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Thank you, TrueGRIT and Nealewill, for your kind responses. I appreciate the encouragement! I had not looked ahead to see that algebra is the next step after 6B. I can't imagine that he would be ready for that in 7th grade. So I think we will take some time to really cement his math fact practice an...

My 11 (soon to be 12) y/o ds used Singapore Math 5A/5B for 5th grade last year (he has used SM from 1A). He struggled, particularly in 5A, and I supplemented with the Extra Practice book as needed, but he pulled off 85% or better on his practice and review pages. 5B seemed to go smoother for him, sc...

A year ago, I was concerned about my 9 yo ds's writing. He has really progressed, so now we have almost the opposite problem. While creative writing is still a challenge for him, he is enjoying the written history narrations each week. We are in unit 24 of PHFHG. Today he was asked to write 3-5 sent...

Thank you all for your insightful replies. I am just reading these after a busy weekend with house guests and car shopping. There are some great suggestions here to consider. I love the reminders that these are skills to grow into... I need to be hit on the head with that sometimes. I will talk abou...

Hi, I have been reading the boards for the past 3-4 years, and can usually find an answer that helps me, but right now I'm stumped. My 8 yo ds is on week 27 of BHFHG after completing LHFHG and BLHFHG. He is enjoying Cheerful cursive, R&S 2 grammar and started dictation a few weeks ago. He easily rea...