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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Math[/b]:

For my 5th grader we're using Math in Focus 5 next year (purchased curriculum, done with me), and Beast Academy 4 and 5 (online).

I pulled my 5th grader out in the middle of 4th grade, about 3 months before covid.  His school was using MiF, and it was working well, so we just kept going.  I feel like the end of fifth grade is a natural stopping point, so we'll stick with it until then, and then reconsider if he's still at home.  I like MiF, and it's a good fit, but I wouldn't start it fresh for a kid in 5th.

Here's the link for [b]Math in Focus.[/b] (Note: I'm linking "Christianbook" as the website, because their prices are often good.  But everything I suggest is secular unless I say otherwise)

https://www.christianbook.com/focus-singapore-approach-grade-5-student/9780547549347/pd/549347?event=CPOF

Here are some other programs we looked at

[b]Beast Academy[/b]  https://beastacademy.com/

(can be online or purchased curriculum) -- lots of puzzles, which my kid likes, but it's written for gifted kids, and goes too fast for him.  So we do the MiF lessons first, and then follow up with Beast Academy

[b]Math Mammoth 5[/b] https://www.mathmammoth.com/complete-curriculum.php

My 8th grader uses this series and I really like it.  I think it would be easier to switch into this than into Math in Focus.

[b]Horizon Math 5[/b] (Christian). https://www.christianbook.com/horizons-math-grade-5-complete/9781580959001/pd/59008?event=ESRCG

Solid program, I decided I didn't want religion in my math book

[b]Saxon Math 65[/b] https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/saxon-math/saxon-math-65?search=saxon%20math%2065&search_term=saxon%20math%2065

Breaks math into tiny steps, which is really helpful for some kids.  I think my 5th grader would get bored, and when he's bored he's no fun to teach.

[b]Khan Academy[/b] https://www.khanacademy.org/

All online, and can be pretty student directed.  I think it wouldn't hold my 5th grader's attention.  It's perfect for my 7th grader, because kids are different.

[b]Life of Fred[/b] (Christian).

Weird funny curriculum that's written like a novel.  Totally different sequence than public schools.  My 7th grader loves it, but he'll never go back to public school, so I don't care about the sequence issue.  Not enough explanation for some kids, and too weird for other kids.  Every so often some weird religious or libertarian thing pops up.

[b]
Art of Problem Solving.[/b] https://artofproblemsolving.com/

Has books you can do by yourself, and online classes.  Doesn't start until preAlgebra so it's not for most 5th graders, and it moves super fast.  Another thing that my 7th grader loves.

[b]Math U See [/b] (Christian) 
https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/math-u-see?search=math%20u%20see&search_term=math%20u%20see

This is really concrete and hands on.  I might choose it with a kid who needed significant remediation, or if I knew I was homeschooling K-12.  I wouldn't choose it for a learner with solid grade level skills who will go back to public in the future (that's my kid, and I think yours) because it's out of sequence, and doesn't have enough higher level thinking.

Another option would be to continue with what APS uses which is this:

https://www.hmhco.com/programs/math-expressions

You could hire a tutor to do any of those with your kid.

I have to go, but I'll come back and do other subjects, unless you tell me that you only want a certain kind of resources. [/quote]

Wow, thank you!  I would love to learn more about other subjects as well.  You are amazing![/quote]

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