After 4 years The Good & The Beautiful Math is no longer working for us
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 2. 02. 2023
- While we've LOVED and used The Good and The Beautiful math for the last 4 years in our homeschool, I've come to realize that it is no longer working for us. We've loved using TGTB math for our homeschool and it was always a favorite among my girls. We have done all the levels of the old version of TGTB math, but after using several levels of the new version, Simply Good and Beautiful Math, I've realized that it is not aligning with how I would like math to be taught in our homeschool. I am truly seeing the big differences between old and new, and how other math programs out there will fit our needs better. While I understand this curriculum works for so many families, it's just no longer suiting our needs, and now it's time to move on to something better suited for us.
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It seems like there are a LOT of fans of Math with Confidence. If youâve used Math with Confidence and/or Apologia math, what are the pros and cons? If you used both, which did you prefer?
We have Apologia. My daughter is in 3rd grade so we havenât used Math with Confidence. I like that Apologia has hands on activities to begin most lessons & that it follows the tactile, pictorial, abstract sequence. This really helps with comprehension in my opinion. I like that she takes time to come at each topic from different angles. It is kinda mastery and spiral at the same time. Kinda hard to explain đ itâs not a tight spiral like TGTB but each chapter stays with one topic long enough to understand the topic but not so long that you get bored. If you do end up going with Apologia I would definitely recommend doing the Skill Practice assigned for each chapter. It really helps to solidify concepts.
We use Apologia 1 and MWC kinder. I like them both for different reasons. I know Kathryn Gomes has several social media accounts showing the process of writing future units of Apologia. She will come back and release a kinder unit in the future. Apologia uses the Singapore method, and really blows my not so good at math mind. Lol I had to show my husband the double digit addition method cuz I was so blown away. I like what It really provides multiple ways to solve math problems and really "see" the breakdown of concepts.I feel like they both are very play based and utilize the pictorial concrete method for truley understanding concepts.I like how they both utilize games. Apologia also has a code when you purchase that gives you access to additional worksheets, and online math games. Kate Snow has a website with samples and the scope and sequence of future levels of MWC as well. MWC goes wide and deep, so you move a lot slower though concepts, which may be good or bad for some children. It really is a solid math program, that ensures great understanding and not just doing the math. It just ties real world math concepts together beautifully. My son loves the warm ups in MWC. Mind you we are in our first year and have only used Master books for Math for a Living Education, which I don't recommend. Also, the teachers manual for MWC just feels like Kate Snow is holding your hand and really guiding you to become a confident math teacher. I've read several references of MWC being compared to Right Start math just less complicated and cheaper.Both follow a 4 day a week schedule. I will say I have seen complaints about higher levels of Apologia not explaining concepts enough. I've also noticed past level 2 of Apologia there doesn't seem to be much coverage on money. It's a tough decision as they are both new and still in the process of being written. Kate Snow and Kathryn Gomes seem very open and available to questions or concerns if you have any. Hope this helps, and you find what works best for your family:-)
We came from using the old TGTB K and the new simply good and beautiful 1st grade. Now we use math with confidence K and 2nd grade. We love it! There are quick games but not as much as the old TGTB and theyâre easier to do with less âthingsâ needed. Many strategies are taught like the conceptual math method you talked about. TGTB didnât teach as good of strategies and it wasnât as in depth as MWC. With TGTB there was no real foundation and I really realized that once we switched to MWC. Itâs a gentle approach but builds a strong foundation and is in depth and on grade level and lessons are quick!
Very helpful. Iâll be making the switch from TGATB to MWC.
We used MWC for a year and thought we loved it, it was a little bit of a pain shuffling through cards/manipulatives each day. At the end of the year my first going into second grader still didnât understand simple addition/subtraction facts. We switched to Math Mammoth and it has been a game changer! Every child is different, hope you find something that works for your family!
I like that you gave examples of what was frustrating or not working for you and showing us. There a lot of videos like this but not many actually show why it isnât workingâŠjust âitâs just not working for OUR familyâ so thank you for sharing with us. I hope you find something that works. đ we are loving Math with Confidence đ
I always love explaining my why behind thingsâŠeven if it does get rambly đ”âđ« lol. But I always like hearing other peopleâs rationale too!
Haha! Yes! Why make content if its not useful for your viewers??
Right some videos they just say oh well I just didnât like it đâ€
I think something that many homeschool moms do not realize is that you never have to do all the problems. They never do all the problems in school either. They are there to give you options. Not knocking your decision, but a public-school teacher would not do all those problems either. Just cause a curriculum gives you all the problems and does not tell you how many to do does not mean you have to do all of them.
We used TGTB math last year for K and everything you are saying is exactly how I felt. After a LOT of research and finding something that was high quality that fits our budget we are using math mammoth this year and I really love how everything is explained and the why behind everything. My daughter loves it too!
I feel way more confident and relieved after watching your videos! Itâs helping me mentally prepare for homeschool in the upcoming years.. but yes! I taught elementary in a public school system for 8 years, and I agree that kids need that concrete math first before going to representational and then abstract math. Homeschool seems different than teaching at a public school, so want to make sure Iâll be doing it right.. so thankful for your videos! Iâm learning a lot. Thank you!!
Thatâs awesome! So happy to hear that đ„°đ„°đ„°
We are embarking on our first year of homeschooling and this has been incredible helpful (both your video and other comments). Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I especially appreciate how you shared specific concerns.
You've put into words why we have switched from this to math mammoth and math with confidence. My daughter was already re doing 1st grade due to things at the public schools but this really set her back. She's slowly catching up again but thank you for explaining and showing why you're not using this anymore because it's the same reasons for us.
Thanks for sharing đ I hope they enjoy their new math đ
I've been using Levels K & 2 this year (the free pdfs) for our first year. I like the open and go concept but your video is bringing up excellent points that I haven't thought of before. Thanks for bringing attention to this! đ
Thank you so much for explaining what you see missing to explain your perspective! This was very helpful as I am looking for something different for next year for 1st grade math.
I am so glad this video popped up for me! We have done the old TGTB Math for levels 1-3 and are doing the new TGTB Math level 4 (free PDF) this year. My daughter went from loving math and desiring to do more, to hating it. I just thought it was getting challenging, but maybe you're right, it's just too much. Thank you for giving me courage to try something different that fits her learning style better! :)
My 2nd grader seems to like the fun pictures and games in level 2, but my 4th grader who loved math also got frustrated with TG&TB4 and it just didn't seem that cohesive. She's doing Life of Fred now and we both love it. Some say LoF isn't "enough" but I'm comfortable enough with math to give her extra practice problems if she needs them. I've also heard that they step it up in the middle school years with more practice.
Iâm so glad u made this video. First time homeschool mama here. Iâve been all over the place with curriculum. Started my fifth grader with BJU math which I love for the most part and started my first/second grader (weâre sort of in between grades) w/ Abeka. But found the Abeka workbook just wasnât enough so just started w/ the grade 2 TGATB. So far weâre enjoying it. However, I am now aware of what you said in this video so Iâm thinking Iâll go back over the basics & do some more hands on tactile lessons. I guess the good thing about homeschool is we donât have to follow the curriculum 100%! We can make it our own.
MWC is fantastic! I'm using levels k & 1 this year and I'm thoroughly impressed. I had originally planned to use TGTB math but after looking through them over the summer I began seeing some of the same concerns you brought up. I last minute decided to switch to MWC and I'm so glad I did. It explains things clearly and thoroughly. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you go with it.
MWC?
@@MC-kt6mt math with confidence. It's one of the programs she's discussing in this video.
I know exactly what youâre going through! Only 30 lessons in to tgtb math level 2 after the old level 1. It was definitely lacking and moved too fast and then went back to something we hadnât had in weeks. It was bad. Glad to say that Math With Confidence level 2, has been a good fit. It moves a bit slower, but we are loving it so far.
I also love how you desbribed teaching place value in detail. I've been struggling with how I want to teach it to my kinder kiddo. My oldest learned from tgtb but I'm going to go back and reinforce her place value with the advice you gave.
I like how you worked through what your specific frustrations were. We did our first year with TGATB 1 but we've really liked it coming from Horizons K last year. Math is a strong subject for her, but I found it hard to get her to practice the topics, so the games were helpful and we didn't need all the manipulatives that a lot of others had. I'm marking down your switch to's in case as we get find ourselves in a similar boat and needing to adjust. I'll also be considering what you said when my 2nd child works through K this fall. I'm not sure if she'll need more tactile work or not.
I had the same issues with TGATB math. We switched and we are having a MUCH better year with math this year. We have been using math with confidence this year and we love it.
We love TGTB math! Currently have kids in 5, 2 and K. Working great for us. I don't feel like there jmis ever a perfect cirriculum. We love the minimal manipulative and short examples.
Thank you for this! It is really helpful and please update us on what you decide to go with đ
Will do!!
Thank you so much for this video. We are in the same boat and switching from TGATB next year. I related to everything you said about level 1, which I used with my daughter last year. Iâm using level K with my son this year and finally decided enough is enough. Haha. I love how colorful and whimsical it is, but I agree, itâs just not explaining concepts enough and Iâm seeing that especially with my 2nd grade daughter this year. Iâm a little sad to leave it, but itâs time to make a change. I ordered Apologia for both my kids next year and we are all excited to use it for many reasons. Iâve not come across many flip throughs or reviews, so itâs encouraging to see you considering it. Iâve heard great things about MWC & Math Mammoth as well.
I feel the mastery approach is going to be better for my daughter. The jury is still out on my son, haha, Iâm still learning him as he is still so little. Your videos have been a great encouragement to me as a ânewerâ homeschool mom, thank you Lauren!
I love Singapore math! We are finishing up level K and will move forward with 1st after we complete it. So far itâs been wonderful!
We have used Apologia Math 1, 2, 3 and now in 4 and itâs been great! Just the right amount of hands on and independent together. The activities included are not too much. Theyâre just enough I think and okay to skip some but they we usually do the majority of them. Also, the lessons donât come with a ton of problems so thatâs always nice. Not overwhelming at all. Good luck!
Thanks for doing this review and showing the pros and cons. I am new to homeschooling and have 9th, 7th, 4th, and 2nd graders and it has been very overwhelming to figure out what approach and curriculum to start with. I hear so much good about TGTB curriculum and it seemed that it was perfect for everyone, so to see that it doesn't work for everyone was a good check for me to do my own research and maybe trust my gut more.
Absolutely! And at the end of the day, these reviews are to show why something may or may not work but are certainly not meant to say that they canât be of value to others (or that they automatically will be a great fit for you, just because it works for me).
Thank you for making this detailed video. I had actually been trying to figure out if we wanted to try this curriculum because so many other families use it. But this honest look at what could be a problem later on really helped us make our decision. I certainly do not want to be in a situation where my kids and I are both getting frustrated because a curriculum is too advanced for their age.
I mean, it could work perfectly well for you. Iâm just speaking on our experience.
I have been using Math W/Confidence with my Kindergarten and we love it. Definitely going to continue for next year. I see alot of people talking about teaching textbooks too. Maybe look into that on. Good luck!
MWC!!!! Yay! We love it for my Preschooler and 2nd grader. We switched from horizons to TGTB for my son in 5th grade and he loves it. He catches on very quickly though and has no problem only doing half the problems. I looked into TGTB for next year 3rd grade but didnât like how they taught multiplication at all! Iâm no math teacher but I am an electrical engineer by degree so I know math and there is a certain way I want it taught so maybe Iâm just picky. Lol! But I will definitely be doing MWC for my youngest 3. After TGTB math 6 my oldest will switch to Shormann math. Good luck on your journey!!!â€
Thanks for this video! We are making the switch too but not sure what yet. We are on math 2.
That's quite a step up from Level 4 to 5. I'm glad I happened across your video because I was seriously considering TGAB for at least math. That amount of problems and not all that much space to work them out would definitely frustrate and overwhelm my grandson who is also pretty good at math thus far.
Thanks for sharing:) My top choices for Math: CLE for spiral approach, Math Mammoth for mastery approach.
Iâm curious to know what curriculum youâre switching over to. Iâve heard lots about so many but itâs always so difficult to decide, I would love to see your review/opinion on the new math curriculum youâre using
This is exactly the video I have been needing! Thank you so much for going so in depth about why you are switching. Iâve noticed with my son, the level K just isnât clicking with him like I had hoped. Itâs like the beauty is distracting and the concepts are skimmed over. Iâve been researching other options like crazy, but wondering if I was over thinking it. Now I know Iâm making the right choice in switching after seeing your concerns with level 1.
Math is the subject I am the least confident in teaching. I need some hand holding for sure. Looking into math mammoth, Singapore, and now I will also look at math with confidence thanks to recommendations from the comments!! Also wondering if you are switching mid-year or finishing out this school year with TGATB?
Totally looks like there are a lot of math with confidence fans around here lol! And weâre switching mid year
Hi , I love your channel!
I'm glad to see I was not the only one noticing this problems. I'm currently doing level 1(new edition) with my daughter and level K (old edition) with my son. It is a big difference. The old math yes, it did had a lot but it gave you so many ways to understand one concept. I been pulling manipulatives to help my daughter understand, with the fraction lesson I used tortillas đ she had so much fun cutting them. Right now I'm on ebay trying to find a good deal on the old edition.
Love the tortilla idea! Lol
TGTB marketplace has older versions!
I appreciate hearing different opinions from other homeschoolers. Thanks so much for sharing! Iâm glad there is so many different curriculums out there. Everyone has a different learning style and a different teaching style. We just finished level 1 & 2 of the good and the beautiful math and we love it! I love the idea of introducing concepts that will be taught in depth later. It kind of gives a preview and doesnât throw it all on them at once. My kids love the games. We did Saxon for years and it was just boring black and white pages of problems. If you think the good and the beautiful is a lot of problems. You should see what some of the other curriculums have! đź I loved saxon but the kids struggled to apply it to life. They were great on paper but thatâs not real life. Now they are constantly saying âwe learned this in math!â â€
Yes! We just finished TGATB math for kinder and level two! I canât see myself steering away from it at all. I love it so much! Itâs really really really helped my kids learn well, and Iâve tried other curriculums, and like you said, they are so dry or donât provide enough knowledge. đ„°â€ïž I realize that my son loves math and reading now, so I donât think he would mind having that extra practice problems going into third grade now.
Definitely agree with your review of level 1. When I first started homeschooling I looked up so much about The Good and The Beautiful because everyone loved it. It never looked good enough for me to buy and definitely doesn't seem like it would fit my fam and your review is exactly why. I have found sometimes it's just time to move on. Sometimes you just need a change you know? It's hard because you almost feel like you're cheating on something you swore by but we have to know it's okay to move on. We can still be grateful for the years we used it and how it benefited our family for a time.
I have looked a lot into Math with Confidence and was about to choose it for next year but then I found RightStart Math. That will be my new math curriculum for my 2 grader next year and It definitely looks like I'll be sticking with it (or so I hope) for many years to come! If I didn't find that I was definitely going to go with Math with Confidence. I know RightStart is more teacher intensive and would prob not work for y'all with a new baby so I definitely think MWC is a great change for your fam!
Yes, like cheating on your curriculum đ«Łđđ and yes, I think right start might be too much for us next year too.
Wow! That is a lot of problemsđł Easton would not like me anymoređ€Ł I hope you find something that you love because you and your girls have always loved TGATB so much!
I hope so too!
I am experiencing the same issues with my 8-year-old daughter. She is frustrated, and I am frustrated because she can do the math, but she does not understand it at all. Thank you for this video because it confirms that I do need to change, unfortunately.
Everything you noticed about the curriculum was spot on. We didnât use any formal curriculum through 4th grade. We used lots of Montessori materials - basically covering everything in the 6-9 album, and supplementing with free online worksheets from k-5 learning and math-drills. For 5th grade we used the Beast Academy level 4 curriculum. It was fantastic for geometry and solving out of the box questions. It wasnât very straight forward though, and since she had all the Montessori conceptual ideas, we decided to use the ctc math online program this year (6th grade). After the super challenge of Beast Academy she just whizzed through ctc. She started the 6th grade program the beginning of October and finished right after Christmas. Sheâs now working through the pre algebra course- I suspect sheâll be finished with it by June. Then weâll do beast academy 5 as fun review over the summer and do the algebra 1 ctc course next year. Ctc isnât super challenging, since it presents straight forward problems, but at least I know she doesnât have major gaps of knowledge. Eventually weâll probably switch back to Art of Problem Solving (the older level beast academy).
Thatâs cool! Sounds like that worked really well!
Excellent Video †many parents will overlook these conceptual math issues because most kids will be fine until the upper levels that rely heavily on the foundation of number sense and conceptual/relational fractions.
I had this same issue with level 1. Also I feel like we didn't have addition facts down very well (like 6+4) and they already had them doing double digits addition. It was stressing him out. We are switching to Math With Confidence for him, and for my 3rd grader I think we will do math mammoth. The busy pages has been a struggle for my 3rd grader.
Oh my goodness this is the video I needed to see! Iâve been having all these same frustrations and this is our first year homeschooling and so I was thinking it was me and I was doing something wrong. But now I can see that itâs not me - itâs the curriculum. My 1st grader was so confused when they went straight to double digits with no explanation and I was also wondering where it came from and what I missed. Plus all the fluffy stuff and games seem unnecessary and my boys do not enjoy them. They want to get through the lessons more quickly.
I am struggling too because I want to change Math curriculum and have been using TGATB since Kindergarten. Apologia looks exactly like what I am looking for but there are barely any videos to really get a feel for how it works. There are so many curriculums that just aren't right for my family but this one looks like it could be a fit. Thank you for mentioning it!
I found a few videos as well as the apologia CZcams channel has a bunch of videos from the creator herself that I found to be helpful
100% agree! I have been a HUGE TGTB fan for the last 4 years. This coming school year we will be using ZERO subjects from them. My girls are 5th and 6th and were doing level 5 and they hated it. We switched to Saxon and it's so much better!
Level 5 has hit us hard too. 4 wasnât bad for us at all, but level 5 has been a fight with tears every day. Ready to throw in the towel on it!
Is Saxon advanced? We are also currently doing level 5 TGTB and we donât like it. She is struggling. I donât like how their lessons are laid out.
It takes her a little longer to get it. So she definitely canât do advanced math.
Here I am a week before I said I was going start homeschool and I have yet to order LA and Math because Iâm at a total loss since deciding we were not going to use our beloved TGTB this year. My son will be going into 3rd grade and I think Iâm going with Bob Jones for LA but Iâm at a loss for Math. But this video and the comments section is giving me some things to look into. Plus I need to find your updated video to see what you ultimately went with. â€ïž
I never comment on CZcams videos but I previously watched your videos when I was trying to convince myself to stick with TGTB!
After picking up on similar concerns you mentioned, I decided to switch my Kindergartner to Math With Confidence - we loved it so much I switched my 2nd grader last month. I love it. It is fun, scripted, and to the point. My only con would be that my 2nd grader really loved some of the fun, random things in the TGTB lessons. However, zero regrets switching and I very much recommend MWC!
MWC seems to be popular around here!
I still recommend TGTB to friends to try, but it just didnât work for my daughter. We are finishing up Math With Confidence Kindergarten and will move into the first grade curriculum. We enjoy the methods of teaching very much!
Have you ever looked into Singapore math? They are big on the concrete pictorial abstract. I ended up switching to that because the curriculum I was using did pretty much what you explained here. It has even helped me because like you said - i was in the generation that just computed numbers without understanding what they represented.
Singapore Maths is brilliant
Also, thank you for this video. It is super helpful. My oldest daughter is in first grade and weâve been doing TGATB Math 1. I like it, but I have been wondering if itâs the best. Iâm new to homeschooling, so I just have no idea! Iâll have to look into those two curriculums you mentioned.
Thank you for sharing! Did you come across this problem with Abekaâs math?
Iâve only ever used Abeka math as a supplement, but according to another comment on this video, the teacher guide has all of that in there (manipulatives, etc). So thatâs good to know!
We used TGTB math K (new version)last year in our vpk year and I had the same issue with going into the abstract without solidifying it with physical objects first. We switched to rightstart math and havenât looked back!
Weâre well over halfway done with TGTB math K and havenât found any issues other than the fact that my son who just turned 6 does it so quickly and thereâs not enough to do (in my opinion) so I was going to supplement with Abeka just like you did. Iâve also found math is definitely his strongest subject, which why I was thinking maybe he needs something more rigorous and challenging without me having to skip a grade level and leave gaps in his learning. I really appreciate you making this video, Iâm sure it was hard to be honest like this since youâve loved this curriculum for so long. Definitely let us know what you end up going with! đ
That makes sense about getting something more rigorous without having to skip. Thankfully there are so many options these days đ
I will say that my daughter turns 6 this month and weâve been doing TGATB math 1 all year and I donât feel like there any gaps. I even skip units like writing numbers because sheâs already solid on writing numbers 1-100 numerically and spelling numbers 1-10. If your child is ahead enough to be able to take on abstract math, I donât think skipping means you have to have gaps.
@@BearBettermentSchool thank you for your input I appreciate it!
I found the K and Grade 1 fantastic bur started noticing after that and definitely into Grade 4/5.
I noticed this too with the kindergarten level too. My daughter was doing a lesson on one more and one less with numbers 1-3, then the next lesson was one more and one less with numbers 13-16 and the assessment was scheduled right after. So of course she struggled with that part of the assessment. I had to pause the book to print out more practice.
Yes some of the stuff in the assessments with level k didnât make sense to me either. They had them counting to 100 using a 100 chart but didnât introduce the 100 chart til several lessons later.
I havenât watched this yet, but I will!! I have never done TGTB math but I started Kindergarten Math with Confidence with my Kindergartener and I LOVE it. He loves it too. It is just so thorough in teaching the concepts. Heâs my youngest of four and I wish I had had this math curriculum from the beginning with all of my kids. I feel like they would all have better number sense and understanding of what they are doing rather than just âdoing mathâ. I would definitely look into Math with Confidence ! I was worried that it would be too much prep etc to gather everything for the games. But there were just a few items I pulled and put in a basket to have at the ready and then there are other things that are super easy to just grab before a lesson if needed. I donât have time for super teacher intensive curriculum, but so far KMC hasnât been difficult at all to implement. Highly recommend this.
I use this with my 5 year old son and we both love it too!
Oh boy. The longer I watch this video the more grateful I am for RightStart Math and itâs color coded abacus. I have taught 3 boys (so far, I have 5 kids) number sense with the base-10 system, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and decimals with that abacus. Greatest thing Iâve ever seen in my life. RightStart has been so parent intensive for me, always have taught 2 kids at a time but it has been worth it. The transition to Saxon math in middle school was super easy and they donât need my help anymore. My oldest son is doing Saxon Algebra 1 now and breezes through it, I dare say, thanks to the solid base of RightStart Math. RightStart is 100 percent conceptual which they need so much at the beginning like you mentioned and Saxon in middle school is totally procedural which they need to get after at the problems. Total win-win. I pray you find the right program for your girls. Is so much stressful when where looking for what we need I think.
Right start looks good too!
We are starting RightStart level B next year! When I found it I KNEW it was the one for us! I'm so excited!!
@@bethart1985 Iâm glad for you. It is very parent intensive which is a negative but in the end, it is very worth it. I look at it as a time investment into peaceful homeschooling in the upper years when math gets harder. Now that I can see it hindsight, Iâm glad we stuck with it.
What did you decide to go with for the rest of this year ? When do you think you will know your plans for next year. Thank you for this video!
Thanks for this video! Weâve been struggling through level 5 this year. One of my two is in tears every day. Itâs been taking her 1.5-2 hours to complete each lesson and sheâs so exhausted by the end. The book says lessons will take around 45 minutes so I was concerned that it was taking her this long, but when I sit and look at the amount of work sheâs having to do Iâm wondering how any 11 year old could do that in 45 minutes-especially since the videos are 10-15 minutes already. Iâm using level K for my twins and itâs been good, but the stuff youâve shown here in level 1 would not work well for them, so I may need to reevaluate for them next year, as well!
Yes the videos do take longer because theyâre having to pause to do problemsâŠsometimes those alone can take up to 20 minutes (which is totally fine) but then adding on 80-90 problems after that is like đłđ«Ł
Math seems to be the hardest curriculum to get right for each kid, and what works for mine seems to change constantly! Luckily my two oldest I seem to have found the perfect for now online curriculum.
Itâs so lovely when you find something that works! But agreedâŠitâs definitely a hunt to find what will work for which child. And sometimes what they like/donât like surprises you.
I have 3rd graders who used TGTB math from K until now. Level 3 was the first time we used the Simply math. It produced many tears and frustration. Which like you up to this point Math was a given. They loved It until level 3. I thought they just werenât concrete in their math good enough so I put them in AIM addition and subtraction from Math USee and have been doing that since. However I really feel like we need to do a level 3 math curriculum (Iâve accepted we will do it through the summer). If you had a 3rd grader in need of a math program would you use Apologia?
If I had a 3rd grader probably apologia!
Just learning & found TGB 1st & so excited. (Another peersons video expressed the bordeom with 9t. I just watched your other video when you compared TGB & Abeka where you inferred TGB was best. The TGB sounded good for our 4 1/2yr. old. So this must be after that one, so starting 1st grade possinbly Apologia or Math mamoth. Thinking of summer program. Apologia concept sounds good for the mindset of the 10+ yr old in 5th grader but now maybe Math Mamoth...?
My girls are currently in public school (5th grade & Kinder). We are thinking of homeschooling in the fall. Iâm trying to find a curriculum that will be a good transition into home school. Like I donât know if I should do a really structured curriculum since that is what they are used to from public school or if we should start right off the bat with a more relaxed Homeschool environment, if that makes sense? What do you recommend?
Ooh that one is tough! Probably too long of a reply for a comment. Some will say to âdeschoolâ for a bit. For your oldest, Iâd let her be involved in choosing. As in, you can narrow down some choices and let her decide. As far as curriculum being structured, I canât really say. It totally depends on you and your kidsâŠI know that doesnât seem helpful and that the homeschooling/curriculum World can be so overwhelming! But my best advice, take your time, watch videos and do research, look at samples, join homeschool mom groups on Facebook, and at the end of the day if the curriculum you decide on doesnât exactly fit, youâre not married to it. Weâve ALL chosen things that just havenât worked for us.
Yes, I realized that with their level 1and 2 as well! I did it with my son first and had to supplement addition facts that stick, etc because it wasn't concrete teaching (i just thought he was having a tough time). Then with my daughter struggling as well through Leven 1 i realized the problem was the concrete ideas weren't being taught. I switched her to MwC and it has been much better! My son is so going with tgab about to start level 4. He's doing well now! I definitely cross out problems because it is over kill if they are figuring them correctly.
I loved GB math for level K but not after that. Their books are great visually but I found it didnât explain or repeat big concepts enough for my kids to really solidify skills. We switched to CLE math right before the holidays and really like it. It is ALOT so we skip whatever I feel like they know really well already. Math with confidence looks great too. As my kids get older I might also consider Saxon with Nicole the math lady videos. I hope you find a great fit for your girls!
Thank you for this! We gave TGTB math 4 a break and have been using Teaching Textbooks and Learn Math Fast. It's been going much better! However, I've been debating going back to TGTB because I want to love it, but I'm just going to continue with what's working. And I'm curious as to what camera you use for filming now? đ
Just my iPhone 14 (cinema setting) đ havenât taken the plunge into investing into a real camera yet!
It does such a great job! I don't think you need to invest in anything else.
How is TT and Learn Math Fast working for you?
THANK YOU!! I needed some validation I am not crazy. My 7 year old did public k and he always seemed to come home with the right answers and his work looked good. He could use ten frames, fingers, circles to solve problems both add/sub. So when I took TGTB placement he was level 1 and it made sense! About half way through the year I realized I was so frustrated I wanted to cry b/c he wasn't grasping concepts. He has an 'engineer' mind so I feel like whether he likes math or not he's got to have foundational skills there if that's the direction he ends up going. Things JUST like you mentioned. Why in the world would a curriculum who gives manipulatives not give base 10 blocks? I understand we can cut them out but it's just different IMO. I felt like he wasn't given different ways to solve problems or if he was it was so spread out it was hard to put together. He was reviewing things then building upon them but it was like he didn't really have the foundation. I realized when you talked about procedural math that's what we are missing. He can solve something but he has no idea why it's solved that way. It really worries me. I started doing research and am continuing to do research and I keep hearing 3 different things. "don't worry or have anxiety over it just pick something" but you know, I don't want to keep swapping OR spending the money on all of these different programs as I am afraid it would confuse my kids. "he will eventually get it that's the process of spiral math" and while I get what they are saying at the same time how in the world can I expect him to grasp a concept when it's like he can't have the foundation before we are building upon something. and the last I hear is to supplement but that just seems like so much work to constantly feel like I've got to use 2 differnet maths to build the foundation I need. I looked in to MUS singapore and MWC. MUS we attempted one lesson but my fear is that they will only know that one way to do math and that it will be too mastery my son didn't even want to complete the placement test because there were so many problems. He did enjoy the demo video but I think it's because he got to play with the blocks. We did singapore primary and tbh it was almost TOO indepth like too much talking not enough doing from me constantly asking why, how many ways, why do we do it that way and what other ways can you do it, with every single problem. I really didn't enjoy it and finally I asked my son and he said he missed 'the old math' b/c of the activities (the 'new' good and beautiful math is what he is referring to) so I went back b/c I felt like we were already all over the place. I keep hearing rightstart math but people say that when you have multiple children it's a lot b/c it's so hands on and teacher intensive and it just eats up your time with math for all the kids you are teaching. I also heard saxon was hard bc it's 'boring' and kids really don't enjoy it. I've heard MWC is slower and that there are so many 'cards' and things to keep up with which sounds like 0 fun lol I know I could move ahead but with him technically going into '2nd' grade for math Im nervous that we would get to a point where i would have to slow down b/c it's not going to be released yet (the level we'd need). He really needs a better foudnation with money, place value, clocks and even figuring out missing numbers/counting up (which correlates toa dd/sub over 10) and I think it is because he's not had the foundation he needed and we are moving on before he's practiced enough. part of me wonders if the old math we would've really enjoyed and it's sad b/c I want to love TGTB I love the idea of it, the concept, the fact it's balanced teacher/independent well, etc and that my son loves it. I feel very overwhelmed on what to pick and fill like I've not found a math curr I feel confident enough in switching to but also feel like I'm just wasting my time
The nice thing is that they make every lesson available on their website, so anyone can go and see if it is taught in a way that they think will work for their child. Obviously you canât always know for sure until working through it, but the things you mentioned can be noticed in the sample pages they give online.
Sorry itâs not working for you anymore. Itâs great that your willing to bend and pivot to find a better fit for you kids!
I use Math with Confidence for my daughter in 1st grade (it's by far my favorite so far). My boys both use TGTB for math (3rd grade & 5th grade). My oldest is very quick with math and I haven't had to cut out any problems so far. My younger son though definitely gets burned out (luckily he doesn't mind skipping review problems that he already knows by heart). We also have Math Mammoth (to try after he finishes this level of TGTB) for my younger son and I think it's going to be a better fit for him. I started to find it really funny how one math curriculum would work for one of my children, while another prefers a different one.
To add to my last comment what made you decide on math mammoth vs some of the others? Iâm struggling and really donât want to make the wrong decision
Iâm not totally settledâŠIâm thinking of math u see too. BJU press also has what Iâm looking for, but the videos are longer and Itâs definitely more expensive.
We ran into the same thing. It was great for littles then we hit about middle school and needed something âmoreâ
I am trying TGTB math for the first time this year. The curriculum we were using was mastery approach with no manipulatives. I am doing the K and the 3 so I ran and looked at the K and they do number bonding in this level. Perhaps part of what is going on is too much relying on a previous level to support the next level. I am liking this math for my kindergartener but I am on the fence as of right now for level 3. Some things are way better than our previous curriculum but it does take more time than I would like which was a major problem before. Thank you for this video!
That could be. The level k wasnât as noticeable as level 1. And any little bit of number bond practice (or number line or ten frames, etc) she doesnât remember now at this point because it hasnât been reinforced this year.
We love Apologia math and based on what you said you are looking for in this video, I think you will be very pleased with it for your younger daughter. We have done it since first grade and my daughter and I both love it.
It does look great!
We really like Math Mammoth. Itâs in the same vein as Singapore Math but there isnât a teacherâs guide- all the instruction is right there in the workbook. I do recommend doing the main books (light blue series) four days a week and then the review book once a week. The mastery approach can make it challenging to remember what theyâve already learned.
Great tip, thanks!
Also please please please give the Math Mammoth placement test. I spread it out over a week- not all at once. Some of MM is pretty advanced so donât worry about having to go back a half or whole level.
Yes she has level 5a which is mostly review but some new concepts! I know MM is ahead so I didnât want to push it
Has anyone considered the Dimensions Math with the Home Instructor Guide?
I just switched too to Saxon 5/4 and my kids are loving it. They loved TGTB math also but our days were taking too long and it was affecting us!
Yea I mean, sometimes something can be well liked, but still takes too long and therefore does affect the day. Thankfully there are so many options out there that at least one can check all the boxes
We experienced these things with the new math which was so sad to me, because I love their curriculum! I feel like the new math is all about being a more âadvancedâ program, but then skipping over important steps!
I started my daughter out with Math with Confidence and she absolutely HATED it! She hated the games that went along with it. It was just too slow for her and not to the point.She usually loves games and hands on math but she wasn't with MWC. I switched to Singapore Dimensions Math and she LOVES it and has been doing amazing with it! She wants to use the same math for next year so that is what we are going to do!
It's so funny how you can have math minded kids and they can be so opposite. I ordered Singapore for my 2nd grader and he HATED it with a passion. I had to scramble and find something different so I went with Teaching Textbooks and figured we would just try it for a bit until I found another program. I ended up ordering Math With Confidence for him and we got the manipualtives kit last night and his younger sisters books and he is so pumped. Of course he also ended up loving Teaching Textbooks and doing really well so who knows what we will do. I just find it funny how I tought Singapore would be perfect for him and he can't stand it, while your daughter loves it.
I love your videos! We use BJU 5 currently and love it. My daughter hated math before and didnât understand the concept. We are new homeschoolers coming from a Christian private school that didnât teach conceptual math. BJU has manipulatives, and teaches all of this. It has just enough color & problems that my daughter doesnât get overwhelmed (or me). Also enough repetition so she doesnât forget what she learned.
Ditto! My two oldest have used it for years and they love math!! Such a solid math that I think gets overlooked sometimes. I tried TGTB K with my littlest this year just for fun and noticed right away we needed her in BJU like her siblings. Best move of the school year.
I agree!
We also love BJU math â€
Question for those using BJUâŠ.Iâm looking at BJU Kindergarten for the fall. There are two editions, 3rd and 4th edition. I read somewhere that homeschoolers prefer the 3rd edition. Is this true and can you tell me the reason? Iâm new to BJU and really donât know anything about it
Hey Michele.. We have used, 1st, 3rd, 4th grade math so far. Not sure about additions I always went with the newest addition because it was more colorful and up-to-date
I am right there with you. Our son who is doing Level 1 Math from TGTB is doing fine. He grabs on to Math very quickly and easily, but there have been things that have made me say, "I don't understand why they are asking you to do this.". Our youngest who will turn 5 next month, loves doing school and has already completed the Level K Math. I already had the Level 1 book for her, but I just don't feel like she truly understands what she is doing. Last week I ordered Math With Confidence Levels K and 1 and am excited to see how that goes. They should be arriving on Monday. I didn't know that Apologia offered Math. That might be one that I consider down the road if things don't work out with TGTB or Math With Confidence. Thank you for such a thorough and well presented video! Praying for wisdom in your decision making. â€ïž
I keep hearing great things about math with confidence! It reminds me of a simpler version of the old TGTB. Also, if you look into apologia, the created has made really thorough CZcams videos that go into her reasoning and rationale behind the layouts and scope and sequence. It was so helpful!
@@thepracticalhomeschooler ooo thank you for that information! I will have to look into that. Is it Apologia's CZcams channel that I can find that? And I am so excited because I received an email that my order is actually out for delivery today. Yay! Haha Isn't it funny how excited we get about new curriculum?
@@crystalh28 yes itâs just the apologia CZcams channel. And yes, LOVE when curriculum comesâŠitâs better than Christmas đ
This was so helpful!! Thank you :) For now, weâre going to stick with 5th grade TGATB math, but now I wonât feel guilty about him not doing all of those problems! It was taking 2 hours :/ whew!
If he doesnât mind skipping problems, yes, your best bet is stick with it and keep going. As much as I tried to talk my girl into skipping problems, that caused more anxiety đ„
I feel this so much with the level 5 math. So many problems. I was trying to cut back some of them. But it is also hard to figure out what to cut back on if they are needing to do the problems to solve a riddle or something. It was getting so cumbersome. My oldest has loved TGTB old math and loved level 4 of the new math (although it had tons of review problems). We are also switching her over to a new math. Iâm debating about switching my middle to something different too. She will be in 3rd grade next year
What are you thinking for your level 5 child? Or are you still researching?
@@thepracticalhomeschooler well since I am starting to focus on preparing her for pre algebra and higher I was considering things such as teaching textbooks and Mr D math. We are in a program for our state that does offer some resources discountedâŠone is called Aleks math. Since she decided she wanted to switch now, we were rushed to make a decision sooner than I expected! So we were able to get signed up with Aleks math for a pretty low cost with our program. She has only been doing it since Tuesday but already loves it. One of the things about switching was she did a placement test and they donât make you relearn a lot of the things that she has mastered. It gives a pie chart of her progress and listed about 139 skills she still needed to learn. These are broken up into micro lessons. She is able to complete a micro lesson (with 3-5 problems) in just a few minutes. I am making her do about 5 of those micro lessons each day. She loves seeing her progress so far and loves math again. It is still too early to say if we will stick with it, but so far we are loving it.
@@thepracticalhomeschooler thank you for your explanations as to why the younger grades arenât working out too. My 7 year old is doing well in level 2 currently (after doing level k in old math and level 1 in new math). She hasnât had too many issues. But she is also pretty math minded. My younger one may struggle more with some of the things you brought up. I won a level of the Apologia math previously but never kept it because we were good with TGTB. It did look great so I may also look into that and Math with Confidence too. Iâve heard great things about that one too
@@schultesweeties o thatâs different! Someone else mentioned that one tooâŠIâll have to check it out
@@thepracticalhomeschooler I mentioned it I think in your other video this week đ Iâm not sure if it will be good for us long term, but Iâm happy with it for now!
Just curious, is this the latest version of the maths curriculum for tgatb?
Yes it is
Knowing what you know now, would you still use TGATB Math for preschool and kindergarten if you could go back?
My oldest switched from TGTB math after grade 3 and does Saxon 5/4 with Nicole the math lady. Itâs been awesome but long even with us doing only odds or evens. But she prefers it over tgtb because sheâs a no frills person. My other daughter does tgtb level two and loves it.
We are almost done with level 1 TGATB, for that adding 3 lesson we held 3 fingers up and started with the number given đ we didnât need anything additional to count.
I love your videos, love seeing your opinions on this. I started using an official program after I found you on CZcamsâ€
Iâm not sure how they went through that lesson. I know they figured it out but itâs just a little đ„Žđ„Ž
@@thepracticalhomeschooler yeah, I canât compare this to anything because my oldest is using it. I thought maybe she just wasnât getting certain stuff. We did take a month off of school for Christmas. I felt like they needed to do more practice with evens and odds. (I got flash cards and we had an even and odd pile to get more practice) Iâm curious to see if the new curriculum is better. Iâve heard that itâs slower which idk if I love that đ€·đ»ââïž but I guess we shall see. I asked her if she wants to try something else and she doesnât. She loves all the games.
My daughter is starting kinder next school year and Iâm so overwhelmed with curriculum options. Iâm a former teacher too đź
I am changing my (next year) 4th grader away from TGTB. Math is so hard for us! My younger is doing MWC and we love it, but they donât have 4th grade yet. Looking into Apologia.
We are starting my youngest with Math With Confidence for K, but will be transitioning to MUS. I have similar concerns with MWC being so new and not even having the levels finished. I just donât want to be a guinea pig for another program.
My other child uses Saxon with success also.
I donât mind using a new curriculum because I donât think it automatically rules out the possibility of being successful. But I definitely can see where youâre coming from and why youâre sticking with tried and true
What did you decide? Would you consider Abeka?
I didnât see any comments on Beast Academy đź I was told recently that it has more than what the public school offers, and is advanced. I was thinking of doing that next year. Have you done any research on this curriculum?
I had looked into it several years ago but havenât revisited it since but I know itâs a strong program as well, very advanced!
Do you plan on redoing Grade 1 Math when you switch to another curricula? Or finish TGTB Math 1 and start fresh with Grade 2 elsewhere? Thats kind of where I am at. My daughter is almost half way through Math 2 TGTB... Do we stop now and buy something else for Grade 2? OR finish TGTB Math 2 and then switch? :/
I feel like you nailed the explanation when you said that your daughter can do 20+2, but doesn't really understand that 20 equals 2 tens. I feel like that is exactly how my daughter is. She is doing ok with TGTB but I can tell she is just doing the problems and not really understand the concept behind of lot of it.
Great question! Weâre stopping now (I actually just ordered part 2 of the old TGTB 1 to finish the yearâŠI decided after I filmed this video) and then moving on. But if I hadnât done that, my fingers were in the check out cart a week or two ago for apologia 1 and just going through it at a quicker pace.
I think itâs up to you with what you see lacking and want covered. If you just want to wait or want to stop now and start with other curriculum
I think the conceptual teaching of addition starts in level K. We are doing that level. It provides counting sticks in the math box and it has the student count them to learn their numbers in relation to quantity, and also count on from a specific number using pictures and also a number line. Then it has them count little pictures with their addition problems. It seems level 1 is maybe assuming that you did level K.
We used K last year (as well as the old)âŠlike I said it wasnât so much with level k as I noticed in level 1. (Although the old level k still had much, much more practice and conceptual lessons than the new one does)
@@thepracticalhomeschooler Oh I see. I thought maybe it was an issue of needing to go down a level. I agree they probably should provide more practice on conceptual understanding. Math K and Math 2 are working fine for my girls so far but it does concern me that they will struggle later without that in-depth practice.
We love Math with Confidence! We have used level 1 and 2.
We just quit it on lesson 85 of Level 4, we loved it for previous years but just can't keep up with the jumping around. We just switched to Math U See and it's like a breath of fresh air! It was a hard switch because we loved how pretty it was and such but it just didn't work. We just switched our Language Arts too, which I didn't think would happen either.
What LA did you switch to?
@@thepracticalhomeschooler We are going to try CLE.
Weâve used math mammoth since first grade (weâre in fourth now) and highly recommend for math minded kids.
For lower levels I really like Math With Confidence but they only have up to third grade - third grade being released soon. Solid, solid math foundation. I do K then move them to math mammoth from 1st on
Glad youâre making this. As a former elementary school teacher, I found TGTB math incomplete for sure. Itâs super pretty and fun, but I donât think itâs a standalone at all. The minimal instruction for the parent is concerning, as well as the hop-around in concepts. I actually donât even consider it true spiral, because the âspiralâ theyâre providing seems random at best.
Children who are math-minded may catch on and move forward seemingly easily, but the real concern is that as they get older, the lack of a deep understanding of the concepts from the beginning is going to make those harder math concepts even more difficult than they need to be.
We absolutely love Apologia Math. Katherine is a wealth of math instruction knowledge and the program is thorough and fun! My son loves the games!
Wow this was super helpful. Iâm no education professional and I also found the explanations so simple, and lacking. Good to see a former teacherâs perspective. Have you by chance looked at TGATB language arts? Is your opinion the same for it? Incomplete?
@@Svargasc3 So, I havenât checked their LA since the revamp. I did not like the previous version in terms of the lack of a good phonics foundation, which I do know theyâve added now so it may be better. Overall Iâm not a fan of formal language arts until late second, early third grade because I prefer a heavy focus on just learning to be a fluent, enthusiastic reader and developing great handwriting.
Personally we have loved All About Reading paired with some copy-work and handwriting without tears Building Writers program.
I do know lots of people love TGTB LA but I just felt that it wasnât a good fit for us.
@@CandiceQH very helpful thank you.
Ok now that Iâve watchedâŠ..wow! This is such a helpful video for those using TGTB math! I have never been tempted to use this math because it has always seemed too âbusyâ for my kids and too much in one lesson. Over a hundred problems?!?! đ That is hilarious your daughter has to complete them all.
The lack of manipulatives is concerning as well. Some kids donât need it (I guess??) but mine certainly do and I totally agree with you on the remark about parents being taught the procedure without the conceptual teaching and it negatively affecting our relationship with math. I know thatâs me! And like you, I donât want that for my kids!!
I have four kids and Iâve used Masterbooks math with the older two and it has worked for us. However, like I said in my other comment, Iâm using Math with Confidence with my younger two and we are loving it! It is very conceptual and then it moves to pictures/abstract with the workbook page. Thanks for putting this method into words for me. This is exactly what I want for my kids with math!
I still stand with Math with Confidence! Check it out for your little one and maybe Math U see for your older daughter?? She might like that and itâs the same method.
Math with Confidence goes to 3rd grade (releasing this spring I believe) and if they had all the way to 7th grade Iâd have my kids in that program I do believe.
My second child is 5th grade but behind in math (all my kids are b/c they have special needs) and I am considering doing Math with Confidence with her to just make sure she has these concepts down. I donât know. Still trying to think that through. She is in level 4 Masterbooks and doing pretty well but I want her to have conceptual knowledge and while I think Masterbooks does an okay/sufficient job with this I think Math with Confidence knocks it out of the park!
Math curriculum is SO difficult to find. Drives me crazy!!!! Weâve done Horizons, CLE, Saxon, Masterbooks, and now Math with confidence! My kids are 13,11,8 & 6 and weâve been homeschooling since the beginning.
I really enjoy your content!!! It is so good for this to be out there b.c Iâve seen a lot of CZcamsrs moving away from TGTB without a detailed explanation of why. I really enjoyed seeing your why and I totally agree with you. I hope you find something that will meet your expectations for math curriculum soon!!!
Hope you are feeling well đ
Thanks for sharing! I definitely would do MWC for my oldest if they had that. Am definitely considering math u see for my oldest! I agree, itâs a lot to find a good math!
We also enjoyed Simply Math K but quit level 1 after the early lesson on double number addition. We use and love Math With Confidence Grade 1. I also looked at (and even purchased) Apologia Math 1. It looks great too, but ultimately chose MWC after more research and am really happy with that decision.
That is awesome! Was there something that swayed you to choose MWC over apologia?
This is great to hear! We just stopped TG&TB level 1 and are about to start up Math With Confidence Grade 1 đ. Iâm hoping itâs a good switch for us as well!!
Apologia 1 seemed a little disjointed, and I've read that others felt the same. MWC has a wonderful flow from week to week. Also, MWC has a review page on the back of the lesson worksheet each day, whereas Apologia has a review chart listed in the Teacher's Guide that you have to remember to access. Apologia has a lot of fun games and activities, but I was concerned implementing some of the more crafty projects might become too time consuming on days you "just need to get stuff done" đ. The games in MWC are usually short and sweet (unless she begs to play again, and again, and again!) but really effective.
@@amies8203 thatâs super helpful, thanks!
I know you like Abeka so do you not like their math? Iâm was looking into Abeka until I seen you doing the good and the beautiful so then I was gonna go that route now Iâm back to Abeka? Iâm going to have a 1st grader this coming year 2023
I think Abeka is a good, solid math program. Please donât base your decision on what I doâŠdo whatâs best for you and your little one. With that said, I will be doing a flip through and comparison between Abeka 1st grade and TGTB level 1, so hopefully that will help!
We love TGTB math but I didnât think my younger son would switch to Singapore math!!! We never used the old math tho!!! I add in extra practice for certain math topics!!! We love a hand on approach especially with having dyslexic kids!!! We teach mental math differently tho, thru extra practice and then ask randomly once my kids have mastered a math topic!!! We started math k recently but we have Singapore math and math u see for her as well. We do we math u see blocks with any curriculum as we have them from my childhood!!! One lesson isnât enough to teach!!! I definitely understand the switch !!! Iâve not thought of math with confidence for my youngest!!! Weâve used the blue series form math mannoth!!!
I heard a similar concern about TGATB Simply math. My youngest daughter needs something more hands on and I almost bought Simply Math until I saw multiple people saying the exact same things. I had someone else recommend Math With Confidence so we ordered that and got it in last night. I looked at it for weeks before I ordered so I'm pretty hopeful that it will work out.
I also noticed the same thing with Horizons Math. Kindergarten and the first half of first grade were great but then they randomly dropped double digit addition and my son freaked out because there wasn't any build up and clear understanding. He switched all the way from Horizons 1 (book 2) to Teaching Textbooks Math 3 and ironically TT provides a much better understanding and build up to double digit addition. Its just been a few months since the switch and he's now adding two digit numbers without getting frustrated and freaking out because of the way they teach it.
Glad to hear that about TT! You hear mixed reviews on that one so Iâm glad to hear that specific detail about it. (Itâs what my oldest is using now)
I so agree with you!
Jfyi - if you use a medium weight yarn or string and wrap it around the edges of the spine, essentially sewing it together, the pages donât come out đ
Ahh ok! Good to know