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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Singapore Math (Primary in particular) is very popular with homeschoolers. Saxon, yes, but also Right Start Mathematics, Art of Problem Solving, Math Mammoth, and Math with Confidence.

All of these options will be as good — or MUCH better — than what is offered in public schools.[/quote]

I’m not a homeschooler, but I’m very familiar with those curricula with the exception of math with confidence. They are very different from each other, and art of problem solving is not a k-5 program as the others are. I’m assuming math with confidence is for elementary students.

Saxon is similar to how we learned math in the 80’s. Lots and lots of problems requiring a lot of writing, repetitive and builds on itself (spiral not mastery), few manipulatives. Right start is much more conceptual, has an entire kit of manipulatives, spiral as well. Math mammoth is very inexpensive, mastery not spiral, so there is less review, has crammed pages that look very busy, incremental. Singapore math is very conceptual, uses bar diagrams extensively, mastery not spiral, easier to accelerate.

Math in focus is based on Singapore math primary, and both my kids used it in elementary school. It’s an Americanized version and I didn’t like it as much as the original because it seemed “lighter”.

Another popular one among homeschoolers is math-u-see, which has few word problems and is heavy on manipulatives.

Art of problem solving covers pre-algebra and beyond, and is very very very conceptual and likes to draw from competition math for questions. I’m using the geometry book now for my kid, and whew, it’s heavy.

Some are easier to teach than others. Math u see, math mammoth and Saxon are more open and go, and Singapore and right start requires you to prepare for each lesson.

I’m going to make a plug for my favorite pre-k through 3rd grade curriculum, which is miquon math. It is very different than any other curriculum and is centered around cuisenaire rods and allows kids to discover math concepts through exploration. It’s very conceptual and fluid and a little weird, so it doesn’t appeal to people who want more straight forward math. [/quote]

Beast Academy is Art of Problem Solving’s elementary program.[/quote]

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