What is a great elementary math software curriculum for homeschooled daughter?
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at
7:15 am
♥♫☼ Jen ☼♫♥ asked:
My almost 9 yo visual learner daughter is needing comprehensive math software curriculum. She just started refreshing her addition and subtraction skills on ZooZillions. She is great at concepts, visual problems, reading problems. Not so good at rote memorization, drilling facts, etc. We need something that is interactive but thorough. No online freebies for games, please. We are a homeschool family with a teaching background. Thank you!
My almost 9 yo visual learner daughter is needing comprehensive math software curriculum. She just started refreshing her addition and subtraction skills on ZooZillions. She is great at concepts, visual problems, reading problems. Not so good at rote memorization, drilling facts, etc. We need something that is interactive but thorough. No online freebies for games, please. We are a homeschool family with a teaching background. Thank you!
Tagged with: Addition And Subtraction • Elementary Math Software • online games • Software Curriculum • Subtraction Skills
Filed under: Homeschool
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I was homeschooled for about 2 years and the program that I had was called Alpha and Omega, or AOP for short. I really liked it because not only was it interactive and fun, it was also really informative. I think that your daughter would really like it.
Maybe you can use some of the games on this site.
We have used several, not limited to the math department.
Our son was not much for memorizing his multiplication facts, we turned it into tic – tac – toe, his sister won most of the games, this really got him to practice the facts; losing to the games became a great motivator.
aleks.com is a great website. me and my sisters ages 15, 12, and 9 use it. Aleks is a great online program and i even believe that there is a month free trial
check it out
I’m not sure if this product is available to individuals, but our school uses a program called Larson’s math. It covers all the NCTM (National Council of Teacher’s of Mathematics) strands, and is very comprehensive.
Try these:
(the “z” instead of “s” drives me nuts!)
These two are sites, but not “just fun” sites:
Cosmeo has NutShell math which is awesome! It makes the subscription price ($9.99/mo or $99/yr) worth it alone. Plus, they have on-demand video from series like the Standard Deviants (my son learns a ton from there!) and other educational videos. The entire Cosmeo site is awesome for visual learners! (I’m one of them!)
(They have a free, one-month trial.)
Someone suggested Aleks and I second that one.
Teaching Textbooks is rolling out their lower grades this year. We’re doing Algebra and it’s GREAT! I hear the lower levels (Pre-Alg, Math 7) are even more fun! Some is done via the CD-roms, some in a workbook, so you get a good mix of learning styles – especially still practice with pencil and paper, not just the pc (where my son would rather do all of his work). You can view sample lectures, problems, and pages at the TT site:
(The levels don’t necessarily match with the grade – i.e., I know many 3rd/4th graders doing Math 7. You’d just need to give the placement tests.)
You could also look into AOP’s Switched on Schoolhouse program. You didn’t list a grade level, but I assume she’s at least 3rd, which is where SOS starts. I’m personally not impressed with SOS, but many people like them.
My favorite math program for K-5 is K12, which is what we use as our base curriculum.
HTH!
Check out.
It is a multisensory teaching & learning math program for Pre-K – Adult. Not a software program.