Please tell me about Right Start Mathematics. - Page 2

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by True Blue

I think it depends. I don't really fully use anything else. I do have a Singapore workbook for word problems...just to mix it up for us, really. I thought it would be good for DS to have some extra problems, and also for days when I am too busy to do a sit-down lesson, I can pull out a workbook for some practice instead..because, as mentioned before, RS is teacher-intensive.

Teacher intensive beacuse you are activly doing the game / lesson with them -- or in prep work ....


How "hard" is it for the parent -- that is to learn the games and so on?

umsami -- thanks -- DS1 is 4 .. and i am looking soe for something fun and non-written ... he is not writting his numbers yet or ready to -- we'd be going slowly -- as you say "playing math a couple times a week" and would spend 3 semesters, i think, on Whatever we choose to star with -- maybe traistioning in fall of 11 when he is "kindy".

[umsami]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

umsami -- thanks -- DS1 is 4 .. and i am looking soe for something fun and non-written ... he is not writting his numbers yet or ready to -- we'd be going slowly -- as you say "playing math a couple times a week" and would spend 3 semesters, i think, on Whatever we choose to star with -- maybe traistioning in fall of 11 when he is "kindy".

I think A would be perfect for you.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by umsami

I think A would be perfect for you.

thanks

[sbgrace]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

Teacher intensive beacuse you are activly doing the game / lesson with them -- or in prep work ....


How "hard" is it for the parent -- that is to learn the games and so on?

It's only teacher intensive because you are in on every part of the lesson with them. It's not something they do on their own. But no prep. Everything is clearly laid out and scripted (this is what you show, what you do and even what you say).

[lorrielink]

I believe they also have a video on how to play several of the card games. I think you can buy a package deal with the cards,book,video and abacus.

[Morgan's mama]

Originally Posted by umsami

Yes. Everything in level A is repeated in Level B. Level A is a much gentler pace... which was probably better for us, but still I know a lot of Mamas who do Level B over two years. He was 4 when we started and turned 5 shortly after. I will tell you we were really sporadic with it. 2-3 lessons/week. I wanted it to be a gentle, introduction to Math. You'll find some Mamas on the RightStart group will go through 5 or more lessons per week, so they finish very quickly. WE would do 2-3 max...and then do games and such throughout. It worked really well for us. (RightStart Group is the RightStart Yahoo Group)

I'm curious, if B is a repeat of level A, will dd need to even continue on to B after level A? After dd completes A, should she just jump to level C? Am I being very confusing, like "Who's on first?"

[umsami]

Originally Posted by Morgan's mama

I'm curious, if B is a repeat of level A, will dd need to even continue on to B after level A? After dd completes A, should she just jump to level C? Am I being very confusing, like "Who's on first?"

B has everything that A has... plus more depth. I don't see one ever skipping from A to C. If you go the website, I think they tell you what's covered in each. From what I remember:

A = Kindergarten
B = 1st
C = 2nd
D = 3rd
etc.

[Momma Aimee]

i can't find a scope and sequence for the levels?

Do you have to buy the manual to get that.

I found this:

Basic premises incorporated into the RightStart Mathematics curriculum:

• Designed for the child to discover math.
• The two-sided AL abacus, grouped in fives and tens, for visualizing quantities.
• Minimum counting, not used to find the facts.
• The "math way" of counting (for example, 2-ten 3 for 23) used for a limited time.
• Work in the hundreds (Level A / Kindergarten) and thousands (Level B / First Grade) to help understand place value.
• Part-whole circles used for problem solving.
• Two-digit addition and subtraction done mentally.
• Four-digit subtraction and multiplication in Level C / Second Grade.
• Fractions introduced early with the linear model.
• Understanding and problem solving stressed throughout.
• Daily lesson plans for the teacher and consummable workbooks for the child.
• Worksheets all include the new Game Log to help you track card games played.
• Geometry introduced early and continued with drawing boards in Levels C / Second Grade and beyond.

Samplers of the various RightStart Mathematics homeschool level manual and classroom grade manuals are available for download.


Each manual will need required manipulatives. Download a detailed graph to review what is needed for each level.

which ia general thing -- but nothing broken down by skills or tasks for each level ....

[umsami]

I know I saw it somewhere. Let me search around.

[umsami]

OK.. found it.. you have to click on the samples for the levels you're interested in... and then you'll find it.

For example, Level B...
http://www.alabacus.com/Downloads/RS...er%2002-08.pdf

and look at pages 9-13


Level A...
http://www.alabacus.com/Downloads/RS...er%2002-08.pdf

pages 9-11

Etc.

[Momma Aimee]

thanks so much

just want i was looking for