Complete Kit 1994: 1st Edition

Saxon Math 3 reinforces learning in a number of ways: > daily rote memorization and timed drills ensure your child has their multiplication, addition, and subtraction facts down cold > manipulatives (sold separately) for kinetic, hands-on learning Manipulative Kit for Saxon Math K-3 > brief, instructive lessons with cumulative practice > daily oral practice with math concepts (dates, time, elapsed time, counting coins, calendar) > a story problem every day > written tests AND oral tests The Saxon Math 3 homeschool kit comes with a spiral-bound lesson book (132 lessons), two books of worksheets (roughly two drills and worksheet per lesson), written assessments, oral assessments, timed math-fact drill papers (addition, subtraction, multiplication mostly), cardboard flashcards and paper-cut-out manipulatives, a daily "meeting book" (for exploring date/weather concepts, charting and graphing, number lines and skip counting tables), and grading sheets. Along with this, we have the Saxon Math manipulatives (good for kindergarten through third graders, and up -- even older kids like to play with the "math toys". Manipulative Kit for Saxon Math K-3 We are off cycle for the school year -- we are doing this on our own time with a younger child who is ready for more math. So one of the things you notcie is the calendar book is geared for an August-June school year... it would be better (for homeschoolers) for the printer to leave the month names blank for the students to fill in. The grading sheets have been a trick to figure out (in the same way as Saxon Math 2 for homeschoolers) -- the set includes grading sheets for an entire class of children, rather than just the one (or two) children most homeschool families might be instructing. So you use one measly line of the grading sheet for your child. Again, this is not a deal-breaker, but seems like a lazy adaptation of these materials for homeschoolers. The assessments (oral and written), timed drills, and daily practice worksheets have been great. The lessons are clear and easy to do. And sometimes fun! We like using the manipulatives. This was a good purchase. Most lessons have TWO timed drills to complete, one addition/subtraction and one multiplication/division. Either you can do the one your child needs to practice, or you can do both as a matter of routine, or you can have the child beat a former-best time. The grade sheets give you space to write the number of problems correct, but not the best time, so we altered them. Everything comes three-hole punched, so we keep it in a three-ring binder. Fairly cheap and easy to use. Good results -- the concepts stick with the child. Each lesson takes less than 45 minutes, including all drill/worksheets.

I am on the second child using Saxon Math K and using Saxon Math 1 for our oldest. We have enjoyed them. As mentioned another review, you do need to make graphs, clocks, etc. I recommend the program.

Good way to start teaching math fundamentals. Saxon K-3 is very much manipulative dependent, so you have to either buy it from the same source which is expensive or get the random items from Amazon or local market, which can be very reasonable.

Great tool for math!!! Five stars!

My daughter LOVES Saxon math. She actually tells me she's excited for school. Something I never heard with our old curriculum.