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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good question OP.

DD is in 4th grade, and still no sign of a textbook.

I would like to peruse (not just single worksheets that come home now and then) to have an understanding of what's being taught and what's she's expected to understand.  I feel like the goal is to keep the parents in the dark as long as possible, and direct them to meaningless edu-speak pricey brochures when they have questions.
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You could start by looking at the curriculum guide for fourth grade.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/elementary/parentguides/english/ParentGuideGrade4.pdf

(I don't think that &quot;Multiply any whole number by a 2- or 3-digit factor.&quot; is meaningless edu-speak; do you?)

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While I have learned to decipher the stuff that MCPS hands out :-)   ... they give me a headache and they do confuse at first.

Here is what I would do.  I would email the teacher and ask her to name which textbook they are using.  They will say that they are not using any one resource....which is true in a sense...but see if she will relent (at least for Maths) and give you the name of some textbook.

Then - search at Amazon.com for that textbook - go through the reviews and if something better is being recommended...buy it 2nd hand (&gt;$10)...You will have something to teach your child at home with.

I have used Houghton Mifflin Math Textbooks for 3rd grade, and found that they were in synch with what was being taught.  Especially the current vocabulary (Math Terms) being used in the school.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=math+houghton+mifflin

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