Cornerstone Classical Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 and you didn't want to start 3rd grade math until August. What would you do for the rest of the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 That's a tough question. I think I would buy some Singapore workbooks to fill the time. They would show her different ways of seeing things and be challenging without going ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Saxon actually runs a grade lower right? I am pretty sure a lot of people use Saxon 1 for Kinder so she's basically finished her 1st grade math and is probably ready for the next level - if you're happy with Saxon I'd probably just move on to Saxon 3. Typically we finish our MUS way too early in the year to wait until fall so I supplement with Singapore - that's always a good option too. Edited January 26, 2009 by Emmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 and you didn't want to start 3rd grade math until August. What would you do for the rest of the year? I'd probably start Saxon 3, and heavily supplement with Singapore's Challenging Word Problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Saxon 3 would have been too hard for my first grader--we needed to take a break part way in second grade. It does start out with lots of review, but I'd probably supplement for a while with Singapore or even Horizons, keeping up with daily fact practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryanne Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 When my ds was in 1st grade and finished Saxon 2 early we worked on Singapore Challenging Word Problems 1 for the rest of the year. He's now in 3rd grade doing Saxon 5/4. Last spring he tested very highly on the word problems portion of the standardized test. I credit working through Singapore Challenging Word problems after completing Saxon each year. Maryanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Equate--It's like Scrabble, but with equations. I would play that with him every day. Fraction, Percent, and Decimal blocks from Lakeshore Learning--I would assign him to play with these for 10 minutes each day. I would tell him the names on them and encourage him to figure out equivalencies. Kapla blocks--I would buy him a really big set, and encourage him to play with them and get used to 3D patterning and equilibrium of forces. Quartermile Math--I would set this up for him to play 3 times per week, to keep up the math facts knowledge that he has already acquired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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