vwsmith Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) I switched math programs a couple of years ago to Math Mammoth. To be safe and make sure there were no gaps, I set my son up 2 levels behind. He has quickly gone through the levels and is about to finish 6B. Here is my issue...with our schedule I need him to start Algebra this coming fall so that he can fit in all of the high school math he needs to fit in. Can I skip Math Mammoth 7 and go directly into Algebra? Or can I pick and choose some concepts to go over in the summer from MM 7A/B like a mini-course to get him set up for Algebra? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Edited January 20, 2020 by vwsmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 You'll probably want the section on integer arithmetic before algebra. I wouldn't skip the probability and statistics chapter either, but I think it could be done concurrently with algebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco_Clark Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) I would get the test book for grade 7 or one of the new supplemental review books for the summer, and make sure you aren't creating any gaps. I think it's unlikely you can do without an entire year of math, but MM is also pretty repetitive year to year and includes a fair amount of review and baby stepping. I bet you could skip half or more of it, assuming a strong foundation. When I had a child that I was trying to fill holes with I had her "test out" of chapters by doing the final test (we just bought the test book). If she got atleast 80% we went ahead to the next test. If there was a specific sub-concept she didn't understand (all 20% she missed was one section) I taught it right there. If she got under 80% I bought the dark blue book for that concept and we went over it. This was a 4th grader who had to review grades 1-3 (adopted) so quite a bit younger, but it worked well. She did all three grades in a year and then settled into a normal pace in 5th grade. She had a LOT of holes, severe aversion to math, and a learning disorder to boot so if she could do a year in 4 months you definitely can. Edited January 22, 2020 by Coco_Clark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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