Has anyone used SCM Your Business Math?

[mykidsrmyjoy]

Thought, opinions, reviews? Thinking about trying this for my 5th grade DD.

[lorisuewho]

We did the pet store one a couple of years ago.  We did it during the summer so it did not replace our regular math.  It was quite fun.  I believe my boys were a bit  younger than 5th grade when they did it. 

[mlktwins]

My boys did the Sports one maybe 2 years ago.  We also did it in the summer as an extra (fun) math.  I assigned "a month" per week.  One of my boys flew though it doing a "month"  per day -- LOL.  The other one dragged his feet and never finished.  I think this is mostly because they are twins and the one that didn't finish was frustrated with the other one for flying through it.  I thought it was fun!

[Above The Rowan]

We used it at the start of this year, just as a fun ease-in to the school year after summer break.

My daughter did the Pet Store and my son did a Sporting Goods store - they really had fun with it. It also got math 'done', but not in a stressful way. It was easy, refresher stuff for my 6th grader but he liked it.

 

I don't think we ever finished it, because doing it as our 'main' math all week resulted in it feeling pretty monotonous. Each 'month' of business has all the same steps, so by the business month of July they were kind of over it and so was I to be honest. I might pull it out for them to finish over the summer though, as a way to keep their math brains working.

[mykidsrmyjoy]

Thanks for the info! This sounds like something my daughter would enjoy.