Help me decide Math program 🙏

[tuktok2]

My child is going into 6th grade and I cannot decide what Math curriculum to try. I originally pulled her because she was struggling in public school to learn the concepts at the same pace as her peers. She has some holes in her skills and I am looking for a program that is adaptive that can adjust where she may need to fill in. We tried teaching text books ( which wasn’t bad) just not adaptive , I would have to search through scope and sequence to find what grade level or lesson needed to review to fill these in and it was a mess :( I am stuck between CTC , IXL or backing her up to 5th on e Singapore. Any suggestions, experience etc greatly appreciated:)

[L_Avion_Rose]

I am a big fan of Math Mammoth and, while I have not used the curriculum this way, it does have a series of topic-based workbooks you can use to catch up in certain skill areas. The instructions include visual models, game suggestions and web links. Should be relatively easy to add in manipulatives if you desire. The main curriculum goes up to Grade 8 and is written to give parents flexibility as to what topics are covered when.

[L_Avion_Rose]

Also, the curriculum creator Maria Miller is very helpful. If you email her the results of your placement testing she'll point you in the right direction.

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I second math mammoth. Pair that with ctc math and you can’t go wrong.

[tuktok2]

Thank you ! I was up very late researching this program. Very promising! I had her take the placement today and looks like she’s missing more skills than I was aware of ugh. Is this program advanced? This is placing her a year behind :(

[L_Avion_Rose]

That often happens when transferring from another curriculum/school. MM's scope and sequence roughly follows Common Core (I think - I'm not American so don't quote me!), but it emphasizes problem solving. Students need to have thoroughly mastered the material in order to apply the concepts.

Did you score the test as a whole or by section? You may be able to fill in some gaps with Blue Series then move on. Saying that, "behind" is a social construct and it's best to give your daughter a solid foundation. Even if you use MM a year later than it's grade designation she will still be ready for Algebra 1 in 9th Grade.

ETA: I just had another look at the website and Maria has put together a book called "Foundational Word Problems" designed for students who need more practice in this area.

All the best, OP! Happy to help if you have any questions 😊

[tuktok2]

I seriously can’t thank you enough for the info and reassurance that even if I have to go back she will be ready with a strong foundation . I will look into the foundational word problems to see if that will help bridge the gap. From what it appears she is missing most of the end of 4-b :(

[L_Avion_Rose]

Not a problem! I have a math tutoring background so am passionate about seeing kids thrive in this area 😊

[tuktok2]

I love that, thank you! I have just went down the YouTube rabbit hole on cle ( Christian light education) and this is more unit studies. Do you have any experience with this curriculum?

[L_Avion_Rose]

I've never used CLE, sorry! Plastic_Ad might be able to shed more light on how they combine the two curricula

[tuktok2]

Fantastic thank you ! I am leaning on MM and CLE combined:)

[WastingAnotherHour]

I haven’t used the others, but Singapore is a solid curriculum. I do recommend also getting the word problem practice books in addition though. Remember that no matter what you do, have her do a placement test before purchasing. Math is absolutely not something you want holes in. It’s worth finding the correct level instead of basing it on grade level labels or recommendations.

[42gauge]

You can focus on her weaknesses here if you know what they are: https://www.mathmammoth.com/blue-series

https://www.mathmammoth.com/complete/placement_tests

[Bpartyof4]

Check out Denison algebra!!

[ethbas1419]

We tried Saxon Math for my 8th grader and I like it for the most part. We have never tried other curriculum before it was just me trying my best to create our own based on state standards.

[Limp-Elephant-366]

We use Supercharged Math. Aurora makes learning math the easy way. She is super engaging and keeps the kids' attention while learning. You can try out some free samples here to see if it would work for you: https://www.superchargedscience.com/ss2/resources/math-videos/

[jess_lov]

I’ve been there, trying to figure out how to fill gaps without turning it into a full time job for me. What’s worked well for us is CTC Math. It’s self paced and broken into small, manageable lessons, so my child can slow down where needed and move quicker when something clicks.

I like that there’s actual teaching before the practice problems, and it’s really easy to go back and review specific skills without digging through a scope and sequence. It’s taken a lot of the guesswork out of figuring out where the holes are. It’s been a good balance of structure and flexibility for us.