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Saxon Math 3
Excellent gradients for students with lots of practice and drilling. Easy to teach without having to step out of this curriculum to help the students understand.

Superb Program
You will need more than just book. You will also want the workbooks and other parts of the kit. This is just the Teacher's Edition.

Having said that, Saxon Math program is very good.

It does not work straight through covering one topic until it is completed and then introducing the next. In other words it does not teach all of the addition facts and then how to carry and then introduce subtraction etc. It works in a repetitive manner.

This means your child will continually going back to review what has been already covered. There are short verbal and written assessments to ensure that your child continues to maintain what has been learned. One negative is that if you do find your child misses a section there are no directions on what lessons to redo.

It does expect you to memorize math facts. There are many reasons to memorize math facts but there is very little explanation about why you might want to do this in the book. The facts are presented in a logical formation and they also provide help in learning to solve math facts; such as the doubles plus one rule.

For a homeschooler this is a great book. It provides a logical method of teaching math.

Don't let the word "kit" fool you!
This math curriculum is wonderful, but the description here is not very helpful.It is called the "Math 3 Home Study Kit -- Teacher's Edition.The Home Study Kit includes the student workbooks and the teacher's manual.However, if you order this item, you will receive the Home Study Teacher's Edition (teacher's manual) only.This is not a kit -- but it is a great way to teach math to your third grader.

easy, fun, works
I love this curriculum. I'm using it again for my son. It has the number facts in a color combination that logically groups them, making them easier to memorize. This is priceless.

The teacher manual is straightforward and lays out plainly and completely. You will NOT be stressed and you will NOT be left wondering if you missed teaching something. The incremental (reviewed) practices leave no room for failure. Lessons are given in script format. The parent/teacher is given what to say. Step by step. ... Read more

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The Chess, Math, and Extended Response Curriculum is a powerful cognitive learning tool that can be used to successfully enhance math concepts, learning logic, problem solving, and visualization. ... Read more

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Student workbook (part one) for Saxon Math 3 An Incremental Approach ... Read more

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A great Program
This is a great program. This is one half of the workbook pages you will need to teach Saxon Math three. You will also need to pick up the teacher's edition.

The Saxon Math program is very good. It covers math completely from early math in Saxon K. to harder math in Saxon 3. The lessons are easy to follow as a teacher or a mother who teaches.

See my review in the Teacher Book for a more complete review. ... Read more

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Workbook
This is really designed to be used as take home material with a school Math K program.It was a waste of money to buy for home-school use.The chapters don't match up with the home study material. ... Read more

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EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS 5TH GRADE
I also purchased workbooks 1 & 2 for 5th grade. My daughter's understanding of math has greatly improved.The definitions and examples are very clear to understand.There are questions at the bottom of each lesson taught and the answers are in the back if you want to check your answers.Great purchase!! ... Read more

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Masterminds Riddle Math Series, Skills Boosters for the Reluctant Math StudentThese activities use humor to bring excitement and impact to otherwise routine math lessons. All exercises were written to fit NCTM standards. 96 pages. ... Read more

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Excellent Math Book
As a middle school math teacher I was amazed when a parent brought this book to me.It was great.It has lots of interesting activites to do in math along with some very good worksheets.After having the book for thirty minutes I had already done to activities for my 7th grade classroom.This would be a great book for teachers and parents who are looking for some extra practice for their students. ... Read more

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student workbook-saxon math 2-home school book ... Read more

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A teacher's viewpoint
After sitting for my professional engineering exam in April 2002, and before the reults were out, I had the opportunity to teach a Math class to a group of adults in an extended education program. Having being involved throughout my professional life in teaching civil engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels, I thought that the task at hand would be an easy one. However,when I started my research for references, I was disappointed to find out that so few offered what was needed to teach extended education students. Books about Math varied from those that offered interesting historical backgrounds with little practical use, to highly technical treatises of very specialized nature. Sheila Tobias' "Succeed with Math" struck the correct balance that I felt was needed. I have used that reference exclusively in my class with outstanding results. Not only did adult students who had very limited knowledge of Math manage to grasp most of the important concepts that I had introduced, but they also became highly motivated in their study of Math. I am writing this review to give credit where credit is due. Thank you Ms. Tobias for making my job a success. ... Read more

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Essential Math for College-Bound Students
This book is very good.It smushes Algebra, geometry, and Algebra II all in one book.I really felt like I was "getting somwhere" when I started to read it and follow the steps. ... Read more

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The fundamental goal in Tussy and Gustafson's INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA, Third Edition is to teach students to read, write, and think about mathematics through building a conceptual foundation in the language of mathematics. The book blends instructional approaches that include vocabulary, practice, and well-defined pedagogy, along with an emphasis on reasoning, modeling, communication, and technology skills to develop students' fluency in the "language of algebra".Tussy and Gustafson understand the challenges of teaching developmental students and this book reflects a holistic approach to teaching mathematics that includes developing study skills, problem solving and critical thinking alongside mathematical concepts. New features in this edition include a pretest for students to gauge their understanding of prerequisite concepts, problems that make correlations between student life and the mathematical concepts and study skills information designed to give students the best chance to succeed in the course. Additionally, the texts widely acclaimed Study Sets at the end of every section are tailored to improve students' ability to read, write and communicate mathematical ideas. ... Read more