bfw0729 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) I would love to hear what everyone has used for their math-minded kids? Struggling with what to use. This is for my youngest, who is 8. We stick with Right Start (K-2) and Singapore through book 6B and then jump everywhere from Derek Owens to AoPS and even Dolciani and Singapore New Elementary mathematics What math curriculum do you use for your mathy kids? My 8 year old loves math and I'm stuck with what to do. He finished Intensive Practice 3B and I'm starting Intensive Practice 4A. We also work though problems in the Challenge Word Problems. We mostly do that and he just involves math in his daily play and activities. He really loves it. I just don't want to burn him out and has worked through IP pretty easily. He surprised me because he finished IP 3B in 2 months. He started with IP 1A and has worked through the books. They seem to be getting easier - and I'm sure because a lot of the application methods are about the same, so he knows what to expect. I don't want to go too fast, and he enjoys it. Do I just continue with IP and CWP? Edited February 17 by bfw0729 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 We had a similar experience with Singapore. If I were teaching a kid that age now, I'd see if they liked Beast Academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 We switched from Singapore to Beast Academy for my son and he loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 We did a LOT of math. MUS - used this for 2 lessons before my kid ran screaming from it. MEP - lovely. He was very satisfied with the amount of work and puzzles. He burned through levels quickly, though. Right Start - We used 3 levels in less than 2 years. It was expensive and quite a lot of rote work, but not a good fit for motor skills or lesson length. Gattegno Mathematics- fabulous. It was non-traditional, could be done orally, visually, or with as much/little written work as we wanted. He used centimeter graph paper books to keep his written work straight. Supplements: Beast Academy - he was on the tail end of this when it came out, so we mostly bought the books for fun. He's still using Alcumus, though. Life of Fred - very little teaching involved, but he liked the stories. Arithmetiquities - I think I spelled that right. Free pre-algebra "quests" ......With Pizzazz series (Pre-Algebra, Middle School, Algebra...there's quite a few) - self-correcting papers to work on written practice. Calculus for Young People - lovely little book/workbook set Patty Paper Geometry- easy enough for most ages, with different styles of lessons (inquisitive vs. direct teaching) for each new concept 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Both kids loved Miquon to start. DD16 used all six Miquon books from age 4 to age 7. Then we used Singapore Standards Ed for a few years, until I discovered Beast Academy through these forums. She ended to switching to BA and going on with AOPS textbooks. It has been a perfect fit for her. We have not tried their online stuff. DS12 is precisely 4 years younger, so he saw her using Beast Academy. He wrestled his way through 4 Miquon books and then insisted on getting into BA. The time worked out for him to start their 2nd grade stuff. He has also moved into AOPS and is doing well with it. Both my kids cried when they ran out of Beast. I can't recommend it enough, if your kid likes interesting math. It's very challenging, but we like that here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfw0729 Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Thank you so much for this feedback. I have old beast academy books from years ago and pulled out 3C (I only have 3a-3c), and he loved it. He read through and worked on the problems in 3c and did some practice problems. He went through two sections last night and woke up early to work on another section this morning. I thought I had 3d, but I cannot find it. I will order that with the practice book along with 4a. He seemed to understand the problems well. He worked through them with me at first and understood how to do them and then did them on his own. I really appreciate it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFisher Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I would also encourage you to stretch him sideways - using math in different ways - and not just accelerate. baking magnatiles board games card games chess games that involve trading wagering (my mathy kid loves black Jack and wagering on the game of war, but I understand if that’s not something you want to start) ways to explore economics - selling something, tour the bank or a mint read about mathematicians read about math concepts - symmetry, infinity, etc (Kurt Cyrus has a few math picture books that I love) A lot of making involves math: woodworking, knitting, following craft directions from a book Do things that require spatial understanding: following plans, Lego, building 3D stuff, lawn garden stuff like making a garden bed or putting in pavers logic puzzles sudoku (they make smaller sudoku for beginner kids) tinkering… things like marble runs or inventors boxes teach kids to iterate and test, not just answer correctly My vote is to teach a kid to be flexible and a problem solver… not just good at computing, memorizing or following a lesson. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 My son would have done BA if it had been out in time. We streamlined Singapore IP's through level 5 and then at age 8 moved on to AOPS Pre-Algebra. That took a full calendar year. He also read tons of books on the side - Life of Fred, Murderous Maths, The Code Book, Computational Fairytales (there are multiple in that series), Perplexors (logic puzzles) - anything math or puzzle related he loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) My 2E DS11 completed RightStart A-C, Miquon Orange, Singapore IP 2-3, & Living Math Ancients in the PK/K years, then Beast Academy 3-5 & now AOPS PreAlgebra. We’ve also enjoyed a number of mathy novels, games, & supplements along the way. BA / AOPS have been a great fit for him. He isn’t particularly fast, so we use the books at home. He appreciates the discovery method & has developed an excellent frustration tolerance. He’s definitely well-suited to fewer, more rigorous problems. I don’t know that he’ll ever move quickly enough for AOPS’ text-based classes, but after the Intro series of texts I plan to have him take the ones offered here on WTMA. Edited February 22 by Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/17/2024 at 7:42 PM, bfw0729 said: I will order that with the practice book along with 4a. They also have supplemental Puzzle Books for levels 2-4 just for fun 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 If you want something "sideways", check out mathematics: a human endeavor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_miller Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 We are doing Beast Academy for my daughter and she loves it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Hands On Equations Verbal Problems Book is an excellent supplement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan_miller Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Singapore Math & Beast Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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