Kindergarten-ish Math?

[mysticmomma]

I'm looking into Right Start Math right now. My dd is completely bored out of her mind with Math U See. She hates the manipulatives, and there is waaaay too much repetition for her.

Any rec's for some faster paced, less repetitive math curriculum?

Trisha

[cmoma]

We are doing Singapore. I went with it for my 1st grader because I was told and from what I could tell it was faster paced and less repetitive, so far so good.

[mysticmomma]

I've heard singapore described as very repetitive... or was that saxon... TOO MANY NAMES!

[kgianforti]

Originally Posted by mysticmomma

I've heard singapore described as very repetitive... or was that saxon... TOO MANY NAMES!

I would say Saxon is the repetitive program, not Singapore.

We are also using Singapore with my K kiddo and finished 1a the other week. I would check out Singapore.

[MyLittleWonders]

I would also recommend Singapore for K.

[umsami]

I did RightStart Level A with my 4 year old. It was a total success. We took it very slow... maybe 2-3 lessons per week, plus playing games. It worked really well for us as there wasn't a lot of writing. I just purchased Level B, and if money is tight, many Moms buy B and then drag it out for two years. I don't regret buying A though. I loved the variety of manipulatives... tally sticks (a.k.a. popsicle sticks), colored square tiles, abacus, various cards showing both finger counting (hands), dots, tally sticks, etc. It really worked well for both DS1 and DS2.

I liked Singapore as well, but at the time DS1 just wasn't ready for worksheets as he didn't have the finger strength for writing. It is much cheaper, though.

(Oh, and yes, Saxon is the repetitive one. They're now in public school and doing Saxon. )

[tankgirl73]

I'm doing RightStart A with my almost 4yo. Like umsami, we're taking it slow because she's young, but she is ready for K-level math and loves it.

If your kindy kid needs something more fast-paced, she may be ready for RS B (both A and B are entry-level courses, in fact B was the original first level and A was added later for younger kids). Or if not quite ready for B, you could move quickly through A where it's too easy for her -- I wouldn't skip anything in RS completely, because so much of it is different from how we would traditionally approach it and it's setting up patterns for future payoffs... but you can skim through stuff that she gets right away, skip some repetition, play fewer games if she gets it, do 2 lessons in one day, etc.

[LemonPie]

Math Mammoth turned out to be a really good fit for us here. You can try it out for pretty cheap, too. I think the addition workbook is $3.25 and it gives you a pretty good idea of how the rest of the curriculum works.

[lonegirl]

We just do Domino Math....he writes the number each side has and then writes the total....very simple but he loves it....it is great for him to practice printing his numbers and doing actual addition. http://www.first-school.ws/theme/pri...inoes-math.htm

[frugalmama]

MCP is good - maybe a page or two for most topics. It'st not writing intensive either.

We're using it and LOVE it.

[mysticmomma]

what is mcp?

[LianneM]

We're doing RS Math A and we usually do 2-3 lessons at a time (5.5yo - I got it when he was 4 and while he was interested, he didn't want to do school consistently so I just held off until he was ready.) My son loves playing the games - that is why I went with RS, b/c I knew he was the type to learn best with games.

[yippityskippity]

McRuffy Math K - moves quickly and it's a spiral, so it's not the same thing every day. It's the easiest curriculum ever to teach and includes games to reinforce concepts, as well as activities to enhance visual spatial skills (copying pattern block and centimeter cube designs, stuff like that).

My bright, mathy K'er loves this program.

[frugalmama]

Originally Posted by mysticmomma

what is mcp?

Modern Curriculum Press. If you type MCP Math K into Amazon search it should pop right up as that's where I got my books from.

[kristin0713]

We started this year with RightStart Level A. My DD is 4.5. It is a fabulous curriculum and you can totally go at your own pace--a few lessons a week or more than one a day. I can't say enough good things about it. I just love the whole philosophy and approach and I am so, so confident that this program is going to give my kids REAL math skills and understanding in the long run.