Complete Kit 1994: 1st Edition

by Larson

Saxon math programs produce confident students who are not only able to correctly compute, but also to apply concepts to new situations. These materials gently develop concepts, and the practice of those concepts is extended over a considerable period of time. This is called "incremental development and continual review." Material is introduced in easily understandable pieces (increments), allowing students to grasp one facet of a concept before the next one is introduced. Both facets are then practiced together until another one is introduced. This feature is combined with continual review in every lesson throughout the year. Topics are never dropped but are increased in complexity and practiced every day, providing the time required for concepts to become totally familiar. Saxon's Math 1 program is carefully planned and packaged in a homeschool kit to make your teaching experience easier. First-graders will skip count by 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's; compare and order numbers; identify ordinal position to tenth; identify a sorting rule; identify and extend patterns; solve routine and nonroutine problems; master all basic addition facts and most of the basic subtraction facts; add two-digit numbers without regrouping; picture and name fractions; measure using inches, feet, and centimeters; compare volume, mass, and area; tell time to the half hour; count pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters; identify and draw polygons; identify geometric solids; tally; and create, read, and write observations from real graphs, pictographs, and bar graphs. This first edition kit contains a Teacher's Manual, Student Workbooks, and a Meeting Book. Grade 1.

Genres: Mathematics, Education, 1st Grade, Amazon

Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Cat_on_skates · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the original Saxon levels (5/4+).
No mention of number bonds and how addition and subtraction are related. If a kid memorized the addition tables then they should be able to do all subtraction problems too- but ONLY if they understand the relationship between the functions.

Singapore has the advantage there- it stresses this from the beginning. And the workbooks and textbooks are incredibly engaging with colorful pictures and activities. Also, the workbook pages for early Saxon are repetitious and boring which makes engaging with the material more difficult for young children.

Singapore is great until level 4 or 5 and then I recommend switching to Saxon 5/4.

[L · Rating 4 out of 5]

M1 (1st grade math)

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was totally joking in my head when I looked at the book this morning and said, "I totally read this book. I should put it on Goodreads." And look here it is!

This is a helpful resource in our endeavor to teach our children in a classical model. I think some reviews come from the fact that it doesn't fit their style. It fits my style and my child's currently. I don't necessarily know how to teach a child in kindergarten and this helps me keep it simple. Repetition is key during this age range so I get why they do what they do. It's how little people learn right now... memorizing... they are not in a logic phase or an abstract phase. Knowing this helps me understand why it is set up the way that it is and keeps me going when things are a bit mundane. On the flip side, if we leave a step out from time to time it's not going to kill us. Or things that my daughter already has a firm grasp on I toss in from time to time for review otherwise I leave the element out. Easy-peasy people.

[Kristine Rogers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thorough, but not a good fit for us. If we used the Meeting Book, it could take us an hour, though it would be much faster if you had a child already writing and reading. We skipped the Meeting Book (calendars, days of the week, number sequencing, shapes review). Also, if you are on a tight budget and want the workbook, you could really use the workbook without the teacher's guide at Grade 1. There may be a few activities not immediately obvious - like the store and writing receipts - but if you were willing to improvise, doable. The worksheets have a lot of review content, which is good or bad just based on the child.

[Skylar Burris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this teacher's guide was entirely unnecessary. Just get the workbooks and teach from them and save the money. This guide reads like a line-by-line script dictated to a presumed idiot teaching another presumed idiot, and it seems that following it would consume an immense amount of time to cover a small amount of material. Jump right in to the workbooks instead and just help the kid when s/he needs help.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here is the issue. How many of us really have the time and financial opportunity to try every math curriculum? Surely not myself. With that said, I have really liked Saxon math. Yes, it is repetitive, but I've found that may students need that to really grasp the concepts. And once a child has fully comprehended any particular concept, I as the teacher adapt the curriculum as needed.

Saxon math is easy to understand and easy to teach and easy to alter to meet the needs of each child.

[Candi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was not very fun for a K or 1st grader. Come back to it later in life. Don't start with it.

Well, I'm trying it out on kid number 2, and it's going much better. We just do one lesson a day, about 4 days a week. The rest of his math time is with fun toys. Funny how different kids do differently with different curriculum.

[Lena Webb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was home-schooled, used this math book, ended up okay.

[Shauna · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a very boring, overly predictable math course ... for teacher and student.