what level Saxon math = Horizons 2 math?

[Pster]

Dd is in Horizons 2 math but may switch to Saxon math if she attends a math class.

The teacher wasn't sure if the 3rd graders were using Saxon 3 or 5/4 - which one would be the best fit for my dd? Or - where would she fall in the Saxon math curriculum?

thanks

[Chris in VA]

You can take placement tests on the Sonlight website. I'd say Saxon 3 covers a lot of what Horizons 2 covers.

[Annabel Lee]

I'll confirm what the previous poster said: that Horizons 2 roughly = Saxon 3. Saxon 2 has multiplication, but only by certain numbers (1, 2, 5, 10, 100). Also, Saxon 2 introduces division towards the very end of the year, albeit by limited numbers also (by my quick skimming it only looks like 2's - but this is done w/ a good foundation of simple fractions beforehand).

Horizons 2 leads through multiplication thoroughly, one number family after another. Skip counting in the 1st quarter or so is used to build up knowledge of multiples of any given number (up to 12). Then multiplication is introduced in lessons & on worksheets, and gets gradually harder as the year goes on. Division doesn't start in Horizons until level 3, however a solid base in mult. has been built in grade 2. If your dc is ready, you could go ahead and teach it in 2nd grade anyhow.

My ds needed more time to solidify math facts before delving into multiplication/division, yet he likes his pages to appear hard. He likes large numbers and large problems. So, he prefers Horizons over Saxon. Both will lay a good foundation, while both also have their stronger and weaker areas. As for the basics - plain and simple math facts - they are both great math programs IMO. HTH! :)

[Annabel Lee]

Oops, I just re-read the OP and realized you have Horizons 2. Sorry about that!