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[clarkacademy]

Did anyone ever use math mamouth?

[cillakat]

I love math mammoth. To much repetition, but otherwise a great math program.

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[TundraAcademy]

We've used it for 2nd and 3rd grade. It really has worked well for my oldest son. I think it is similar to Singapore but with more problems and more detail. It is not really colorful (so we are using Singapore and Horizons for my 1st grader), but I think it is a wonderful program. I'm planning to switch my younger son to it when he is in 2nd grade. Please email me if you want any more info.

[djbartch]

I love Math Mammoth too! I'm bought the dark blue series, and have been picking topics for my K'er to do (he's at about 1st grade level in math). It's a lot of writing for my ds, but we have ways around that. For me, it was a decent mastery program for little $$.

It does have a lot repetition, especially for a kid that catches on quickly. But as an e-book, you can just not print it unless you feel you need it. We've worked through Addition 1 and we're working on the first part of Money. We'll be switching to Place Value soon, as I think my ds has mastered the money that I expect him to know right now (and that he's interested in, since that is why we started money right now anyways).

Since my ds is good in math, I don't know how the program would work for someone who doesn't have the same abilities. My ds also doesn't want all the color and manipulatives that go with other programs.