goldenecho Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 My son will only be homeschooling for one year, 6th grade, so I need to find a math curriculum that lines up with the 6th Grade TEKS (Texas Esssential Knowledge and Skills). Anyone looked into this themselves and have a suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Honestly, the TEKS are extremely similar to Common Core, so if it is CC aligned, it will likely cover all the TEKS as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggieMama Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Agreed. EnVisions is something that my kids school uses in Texas. It's not the best, but it would be aligned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Mouse Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 look for a Texas edition textbook or many find out what textbooks are used in the school that he will be attending the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I think City Mouse has a good idea. See if you can get ahold of the actual textbook they'll use in his school. I'm in a similar situation, and what I'm doing is comparing the curriculum I decided on (Rod and Staff) to the TEKS standards, which are available online, then filling in the gaps with other resources for the standards that R & S doesn't cover. I did find a discarded textbook from the school (It's Saxon, though, and they switched to Envision) and it is clearly marked which lessons align with which standards. It might be useful to do a google search for "TEKS aligned textbooks" or something along those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I would just use whatever you want. Assuming you pick something strong, chances are, your child will meet it all and exceed. TEKs only refers to a minimum standard. You can look at released STAAR tests if that helps. You can also look at the TEKs, but I find it easier to see what they covered by look at STAAR. Also, some 6th grade kids are on advanced track and working more at a 7th grade level or pre-algebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Also, for the record, my child is using Singapore Math. He only finished 5B at the end of 6th grade. He took the ITBS and got the C form which is supposed to be based on Common Core. He got 99th percentile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshomework Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 My dd is going to be going to public school in eighth grade in TX and she did Saxon 7/6 this year for 6th grade it covered all that was on the STAAR Math 2014 online questions available through the TEKS site. I also bought her a cliff notes type book for TX STAARS and except for terminology changes all the topics were covered in Saxon. She did not like how it jumps around and it has lots of review so we are looking into Teaching Textbooks for 7th grade because someone at coop mention it was also aligned with TEK standards. If your son can do Saxon 7/6 I don't think he will have a problem with any Texas placement tests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenaInTexas Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Our kid's school uses Go Math (not an endorsement, just a fact) Edited June 22, 2016 by RenaInTexas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenecho Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 (edited) Yeah, looking at the TEK...it was helpful for science, but for math the way they described things made my head spin and I felt like I needed an interpreter. I found the first workbook they use in 6th grade locally, and that will get me started. Great idea to look at the old STAAR tests too. I would just use whatever you want. Assuming you pick something strong, chances are, your child will meet it all and exceed. TEKs only refers to a minimum standard. You can look at released STAAR tests if that helps. You can also look at the TEKs, but I find it easier to see what they covered by look at STAAR. Also, some 6th grade kids are on advanced track and working more at a 7th grade level or pre-algebra. Edited June 28, 2016 by goldenecho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Call the school and get the ISBN number for the math book. Or go to the school and ask to see it. Explain why and they should be willing to let you look. I found it very helpful to have the actual textbook in front of me. See if you can buy a used copy online through Amazon or Abe books. Then use whatever program you want for a strong math foundation but use the textbook as a guide for what he is expected to already know by the start of 7th. Keep in mind that most PS don't have time to complete an entire textbook so some chapters often get glossed over or skipped altogether, the assumption being that they will be exposed again later on. There are a lot of topics covered in PS math now. Don't stress if you feel that you and your child are struggling to get it all done. Depth of understanding, real understanding, in a few key topics may benefit him more than rushing through tons of material. If your child is very solid on place value, fractions, decimals, and percents, and has his math facts down and understands the concepts behind those math facts he will probably be ahead of many of his classmates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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