Choosing a math curriculum

[renmew]

I am just beginning to afterschool my kids and am looking for a math curriculum for my 7 year old.

The school uses a mastery program with spiral review built in. I like the program okay, but it is a bit poor on problem solving. My son is strong in reading and spelling, but in math is not as high as I'd like him to be.

I'm thinking Singapore, Horizons, or Saxon, as they seem to be the "big three." And it also has to be somewhat self directed, as I am a teacher and am usually tutoring multiple students afterschool. I'll be there to help, but I'd be doing the same for 3-5 other kids.

Any help/experience would be appreciated. :bigear:

[Bloggermom]

I would check out CLE Math. It is very self-directed.

[Heigh Ho]

Singapore Challenging Word Problems is helpful with the problem solving skills if he has the concepts down.

You mentioned you'd like him to be 'higher' in math...does he have a good foundation, or is he missing peices? With the missing peices, I used Singapore to get the concepts in and practiced, than I used the school's text...just went to the website of the publisher and printed out the sections the school chose to omit.... so that my child could actually have a chance on the unit tests. I didn't find I had to teach much, as my boys were a fit for Singapore's style.