We switched from MathUSee to Math For a Living Ed this school year. We have not had one teary day with this curriculum. My son is level four and he LOVES this book. He can do most all of the work on his own with just a little help occasionally with new concepts. I have already ordered Level 5 because he said he loves this set and wants to follow the story more.
What level did you switch from? My 9yo is starting Delta, but I'm thinking of switching. Doing the placement test and finding minimal gaps of things she just needs a quick refresher on. Curious what your experience has been. Thanks.
We are thinking of switching to math for a living ed curriculum, we are currently halfway through mathusee alpha, before that we did tgtb k math. How did your experience of switching from mathusee to this one?
I know this is an old video but I wanted to add this is my kids favorite math program. They do simply Charlotte mason business math with grade 6. When they go to teaching textbooks they do it 3 days a week and they do Saxon 2 days a week to make sure they have plenty of practice.
Hi my name is Lucretia, my husband in the photo:). Thank you for your great input in all the homeschool curriculums. I stopped Singapore maths and jumped over to 'math lessons for a living education'. I started from scratch with my little girls and I love it. I think it's brilliant!! Thank you. Absolutely because of your videos. God bless you, Sweetheart !!
May I ask why the switch from Singapore Math? I am trying to find a math curriculum for my preschooler than he can continue with as he goes along... Hopefully. I was looking into Singapore Math when I found this channel.
@@Beepbopboop19 I Just waited on using a formal math curriculum. I focused on his counting and number recognition. And I let him watch shows like Numberblocks, and numberjacks. He's 5 now and starting kindergarten and has a good grasp on his numbers. He can count past 100 and recognize numbers to 100. He knows shapes and is getting into addition and subtraction. So I am using Singapore Math Essentials for school this year. And I am looking into something to supplement with it. I think it will be this curriculum but in level k. I want something hands-on to supplement with. I say a formal Curriculum is totally unnecessary for preschool.
Thank you so much for the time you took to go through this product and reviewing how it is working for you and your family. I am new to home schooling with a 4th grader and have been fumbling with finding concise math lessons that will also catch the gaps I am seeing. Thank you.
Thank you thank you thank you for doing this video! It has eased my fears of my daughter being prepared for higher math. Your videos are a blessing. Keep up the good work!
We thought we found the perfect math in MLFLE til we actually started using it. My son was 6 and in grade 1 and blew through level 2 in 1/3 of the prescribed time. We switched to the second half of CLE level 2 light units and dollar store grade 3 math books. However, it seems to work well for my friend's child who struggles with math and needs a gentle approach.
*slams books around (camera shakes) lol she so acts like me. I have add and run around a mile a minute around my 5 kiddos under 8. I'm really honest and real. And I love how she is so honest about being a mom and all the feelings around that. It's rare to see, and shes like a breath of fresh air! HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE RU-vidR , over huge channels! HER VIDEOS should have millions of views! I love her! Can you tell? Lol
Thank you for doing this videos. I really hoping that you show a video about Acellus new starder. I'm new in Acellus and I dont understand this new online homeschool program. Thank you again!
Thanks for your review. We went ahead and bought MLFLE Level 2 for my soon to be first grader (or Year 2 as we call it here in UK). I bought it to be used as a supplement, however, having used it for a month or so now it could definitely work as a stand alone curriculum, and would be "enough" if you decide to stick with the series throughout the primary/elementary school years. It starts very very gentle but definitely builds on itself. For my daughter who is a lover of math, level 2 meets her where she is currently at from page 80 onwards so the program would not work for us as a stand alone program but as a supplemental activity book it's working very well and she's finding it really fun to use. Esp. the hands-on crafts!! Which I love too as it makes the math so concrete. My fav element of the program by far, is definitely the oral narration where you can check your childs understanding of concepts. This in particular is the real hidden gem in this curriculum for me right now.
Ok! you convinced me! Going to order! I think my daughter has inattentive adhd like me. CLE is becoming a time where she has to go to time out for various reasons. I think her brain is not excited about it and resists it is possible. She can do it. It’s really repetitive but it’s not working out for her. Us. Going to try something different.
Oh my gosh! Your video tipped me back on the MLFLE bandwagon. I had bought level 1 last year when I was at a Curriculum Sale. I ended up selling it and bought Christian Light Education math 1 thinking I wanted a more 'traditional' math. It's all in a heavy box (2 teacher's manuals, 10 light unit workbooks and flashcards, etc...) under my bed (we just finished Singapore Essentials Kindergarten math). Hmmmm...Math Lessons for a Living Education keeps popping in my mind since we are very relaxed homeschoolers and love Charlotte Mason Philosophy (short lessons, copy work, narration). I watched this video this morning and now I want to purchase level 1 again. LOL
I'm so glad! I wish it was better resolution from my phone. Sigh, but I figured the content would be helpful here on RU-vid. I'll do a RU-vid video about it soon!
I regret going with Math Lessons for a Living Education. This RU-vid review convinced me to try it, but it just does not have enough practice. My 2nd grade daughter learned the lessons, but would need review every time she encountered the same problems again later in the book. She got it, but it wasn't as engrained as I would like. This year, I'm going with the Math with Confidence series by Kate Snow. They released 3rd grade this year. My kids were able to master their addition, subtraction and multiplication facts using her Facts that Stick series. So I'm excited to try her new Math Series. She is releasing a new grade level every year. Wish I had known about this math series last year. For my son, I'm looking at the Rod and Staff curriculum, since the Math with Confidence series only has up to 3rd grade at the moment. Just mentioning another math curriculum for those that are still trying to decide what to use. Happy homeschooling!
I’m thinking about buying all 6 levels as an investment because I’m always working with someone’s kid besides mines. But I believe my 3 kids are between levels without me having to complete the placement which I plan on doing. My kids have so special needs challenges. I’ve enjoyed your thorough reviews.
Where can we find the coupon code. Hoping to get posted to NZ so any savings help. Appreciate your wonderful videos, has helped me choose this curriculum to start our homeschool journey with.
IM keen to try this Curriculum, I wish there was an international version with metric and add your own currency ... I’m in Australia so money and measurements is tricky but doable
I'm looking into purchasing the level 2 and 3 for my 9 & 10 year olds, they "know" almost everything but cant really explain the WHY of it all which to me if they cant grasp the why everything g further along is going to be full of tears and frustration. My question is would you just skip through the what they know and do where they are falling short Or would you just have them go quickly through it all o ly slowing when they get to the parts they need more re enforcement???
This jumps from learning numbers and how to right them to fractions?? All in the same school year? That's seems fast to me. I want to make sure my son is really getting a good grasp on math. He is turning 4 next month. He's counting to 30 and recognizes numbers to 29. So I figured I could start with this but now I'm not sure.
Level 1 is not equivalent to grade 1 (in Canada). It is closer to kindergarten level. I think it will work well for a child who has completed kindergarten but is not quite ready for the academic challenge of grade 1.
Would it be too much math to use this as a supplement to Right Start math? Which of the two do you prefer. Is there a way to have the two to work together? I like both programs and I don't know which to pick. I like both for so many different reasons.
Melissa Rowe 😆 im wondering the same thing. I was wanting to get horizons math maybe 3 days a week then was thinking this 2 fays a week because I like how it tells a story and has real life applications. If I dont get the mlfle then I was also leaning towards simple charlotte masons math. So hard to choose with all of these amazing options!!
I used grade 3 of this math last year. Loved it at first. It's what my kid needed at the time, but I felt it didn't progress enough near the end. It got too repetitive, kid was doing the same stuff that he already understood, and not learning new concepts. I was skipping problems. I did like the easy work, not too much, but I don't like how the days are scheduled for you. We like to take a day a week for other type schooling (learning games, extra reading, going out...) and having it prescheduled throws that off. Also, there's too much repetition. I really want to like it but... Looked through the grade 4 but they barely introduced new concepts. (i might save it for my second kid for when he's in 3rd) Hardly any fractions, decimals, etc. It felt like a lot of repetition from 3rd without introducing too much new concepts. I got the grade 1 for my 1st grader, but he didn't like the stories at the beginning (whereas my older one did). The first grader just wants to get straight to the work, skip the stories, lol. So we switched to BJU with both boys and have been doing that for these grades (just the workbooks, skipping all the other stuff, teachers manuals, etc), and BJU grade 4 is introducing all the new concepts I wanted to see. We've done Life of Fred too.
Thank you for your awesome videos! Not sure if it was covered in this video but would you or anyone on here say this math program Is good for dyslexia? Thank you in advance for any insight.
I'm looking at the curriculum of this with masterbooks, and I'm wanting to know - what do you use for Canadian curriculum? I'm from Saskatchewan and all these books in the curriculum look great - but what do you use for kids and politics, geography? What site or curriculum do you recommend? Thanks in advance, Rebecca.
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Yes that is exactly what i do with my son instead of a test i just talk 2 him and ask him ? Or to explain sumthing 2 me and just listen 2 wat he knows.
Hi, I just watched your video about the 10 math curriculums, and now this one. My 11-year-old daughter has learning disabilities, currently switched her to Math-U-See after several curriculum fails, lol. She's on around lesson 6 in Gamma (multiplication) and without actually testing her, I think she would probably be in book 3 of MLLE with ease or 4 with challenge. She hit a road block with double-digit multiplication. Now I am torn on continuing with MUS, because so far it isn't "broke" and seems to be working, and trying the MLLE, or kind of alternating with both if that were possible. MUS is totally mastery but this seems like it would cover more things? I do already have the investment financially in the MUS--- any thoughts? She is very right-brained, artsy-craftsy but 2-3 years delayed in everything.
Louise O'Neil i don't have the exact answer you need but i am in the same boat! I am loving mlfle but have mus thru Zeta but my kids are not there yet. Would really like to switch or see if i can incorporate both. The main issue is we are moving to a state that requires testing so now i feel like i have to do all this preparation.
Did you buy the book for each kiddo or a book and a download for making extra copies of the worksheets and reading from the book? I am pregnant with my 5th and my 8 yr old will need to do level 1 in the math. I will probably have her sister do it at the same time though.Thanks for any advice on that and for this video!! We are doing Christian Light Education (which we love) but it does move through place value quickly thus far and when it said have them do it on their own she wasn't ready. I was looking at Math-U-See but they are in line with Common Core which steared me away. I have not called to ask about this one yet but am very interested in trying it if they didn't addopt common core :)
Do you still use TT? I really wish I would of found this curriculum instead of using Saxon. I am currently using TT. And he likes it. But wanting to know if I could use this next yr
In another video you mention you have a 4 year old. Have you started any math with her? My almost 4 year old is very advanced in math, and loves it (counts to 100, knew her colours, shapes, patterns etc between 2.5-3, etc). I’m looking at starting this curriculum with her in September. If it gets too difficult, I’ll stop for a while. Does this sound like a good plan of action? I’ll have to modify a bit because she struggles with writing the numbers, etc.
Thank you for this review. I was a little on the fence about this curriculum because I viewed another vlog by a homeschool mom who found she needed to supplement this curriculum with another more workbook based one for her child. Honestly, this sounds extremely comprehensive, and of course, I love the idea of math in stories (my kids are really little - PreK) so it might be perfect for them because they enjoy a story. Can't hurt to give it a try, right? Thank you so much for taking the time to do this review.
I have a question. So I am considering getting math lessons for a living education and i was looking on master books website and they seem to have higher level maths and If math lessons for a living education only gives up to (6th or 8th grade not sure which one it is cause I watched the video the other day) then why dont people just use the master books higher level maths? Why does everyone want to switch once they reach the highest level of math lessons for a living education. Are their other math books no good?
Do you know how different this is compared to when it first came out? I have all the PDF versions of this from a few years ago. It's definitely colorful now, but I wasn't sure if the content has changed much. Thanks!
Do you find yourself having to supplement with other games/activities/approaches for your kids to understand the concepts or do you feel they get things pretty well from the stories and workbook exercises?
I am on lesson 7, just about to start with the place value village tomorrow, book 1. My son is 5.5 and we have so far not supplemented with anything else. We are really enjoying it so far.
Thanks for this info. It is helpful to me as i’m Currently in my first year homeschooling my grade 5 and 3 kids. Math is not a favourite over heae esp. for my eldest. We currently use TT grade 3 & 5. Do you think next year my eldest would be ready for level 6 if we went this route, she had some gaps from years of public school. Also I was looking at life of Fred as a supplement to try to make things more interesting, maybe get her to like math again. Are you familiar with this program? If so is it similar to this one with the story element? One more thing...I also am in BC, we currently are DL and have to follow bc outcomes closely and report to our homelearning support teacher weekly. Are you DL or registered? If you are DL I wonder how closely all your curriculum choices follow the outcomes? As I love all of what you are sharing but wonder if we could still do some of these while being DL. Thanks so much!
I am a bit familiar with Life of Fred, I bought a few to try out. It is really quite different, funny stories, but not with the daily layout and lesson plans, etc. I think this pretty much aligns with BC learning outcomes, I haven't had any problems with my teacher using it. If she has some gaps I would recommend taking the placement test here: homeschoolon.com/go/mlfle to get an idea if she is ready for level 6.
Katherine Trumbauer I would say yes, but the stories do mention Christian things so as long as your ok with that, you won’t have an issue with this curriculum.
@@ChristinaBiasca Do you mean holidays ? Because I am teaching my kids to Love God and Jeaus but part of that involves NOT participating in holidays because of the satanic man made, origins. If it has to Easter Christmas I will be dissapointed.
#ResistBlueISIS AikenCountySC is corrupt! This curriculum definitely mentions holidays in a positive light. If your against holidays the math for sure wouldn’t be for you. So far the language I’ve only seen mention biblical feasts.
I believe in her other video reviewing different math curriculums she said that this one included alot of Bible stories/references. And it's geared towards Christians and may not be suitable for those seeking secular curriculums. But it actually sounds just like what I've been wanting.
