, but I was hoping to do just OM next year. :)

 

Honestly, I just didn't feel there were enough problems. 

 

He was having a horrible time with fractions in 6th grade. We took a break from OM and did Life of Fred Fractions. When we completed that, we went back to OM and he did great the remainder of the year.  7th grade comes with a whole new set of issues, so we were supplementing with math-drills.com constantly. That is why we made the switch.