Comments on: Easy to Use Homeschool Math Curriculum

By: Bethany

Bethany — Fri, 04 May 2018 12:57:39 +0000

In reply to Nyssa. I'm so glad you've found Math Mammoth helpful! I agree, these are both great options and I recommend them both, depending on the child. :) Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

By: Nyssa

Nyssa — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:38:55 +0000

So glad to see this review. We use Mammoth Math for my middle son, who struggled understanding Singapore Math. I love that the teaching instructions are part of the student text. I also really like how the math concepts are taught. We also use Singapore for my oldest, but I recommend Mammoth to others.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 18:55:45 +0000

Math Mammoth was the first piece of curriculum I decided on 7 years ago when we decided to pull our daughter out of public school, and we’ve been loving it ever since! Note: My experience is with the old version since the new wasn’t complete back when I bought the entire digital bundle.

It’s definitely a rigorous curriculum, but I wouldn’t call that a drawback in the least. My daughter went straight from the old version of Math Mammoth 6 last year to Foerster’s Algebra 1 this year with no issues at all. Unfortunately, I can’t speak for the new version or the 7th grade level.

Our experiences with independence have also been different. All three of my children (the boys are 10 and 8) have been entirely independent with this curriculum. The instruction on the page is clear and concise enough that they can learn the objectives without my help. And I feel there’s enough practice on the page to ensure they really do understand. Though, I will agree that the pages are busy and full. My kids have adapted to that and can do 2-3 pages without stress now, but in the first grade level we did have to break the math lesson up into smaller chunks. I should also mention, only my youngest actually enjoys math, so it’s really saying a lot about this curriculum that we’ve stuck with it.

I love Math Mammoth and feel it’s a solid program for an extremely affordable price… especially if you get the digital download for all grade levels when homeschool buyer’s co-op has it for half off.

With all of that said, I also bought Beast Academy 3 for my 3rd grader this school year, and it is equally fabulous! He loves it! And even my 4th grader will do it with him just for fun of it. It is also extremely rigorous! Right now they’re doing both curriculums, but I admit I go back and forth on just buying Beast Academy next year or just Math Mammoth or continuing with both (which is time consuming).

I’m off to check your blog for Beast Academy reviews! So glad I found your blog!

By: Bethany

Bethany — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 02:09:07 +0000

In reply to Denise McIlroy. Oh Denise, I am SO thrilled to hear that he's learning and understanding with Math Mammoth! That's such great news! I can only imagine how difficult it is to find something that works when your child struggles with Dyscalculia. I'm so thankful that Math Mammoth has done the trick! :) Thanks for sharing your experience with others!

By: Denise McIlroy

Denise McIlroy — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:27:35 +0000

I am homeschooling my 12 year old son who has ADHD and learning difficulties including dyscalculia – and I have finally found Math Mammoth! I have tried so many different maths curriculums, workbooks and texts that have never been quite the best fit for my son. He really struggles with maths and has difficulty retaining information. We sit down each day and do two pages of Math Mammoth (working together as I need to act as his reader/writer) and he has progressed amazingly. He has grasped concepts that he never would have before (Dragon Maths gave him too many different ways to approach a problem that he just ended up confused) – with Maths Mammoth the texts explain things so clearly and with the visuals that go along with it – he is finally making progress with maths and even more than that – he is UNDERSTANDING it – something that I could only ever have dreamed about previously.