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Full school year...I've done a mix. I've used it alone when one of them was just 4 and was eager to read. With others, I've started at 5 in kindergarten, added beans (for numeral fluency) along with number of the day

Good idea

Yes we've done that!!!! That's actually how they got their gymnastics beam--- through clues!

The top box becomes almost like a big lid and we just lift it up and grab the activity for the day. (The top one is Locked if that makes sense)

Ok, thank you for your quick reply!

@ElaineBeckwith-ge1xc Absolutely! And thanks for watching!

Thanks and thanks for watching!

You got this!!! We moved again just a few months back with 5 kiddos and it was chaotic but writing each "room/section" down and splitting those up between the days left before the move, really helped!!!

You can do it. I did 2900 sf by myself in 2 months. I'm tired a little but determined

I didn't feel like explode the code was enjoyable. I prefer to teach them using some of the phonics apps instead just cause it was so dry but I'm glad it has been working for you! We used them for years with our oldest 2

It depends on the adult. Is it to learn the language or is it someone that is on the spectrum and can really use the games? Yes, I can definitely see it used just the way it is. Right to the point, without the games and all the frill

@@TheBalancedMom Not on the spectrum, they speak fluent English and are smart but it's not their native language. They were from a remote area in the Caribbean and never were schooled.

@bobcee501 this would be a great tool then! English is my second language and I felt like teaching my kiddos taught me the sounds phonetically also!!

This last move we did 1 haul 26 foot and a bunch of cars (from those that came to help us move) BUT truthfully having the 2 huge trucks was waaayy less stressful then having tons of car and trying to configure everything inside each one

Yay! So happy to hear that!

I don't im sorry. I recommend Singapore as it's rigorous and builds a very strong math foundation!

Love that!!! Great way to save for sure!!

Thank you for sharing that! As a math teacher, I am absolutely confident that this approach works for students struggling--- do you know how I know? Because I spent years trying to figure out why the strong math students were strong in math and couldn't figure out why the struggling students couldn't get math to click. My conclusion?The strong math students are wired to move numbers around fluidly while the struggling students aren't taught to do that so it doesn't click until they are taught how to move numbers around and then of course practicing it. I have tutored sooo many struggling students over the years and time and time again, I go in with this approach and things start to click. These struggling kids start to shift numbers like it's no ones business and they become non struggling students in math! It's amazing what a strong math foundation can do in the long run for students!!

Since I work one on one with each of children on math, I don't test them so I actually don't buy the testing books. You can skip them but please know that they are not located in the teacher manual

@@TheBalancedMom okay, thanks so much for your quick reply :)

@jandahomeschools absolutely!

Just dimensions alone is a full curriculum so yes! As a math teacher, it can stand alone without the other Singapore curriculums I shared

Absolutely my pleasure! It was very hard for me also since they have sooo many options!!

I can't remember the home instructors manual but the teachers manual includes the textbook pictures.

Turning it into a game!!! Add some little snack under each word....if she can read it with help, she gets the special snack!!!

Or magnet on each of the words! Then she gets the magnet and puts it on a "on my way to reading" chart with the magnets she gets! Incentives are so important for them!

Your stressful move sounded like ours! We couldn't fit into 2 trucks that were both 26 feet each! Scary!!! And then our last move, we ran out of time packing and just had everyone grab and go ... We loaded a 26 foot truck this last time ....13 cars/vans completely packed and a few trailer loads with a bunch of my van loaded for anoether few weeks before. It was the worst, most disorganized move all because we were so focused on remodeling the house we moved into! Totally understand you!!!

You can do it! We just moved again 2 weeks ago and are settling in to the new home but man, this last move was more challenging!

Oh man!!! We literally just moved today again so I absolutely feel you! Moving takes sooo much work!!! Best of luck!!!!!!

I. Doing the same thing. Yuck

Best of luck to you! You got this!

I started at 4 and 5 but I actually regretted starting it at 4 the first time around even though she was an early reader. I started at 5 with the next 2 kiddos and using it again now in the fall with our 5 year old. If you start it with a 4 year old, just go slowly!!

@@TheBalancedMomGood to know! I actually tried the first lesson today with my son and he’s about 4.25. He responded really positively and was able to follow along. We got through every task except the last one in Lesson 1. He goes “okay, I’m done.” lol But he has been asking me teach him to read and do school and learn for maybe a month now so he seems receptive.

@@TheBalancedMomI also searched online for free printable pdfs for the book and found a couple. Someone has a really good set for every lesson for $12.99 but I think we’ll just try going through the book for now with flash cards I found for free.

@gracechiang7881 I started when my little man was but didn't do 1 lesson a day while with my oldest, I stuck to 1 lesson a day and that was my mistake because they were both just 4. With my other 2, waited until they were 5 and they kept up with a faster pace of about 1/day

Yes to both of your questions. Math is like learning a new language-- they really need the practice and truthfully, dimensions doesn't have the typical repetitive problems over and over as you see in many curriculums.

Yes to dimensions. And yes to all the problems. They don't have tons of practice like some of the other curriculum we've used where they have 30 practice problems for a lesson. Each problem is designed differently from the previous one

Yes I do!

Yes to both!

@@TheBalancedMom thank you!

No, I do not.

Oh I wish I did!!! I have an 8th grader also who is currently doing my algebra curriculum but I don't have any recs since I haven't looked into high school math curriculum

No not at all!!

Am isn't a sight word. It's just sounded as short vowel sound "a" and "m". I don't teach sight words until they know how to read phonetically (with the exception of "the"

No I haven't

We couldn't leave our stuff behind

I don't have any. We just do games. I introduce it as "just like animals make a sound, so do letters. We want to learn the sounds the letter make so we can learn to read"

I have used math in focus with students that I tutored and it's also a great curriculum! Still uses Singapore math so I believe it would be a smooth transition. I would look into math in focus to make sure that 7th grade is really pre-algebra while 8th should be a full algebra class.

I enjoy the real world to be more involved in math. For example, when students learn about focal points... I like them to create their own parabolic "cooking tool" to cook hotdogs on it using the mathematical focal points not just read about it. I thought they can do better with that and include more discovery lessons instead of telling the "rule".

Yes... You can also fill the page with cheerios or whatever else you'd like them to munch on and if they get it right, they can to eat it!!

You can also write the sounds on the board And when you say the sound they have to run up to the board and erase the sound!!

What print out pack? Do you mean the workbook?

On the website there is a home educstors pint out pack. There is also a home educstors guide and a teaching guide. Is there a difference?

The teaching guide will say things like "have your students....." So it's set up for a classroom while the home one is made for teaching at home. I would highly recommend you get one or the other... I used the teacher guide but that's because I wanted to see how they set it up for a classroom and I tweaked to my own children. But the home educators guide is wonderful in giving parents the tools they need to actually teach the lessons!!

We didast year and was going to continue with our 3rd grader but we switched to focus on more specific components. I really wanted the kids to get experience with finding mistakes and fixing them so I found a workbook that included that.

Yea--- if you go to our videos, I have one for it

@TheBalancedMom I did end up finding it thank you! That's the older math version, will you be making one on the newest version? Thanks.

I'll have to check if anyone local has it so I can take a look at the newest one!

@TheBalancedMom thank you so much! I'd love input on it from someone that knows what they are talking about and seems like you do! 😆

Absolutely!!

You're welcome!

Thanks for sharing! Maybe someone else will use your tip!! We stopped using it a while back

Home instructors set is more geared towards a non classroom so that's what I would recommend. The dimensions edition and primary edition are both good and solid ones!

@@TheBalancedMom thank you❤️

Sure thing!

My pleasure!

I don't think it'll be as beneficial for the child with only the teacher manual

I think 6th and 7th is a harder transition to Singapore without having the younger years under their belt. They may still transition well if they are stronger math students but I think Singapore has SUCH a strong program in the early years and I don't think they're older grades are as good. It grew exponentially in difficulty and personally, I think it's too much daily. I would recommend moving the you get ones but I'm not sure what program to recommend for the older ones, because I switch to 1 semester of pre-algebra from math you see and then I use my own curriculum for algebra and higher up

@@TheBalancedMom thank you for your quick response! I think I may definitely switch the younger ones. They have used Mathseeds which is a bit similar to Singapore in some ways.. I took a look at placement tests and I think that if I switched my 5th grader, she would need to start with 4a. We could definitely speed through some of it. As for my 6th and 7th graders, do you think Math U See could be a good fit for them? If I can't figure this out, it looks like I may end up keeping them with CTC and using Math Mammoth for extra practice since I already have the CD.

I would continue with CTC and the extra practice---- just cause it's not worth switching to math you see for the a few years and I wouldn't necessarily recommend higher level math you see because it's so simple and lacks the rigor

I started when my oldest was 4 BUT I felt like that's too young now when I look back. I'd start when child is 4 and only do 1 a week or 1-2 lessons for a few weeks to really slow it down. I would even push waiting until 5 and still going slowly because school can really burn these kiddos out when they are start sooo young. But if you do plenty of games and such 1 lesson a week is great for such a young child

Ours too-- glad to hear that!!

Oh neat!! I took a break for a few months from it as I launched my cottage bakery but will be back shortly--- will need to check it out! Thanks!

@@TheBalancedMom cool! A bakery!