My granddaughter is 3 years old. I bought your Pre-school Math At Home. She absolutely loves it. Because she is still little. We go very slowly. Since I watch her when my son. Works overtime on Saturdays. It is very fun for her and myself to teach. My nephew and niece are in 2nd grade and 6th grade in public school. Your Math Facts That Stick books will be perfect for them.
We are loving the MWC for a solid math foundation! I know you might not be able to answer this...but we are transitioning to Teaching Textbooks for the older grades. I would love to hear your thoughts on that program for the older grades?
Thank you for this amazing curriculum Kate Snow!!! My daughter says she loves algorithms 🤯 amazing! She's wrapping up Second Grade Math With Confidence. By far my favorite curriculum used in our homeschool.
Looks fabulous! Can't wait to get ours in the mail!🎉 Truly appreciate all the hard work and thought you put into MWC. It is a phenomenal program and builds so gently, yet is solid. We love it!
We have 7 kids and our oldest 2 have been using the curriculum to teach their siblings second and first grade. They have told me they have gotten better at their facts and learned terms they didn’t know or didn’t remember. I recommend your course to every homeschool mom- it is the best for math skills with relationship building in simple fun ways. Thank you for this great curriculum!!
Hi Kate! Question. If I have 3 kids that are all in different MWC levels, about how long would it take to teach all 3? I would have one in 4th, 3rd, and 1st. Wondering if it would be too much on teacher, me, to have all 3 in MWC.
Yes, the board is just sharpie on a foam core board. The blocks were little foam blocks from the dollar section at Target, with velcro dots to hold them to the board. Happy Math!
I have a question. I’m thinking about switching my math to Math with Confidence Third Grade and am wondering does my child need to just start that or do we need to master his addition and subtraction facts first using the books Addition Facts That Stick and Subtraction Facts that Stick??
The addition facts and subtraction facts are covered in First and Second Grade Math with Confidence. There's some brief review at the beginning of Third Grade MWC, but then the book dives into more-challenging material. If your child doesn't already know the addition and subtraction facts well, I'd definitely recommend spending some time teaching them to your kids before tackling Third Grade MWC. The lessons go much more smoothly and and quickly once kids aren't spending so much energy on addition and subtraction. Happy Math!
Families vary in how they do it. The easiest way is definitely to teach the lesson to both kids at the same time. Then, if there's a game, have them play against each other. But, if the two kids are very different in math ability, it might be better for the sibling relationship to teach them separately. Either way, you'll need 1 instructor guide and then 2 copies of each workbook. Happy Math!
I'd recommend starting at the beginning of the book, even if your child has already started a different third grade math program. You may be able to combine or skip some lessons, but the first few units lay important groundwork for mastering the multiplication and division facts. It's important that kids know those concepts well before moving on to the harder facts.
In your expert opinion would this be a good curriculum for a child who is several grades behind in math? He had an IEP in public school and i am on my second year of homeschooling him and i haven't found a math curriculum that helps him grasp it yet
Yes, MWC could be a good fit for him. Children who struggle in math often do well with it, because the program increases in difficulty gradually and provides lots of practice and review to help them fully master the new skills.
My granddaughter is 3 years old. I watch her every Saturday. She is doing your Pre-School Math. Everly loves the program and all the fun activities. Thank you so much.
My daughter loves Math with Confidence. Thank you! I was just wondering what your thoughts are on using "jumps" on the number line for addition and subtraction in first grade?
Great question! I prefer not to use them in the younger grades, since they encourage kids to count one-by-one to find answers for addition and subtraction. (And if you're using MWC, you know I'm all about subitizing at that stage!) Instead, I introduce number lines in second grade, after kids have a good mastery of subitizing and have already started to master the addition and subtraction relationships. Happy Math!
Thank you so much for the reply! My daughter is attending an enrichment program and I usually don't put my kiddos in any of the math classes because of subjects like this, but thanks to you and MWC she absolutely loves math and begged to go to math class so I relented this year. Now I am just concerned that the methods they use will confuse her or discourage her love of math. My daughter and I are both looking forward to Second Grade Math with Confidence. Thank you so much for everything you do!
I used and am currently using your kindergarten and 1st grade math books for my daughters. I’m about to start the second grade math for my 6 years old who just finished her 1st grade math with MWC. I really like your recommendations for picture books because I don’t need to spend extra time to look for those in the library. That’s a great addition for enrichment study. Thank you for your hard work❤
At what age is this appropriate to start? I saw a flip-through of Student Workbook 3A and I believe it's right on with where my son is at---and unfortunately, I purchased 2nd grade back in May because I saw some "gaps"/non-spiral approach to what we'd been using. I think I could possibly start him right now with 3A. Trying to use as much of 2nd grade as possible though because of the gaps.
Take a look at the overview article for the list of prerequisite skills. (It's about halfway down this page: kateshomeschoolmath.com/third-grade-math-with-confidence/) The most important skills are knowing the addition and math facts, and being able to solve written multi-digit addition and subtraction problems.
I LOVE the memory work addition! Please keep that with the remaining books to be released. I’d love to see an assessment book similar to how Math U See does it for the grades 4-6 books. I’m not sure if that’s been considered, but I thought I’d throw it out there.
Hi Kate! I've been reading on your website about the MWC series. I saw two different dates for MWC 4 to be released. One said Summer 2024 and one said Spring 2024 so I wanted to double check and see when it's supposed to be released? Thank you!
67 years old, never understood got math. I mange..yesterday was embarrassed, adults laughed at me in woodshop, cause I could not do fractions. He refused to tell me answer.fiqure it before you come back.. gosh. I found your channel. Going to take lot of classes online and see if I can learn math now.. little dyslexia, can not spell well. But I am smart and creative artist, read. And had a successful business .
Hi Kate, thanks for these videos. I have been reading your blog and scouring the web for advice between MWC and Singapore. I understand that MWC is "middle of the road" in terms of difficulty and depth, while Singapore seems to go further in depth and possibly stretch students more. I have a math minded student and I'm trying to decide what to do. I love all the flip through and samples of MWC but don't want to do him an injustice if he has a knack and love for numbers that is emerging. Have you written about this somewhere or have some advice? He would be entering Grade 1 math judging on the scope and sequences I've looked up. Thanks
We just finished Math Lessons for a Living Education Level 2 with my 9 and 7 year old. My 9 year old has dyslexia and really struggles with Math (and reading). We've decided to switch over to Math with Confidence. Although I do like MLFLE, I've noticed some gaps. This program looks perfect for us! Just a question, my 9 year old is still needing to use her fingers for addition and manipulatives for subtraction, but everything else in her math program she understands well. Would you recommend having her start with Math with Confidence Grade 2 or doing the Addition and Subtraction that Sticks and doing MWC grade 3 after that? Thanks!
We also just finished MLFLE level 2 with my 7 yr old and still using his fingers for counting either for adding or subtracting and I also feel there’s gaps. I am considering getting MWC level 2 and do Addition and Subtraction that sticks this summer hoping this will prepare him for MWC level 2 this fall. Good luck!!
Hi I'm a mom trying to teach my kid (6yrold) who is under spectrum at home .. glad I found your video ... he is good with numbers .. he started additions and doing good ... when he is writing the 2 digit value he is not writing the value in the correct places... so I thought first I need to make him understand the concept of the place value ... thank you for this video ... Will definitely try to use this concept
Hi Kay, you can take a look at the projected scope and sequence for the whole series here: kateshomeschoolmath.com/math-with-confidence-homeschool-math-curriculum/ Happy Math!
