morningcoffee Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) I really like the look of the scripted lessons from BJU grade 6 math where they tell you exactly what to say to present new concepts and conduct review. However the BJU teacher's manuals look different for grade 7 and up and I can't see the same scripted lessons as in the elementary grades. I don't want to switch to BJU for one year and then have to switch again to something else so I'm really looking for a curriculum we can stick with until the end of middle school. I may consider dvd teaching options in the future but at this stage I want to teach the math and I would benefit from having the lessons scripted for me. Edited July 6, 2017 by morningcoffee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YodaGirl Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Math in Focus has a middle school program. Their TEs are pretty scripted. Saxon is written to the student, so it would be fairly easy to teach from the written instruction. Those are two fairly different programs, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I used math in focus for younger grades so I can't speak to middle school, but I found the TM pretty cumbersome and designed for a classroom. It was hard to use with all the extra stuff in there I didn't need. I'm using Saxon for my 6th grader, with the Dive DVD The teacher on the dvd teaches the lesson instead of me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YodaGirl Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) I used math in focus for younger grades so I can't speak to middle school, but I found the TM pretty cumbersome and designed for a classroom. It was hard to use with all the extra stuff in there I didn't need. I'm using Saxon for my 6th grader, with the Dive DVD The teacher on the dvd teaches the lesson instead of me!I think this is one of those times where YMMV. I found the TE very beneficial when addressing topics that I needed help teaching. It is written to a classroom setting, but I found it easy to omit what wasn't relative. Again, YMMV. It was great for us, but I can understand that it wouldn't be right for everyone. ETA: I will say that my experience is only from 1A/1B-5A/5B, but the samples for the middle school program look quite similar. Edited July 7, 2017 by YodaGirl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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