This video is what made me decide on getting level A for my oldest for next year. There's a lot of good options out there but we need something very basic and to the point. I get overwhelmed easily, and she gets distracted easily but loves math and needs repetition. I believe this will be a good fit for both of us.
Hi and thanks for this video! It is so helpful! I am wondering if you found the Teacher's Guides to be necessary, or is there enough instruction in the student books? I am looking at starting midway through level C and then continuing into level D, as we did not get through some of the level C topics in the 3rd grade curriculum we used in our homeschool this year. Thanks in advance!
I know enough of the basics of math that I didn't need the teacher manuals. In the student books I was able to work with the child if they needed more one on one. I also only ever went to book C and then switched to Saxon 54 after that. Hope this helps!
Being that you also use saxon, how would u compare this math to it? I am looking for math for my 1st and 3rd graders and right now it seems to be a toss up between math u see and saxon. It is hard to find math anymore that is not common core so I am so excited I came across your video.
Hello! I start with these three from MCP. They are consumable, whereas the Saxon are ones are textbooks so you have to copy the problems separately. In terms of user friendly, I think I liked the more master type approach of MCP for younger years, and Saxon does a lot of spiral learning. Master meaning that once you learn a concept, you move on, and Saxon weaves a lot of the same concepts over and over throughout their lessons. So after these three, we move to Saxon 54 and 65, and then we start Math U See Fractions. I didn't move to Math U See for 4th and 5th grade because I didn't like how they taught multiplication, as @Educational Roots shared. And I could still teach from that. Saxon was made as a classroom textbook with a teacher that probably knows what they are talking about. I don't understand as well and so Math U See was more user friendly for Student/Parent to learn *WITH the videos. Hope that helps!
It was actually a recommendation from my friend who is brilliant in math and actually has a type of school that teaches highschool homeschool students in math and science because that is such a struggle for many. So, how this works, we use these three books, then go to Saxon 5/4 and 6/5 and then transition into Math U See Fractions, pre-algebra, algebra and so on. The reason I do the two SAXONS is because I learned from Educational Roots channel, that Math U See has a different way of learning how to multiply. I can teach from Saxon 5/4 and 6/5 without any problem and we own these books, so just continue with them. I hope that makes sense!
This video is what made me decide on getting level A for my oldest for next year. There's a lot of good options out there but we need something very basic and to the point. I get overwhelmed easily, and she gets distracted easily but loves math and needs repetition. I believe this will be a good fit for both of us.
How come you don’t stay with MCP for multiplication, division and fractions before moving to Mathusee?
i love these also! yours look just like mine, no back and no front but all the good stuff is inside lol
Hi and thanks for this video! It is so helpful! I am wondering if you found the Teacher's Guides to be necessary, or is there enough instruction in the student books? I am looking at starting midway through level C and then continuing into level D, as we did not get through some of the level C topics in the 3rd grade curriculum we used in our homeschool this year. Thanks in advance!
I know enough of the basics of math that I didn't need the teacher manuals. In the student books I was able to work with the child if they needed more one on one. I also only ever went to book C and then switched to Saxon 54 after that. Hope this helps!
@@SodbusterLiving Thank you, that was helpful!
Thank you for doing this! I've been considering it for my daughter...
I hope this helped make that decision for you! I really like it when videos like this can show me if it will be a good fit or not!
Do you use the Teacher's Manuel?
I do not. I can teach this younger grade without it.
Being that you also use saxon, how would u compare this math to it? I am looking for math for my 1st and 3rd graders and right now it seems to be a toss up between math u see and saxon. It is hard to find math anymore that is not common core so I am so excited I came across your video.
Hello!
I start with these three from MCP. They are consumable, whereas the Saxon are ones are textbooks so you have to copy the problems separately.
In terms of user friendly, I think I liked the more master type approach of MCP for younger years, and Saxon does a lot of spiral learning. Master meaning that once you learn a concept, you move on, and Saxon weaves a lot of the same concepts over and over throughout their lessons.
So after these three, we move to Saxon 54 and 65, and then we start Math U See Fractions. I didn't move to Math U See for 4th and 5th grade because I didn't like how they taught multiplication, as @Educational Roots shared. And I could still teach from that. Saxon was made as a classroom textbook with a teacher that probably knows what they are talking about. I don't understand as well and so Math U See was more user friendly for Student/Parent to learn *WITH the videos.
Hope that helps!
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So if I read correctly, you transitioned from this to math u see. Why did you switch? And do you see Math u see as a better fit for your child?
It was actually a recommendation from my friend who is brilliant in math and actually has a type of school that teaches highschool homeschool students in math and science because that is such a struggle for many. So, how this works, we use these three books, then go to Saxon 5/4 and 6/5 and then transition into Math U See Fractions, pre-algebra, algebra and so on. The reason I do the two SAXONS is because I learned from Educational Roots channel, that Math U See has a different way of learning how to multiply. I can teach from Saxon 5/4 and 6/5 without any problem and we own these books, so just continue with them. I hope that makes sense!