I'm wondering if the math games/ideas Carrie has included for each day can still be used if we're not using Singapore. My son is actually about halfway through his 1st grade Saxon math, even though he's just finishing up K, and will continue on with that through next year. (I bought the level 1 book by mistake thinking it was the first level, but stuck with it once I realized he was doing so well with it) I am anticipating finishing his curriculum by December if we keep working the way we have. We've been going slowly, but I still think we'll finish the 60-some lessons by then. Would it be appropriate to just use the suggestions in the manual for his math the rest of the year or should I go on to his level 2 book? I want to make sure he doesn't 'lose' any concepts, but I'm not sure he'll be ready to move on at that point....so far he's doing great. Anyway, I hope this is clear.
Any ideas or suggestions for what I should do?
For those who are familiar with what we're using (or were planning to use) and may be confused, we have decided to use
Beyond with him instead of
LHFHG and go through it over 1.5 to 2 years. We think this will work better for us over all b/c it will enable us to go more slowly with him and know he's still at an appropriate level, rather than moving through
LHFHG at regular pace and struggling to get ALL the kids' schooling in each day. That's been a problem in the past, and with a toddler, and then a newborn arriving in the fall I expect it could again be a little hairy.
Anyway, I would so appreciate any insight.
Kathleen