photogmom2 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Need help with math curriculum! I just withdrew my son from 2nd grade. He has been working with EUREKA math which is common core. He can’t stand number bonds but I’m wondering if I should find a similar curriculum until he settles into homeschool? I don’t want him to hate homeschool and fall behind if he decides to return to public school. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Rightstart Math? It aligns with common core so it should cover everything your son would need for the grade. It does use part/while circles, which I think are number bonds, but doesn't use them a ton so he might be okay with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 That's tough, I am seeing this to be a common problem. 😞 How comfortable are you teaching math? Are you willing to learn yourself and then teach your child? I would just focus on what you want to teach... 2nd grade isn't that difficult figure out what you want your son to learn and then focus on those. I use SCM Mathematics an Instrument for Living Teaching as a guide to what I should be teaching and focusing on. I love it because it has the kids truly understand what they are learning and not just learning formulas, memorizing facts (without understanding) etc. My son is in 3rd grade this year and I have done this approach with him for the past couple of years and its amazing what they can get if we direct instead of lecture...when they make the connections on their own it will stick and make sense to them. Especially if you are planning on possibly sending him back to school I'd start from the beginning and make sure he understands early concepts because they build on each other! Make it so your kid loves math again...you can do this! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) You might want to read through Cathy Duffy's descriptions. https://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/math Number bonds are just a way of expressing the relationship between addition and subtraction. If he "can't stand" them it's probably because he doesn't understand them. I wouldn't seek out a curriculum that avoids them, but you might want to do some additional teaching and assisting for that part. It might work well to start each day with a number bond warm-up using manipulatives. Just one number bond each day. You should choose something you think you can teach well with. Don't worry about having it be similar. I love math mammoth, but there is less teacher support than some other programs. Math U See, Rightstart, Saxon, Rod & Staff, and Singapore have lots more teacher support. Edited September 16, 2019 by Syllieann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof1 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Beast Academy is good my daughter just started it and she enjoys it. The have sample pages online and the website is really informative. www.beastacademy.com The concept is taught in comic book style and then they have the practice book to work the problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcitedMama Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Math in Focus. It is easy for me to teach as a very math averse person. It teaches really well and should keep him above grade level and proficient in the topics taught in schools if going back is a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsondana Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Singapore Math uses number bonds but doesn't belabor them and doesn't involve tons of drawing (I help at an afterschool program where many of the kids' homework is Eureka). It might feel familiar but not focus on the stuff that he hates...and if you're starting with second grade, there's only a little bit in the beginning - I think they were done with them after that. Eureka always feels like badly implemented Singapore Math to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I used Singapore and really liked it, it had a bit of number bonds early on but not many. Much of the common core math, like @ClemsonDana mentioned, looks like they took a few things from Singapore but didn't understand it, so badly implemented Singapore math. Singapore math is more incremental and logical, we had friends who had biological children who kept up fine after their private school switched from A Beka math to common core, but an adopted child who did not get much protein his first few years before adoption could not keep up with the jumps that were made in common core math, he had been doing fine with A Beka math. If his school does the normal sight words and balanced literacy, you may need to do some nonsense words in addition to normal phonics for reading. My syllables page has some tests at the end, the MWIA will show if you need nonsense words, he should not have a slowdown or miss more phonetic than holistic words, and should not miss more than a 2 - 3 words on either list. http://www.thephonicspage.org/On Reading/syllablesspellsu.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Are you going to deschool? 6 months of playing maths games and reading maths stories would do just as well as a curriculum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 You are probably overwhelmed by the replies in this thread. @kiwik 's suggestion of deschooling and just playing with math is a good one for 2nd grade. There are so many fun ways to cover math. Race to 100: divide a piece of paper into 6 columns, 3 for each of you (representing100s, 10s, 1s columns). Take turns rolling a die (or dice) and adding your rolled number to your previous score. First to 100 wins. Use Cuisinaire rods or dimes/pennies to do the math so they understand carrying 10 ones into the 10s column, 10 10s to 100. Math War: using a deck of cards, each flip up 2 cards. Add, subtract, multiply (whatever you want to work on)the cards. Person with the highest pair wins that round. Rest of "war" rules apply. Cuisenaire air rods.....lots to do with them. Colored rods and base 10 rods. Store: play with $$. Presto Chango is a $$ board game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Other options would be CTC math or Khan academy both online. CTC costs money but is more robust. Khan is free. Oh, or he could take the placement test for Teaching Textbooks - he might place into level 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) On 9/16/2019 at 10:57 PM, Clemsondana said: Singapore Math uses number bonds but doesn't belabor them and doesn't involve tons of drawing (I help at an afterschool program where many of the kids' homework is Eureka). It might feel familiar but not focus on the stuff that he hates...and if you're starting with second grade, there's only a little bit in the beginning - I think they were done with them after that. Eureka always feels like badly implemented Singapore Math to me. On 9/16/2019 at 11:27 PM, ElizabethB said: I used Singapore and really liked it, it had a bit of number bonds early on but not many. Much of the common core math, like @ClemsonDana mentioned, looks like they took a few things from Singapore but didn't understand it, so badly implemented Singapore math. Singapore math is more incremental and logical, we had friends who had biological children who kept up fine after their private school switched from A Beka math to common core, but an adopted child who did not get much protein his first few years before adoption could not keep up with the jumps that were made in common core math, he had been doing fine with A Beka math. If his school does the normal sight words and balanced literacy, you may need to do some nonsense words in addition to normal phonics for reading. My syllables page has some tests at the end, the MWIA will show if you need nonsense words, he should not have a slowdown or miss more phonetic than holistic words, and should not miss more than a 2 - 3 words on either list. http://www.thephonicspage.org/On Reading/syllablesspellsu.html Which edition of SM were you referring to here? Do you still remember any relative strengths of SM that Eureka didn't really do as well in? Edited February 16, 2023 by Malam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rosie_0801 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 43 minutes ago, Malam said: Which edition of SM were you referring to here? Do you still remember any relative strengths of SM that Eureka didn't really do as well in? Start yourself a new thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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