Lulabelle1009 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Hello! Has anyone used the math program from ACSI? I am looking at it for my dd who will be in 3rd grade. We are going to be using ACSI spelling and science and the math intrigued me too! We did not care for BJU math and after searching through multiple curriculum ACSI looks to be a good fit (but I also thought that last year too!). This is only our 2nd year homeschooling so I am still trying to figure out her learning style and what works/what doesn’t. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I have not used it but I saw it. I liked it. It is similar to BJU though so unsure you would like it if you did not like BJU. What did you not like about BJU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulabelle1009 Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 I did notice their scope and sequence is similar, but I do like the way ACSI TM is set up. With BJU we felt like we were moving so slow through the year. My dd loved the stories, but we just felt like the year dragged on in math- we lost motivation. I was constantly skipping over lessons with topics that she had already mastered and supplementing with online worksheets. Also, she came from RS so she uses some strategies that BJU doesn’t teach. While I think it is a great curriculum, I just felt it was not challenging enough for us to do it again. I realize the way her brain figures out math will not be the same way it is taught in every math curriculum. We do still use RS, but more of a supplement- I feel there are some things it lacks using it as our main book. I was even looking into something like Abeka thinking a more spiral approach would benefit her, but I’m just so unsure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Lulabelle1009 said: I did notice their scope and sequence is similar, but I do like the way ACSI TM is set up. With BJU we felt like we were moving so slow through the year. My dd loved the stories, but we just felt like the year dragged on in math- we lost motivation. I was constantly skipping over lessons with topics that she had already mastered and supplementing with online worksheets. Also, she came from RS so she uses some strategies that BJU doesn’t teach. While I think it is a great curriculum, I just felt it was not challenging enough for us to do it again. I realize the way her brain figures out math will not be the same way it is taught in every math curriculum. We do still use RS, but more of a supplement- I feel there are some things it lacks using it as our main book. I was even looking into something like Abeka thinking a more spiral approach would benefit her, but I’m just so unsure! I seem to recall feeling that way about BJU and dropping it and going over to Singapore Math as a result. I had started with Singapore Math and went back to it because I was tired of dragging feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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