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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP and I am so very grateful for the beast academy suggestion!! I have mostly found Kumon and Khan academy and neither approach has sounded right for her. (She has a fine memory but I want her to start understanding that numbers are conveying meaning about the real world and this looks like it has that goal.)

And, I totally agree that starting with 1st grade will make sense. It's those building blocks that seem so lacking. (Which isn't surprising given that 1st grade was about 20 minutes of math 4 days a week from school.)

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OP, I think Beast Academy level 2 would be a fine place to start, as they start working on place value very quickly which will help her build a lot of number sense and connect the dots. Again, I highly recommend you sitting next to her to help guide her whenever she gets frustrated/stuck, as very, very, few kids could truly handle BA on their own. It sounds hard, but it really is not (assuming you can understand elementary school math, even if it's presented at a challenging level like BA does. Worst case you have selected hints to the tougher questions, as well as full solutions in the back of each BA workbook). BA is by far the most difficult elementary program out there, but it can lead to huge rewards if used correctly. If you start slow and gentle and guide her thinking by asking questions when she gets stuck, you will find that at some point she will start to get it, and later on down the line she will be able to do more of it with confidence and independence, with less guidance from you. This is what I've done with my kid and has worked out beautifully so far (and I admit, as an already avid math fan, I've learned some new techniques myself!).[/quote]

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