Yay! I'm not going to mention all that I've tried as well, lol!! I'm with you! So glad it's working for you all as well! Thanks for sharing 😍

Wonderful!

It is!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you!!! I love the math picture books! I keep forgetting to get them from the library though, lol! But I love using them when I remember. My kids like it too. (I keep forgetting to mention it in my videos on MWC!!) I think I got these containers at the Dollar Tree, but I'm not positive, but I think that's where they were :)

Yes! I can completely relate to getting distracted like that 😬

We did apologia in 1st and I really wanted to love it but my daughter did not retain. She loves MWC.

I know!!! I wish they had it out!!! It won’t be out until 2025 😬

I'm exactly where you are! My son is about to finish Level 1 tgatb and he enjoys it. But I'm really intrigued by MWC because it is mastery yet spiral too. I wonder if TGATB is conceptual enough and if MWC is better with that. I hate to give up TGATB because it is so beautiful haha!

Hi! I absolutely LOVE Math with Confidence!! I feel like it’s the perfect combination of parent teaching and independent work for the kiddos. I don’t feel like it’s too parent intensive at all. The script is pretty basic, with just the right amount of fluff….in my opinion. I think the examples they use are just right for the kids to apply the concept. And if you feel like you need to skip through something, I think it’s doable without feeling like you’re missing out on anything. The warmups are great for remembering those math rules and concepts. I feel like there are other curriculums that are A LOT more parent intensive than MWC and have too much fluff….which I don’t like at all. I have used Kindergarten, and am currently using 1st and 2nd grade, and my kids ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! They love the games. My kindergartner already finished his Kindergarten level and I went ahead and purchased 1st grade level, because he really wanted to keep going. As for the materials……I also don’t feel like it’s a lot. What I did was, I went ahead and created a math kit using the list provided. So the manipulatives that are most used, I already have them available whenever we start. I don’t feel like I’m running around the house looking for stuff in order to complete a lesson. I also look through the lessons in advance just to make sure we’re good to go for the next day. If we’re using toys, I just tell them to go get them. But I’m specific about it. If they have to be small toys, I tell them to specifically get small toys, and I give them an example if they’re not sure. For the masters, I went to the well trained mind website, printed them out, put them in sheet protectors and have them all in a binder. Just because I didn’t want to mess up my instructor’s guide by ripping them out and was too lazy to photocopy them😅 Also, I don’t think we’ve ever taken more than 30min to complete a lesson. Unless we play the games 5+ times lol😂 As for the kiddos getting distracted……I think I can safely say……we’ve all been there😆🤣 We just need to guide them to understand that ‘school’ can be fun, but it has to be taken seriously. And as you said, we can play ‘the game’ after we finish. I 100% recommended MWC!! P.S…I’m already excited about 3rd grade coming out in June!! I think I’m more excited than my kids lol. That’s how much I love it! Hope this helps! Happy Homeschooling!!

@@sheralysvelez3384 thank you SO much for this!! Really appreciate your insight and the time it took to respond ( and we all know how much extra time we have as moms)

Lol so true! You are welcome💙

@@sheralysvelez3384 I echo your words! It truly is a great curriculum…we only have experience with K & for someone who isn’t naturally math minded, this curriculum has been wonderful in helping explain things. I’m even debating my oldest who’s just starting a third grade math program to switch to this once third comes out this Summer.

I think it is the perfect amount of parent involvement that I have found! I've used several different kinds, and this what the most manageable and not overwhelming, but not too little either. Right Start was too much, Masterbooks Math was too little. You can adapt the lessons for your kids too, like do less or more of the games. As far as the creativeness, I don't think it was too creative! My boys have learned math so well from this! They have really good mental math skills. The games take 10 minutes or less. I would HIGHLY recommend this for creative kids, actually!

Sounds like a good plan! I have three different maths. You do what you gotta do!

I did a video on this! You can watch it here. Hope it helps ☺️ MATH WITH CONFIDENCE & RIGHT START MATH Comparison kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mNmDeM-f2bmto40.html

@@JoyfulNoiseLiving Thank you!

Same question over here 😅

I'm so sorry it sounds overwhelming! That's a bummer some other families thought it was complicated 😔 To me it's just two parts: I sit with him for the lesson plus we do a game together. Then he does the page by himself. As far as the moving parts, that was made better by putting everything we needed in one container, I have it sitting right next to where we do our math lesson. I just pull out the little box and it's ready to go. You may need to prep a bit BEFORE you start school at the beginning of the year. And for each lesson you don't have to do EVERYTHING. you can shorten things if you have busy days and can't get to it all. If you child is getting something quickly, have them only do part of the individual work, or combine a lesson. If you do some prep before school starts, I think it could essentially be open and go. It won't be open and go if you don't do the prep at the beginning. Do your older kids have self-directed math? That may help! I have been doing two kids at a time for math lessons. It takes some time, but it's just a part of our normal school day.

I'm so sorry you are having trouble finding a good fit. 😔 That must be frustrating. I feel like this is a mastery based math, but does include review for each lesson (in the warm up and in the workbook). Maybe try a level lower from where you left off, and go at a slow and steady pace? This is very hands on and games based, so I do think it helps make those abstract concepts more concrete for those kiddos who struggle.

I have math related learning disability. So it must be hard to watch her struggle. I hope and pray that you both find something. That will work wel! for her.🙏🙏

I believe I got the digital parent guide on Well Trained Mind. And yes, you have to pay for it. It’s a little bit cheaper for digital, but not by too much.

Ok thank you. 🙂

Yes! It uses metric system also! Just taught my boy centimeters and meters.

I know 😫😫 We have done Teaching Textbooks, Life of Fred, and Saxon for the older grades. I am going to check out Denison Algebra next year!!

I believe it’s at the WellTrainedMind.com 😊

Thank you

Yes! Definitely!! Math with Confidence mostly has the meat of the lessons in the teachers guide. The student workbook really is just practice for what you do from the teacher’s guide. In the teacher’s guide is the lesson, the memory work, the game instructions, and the book list for the picture books that are related to the topic for each unit. 😁

What’s on my wall?? Is it the mirror? I may have our homeschool routine and some affirmations up next to the mirror on one side, on the other is the 5 solas 😄

I can’t speak to Singapore, but we’ve used three different math programs and the mental math element of this program isn’t like anything I saw in any first grade program. We have only just started MWC2, but the strategies seem harder to me than the average first grader would do.

@@kb8990 It’s deceptively simple and we tried it. I did drop it as I was overwhelmed teaching four kids math and I didn’t see what it offered. Then we languished in another curriculum for an entire year making little progress. I just picked it back up a month ago and we are making astounding progress with Math With Confidence. I teaches a child how to think mathematically and also shows them at the same time. Couldn’t be happier and wish I had stuck with it but I was just too overwhelmed by a lot of things and couldn’t wrap my mind around it.

​@@LearningPlantingGrowing Was it too much planning from the teachers perspective?? Like having too much to pull out to teach the lesson?

@@jessicaladd85 No no not at all it actually takes only about 15 minutes to teach. The program only takes some counters like bingo chips or cheerios etc, a deck of cards, pattern blocks and it also takes a few printables. I put the printables inside a dry erase pocket and that’s all there is to it. Kate even wrote it to have printable manipulative in the back of the book if you need them. The problem I was having was more to do with overwhelming chronic illness and feeling unable to do any part of my day really. Most everything in our home was falling to pieces and I just couldn’t get it together. Now trying it together in a better space, we all love it! My math every single day with tears daughter announces at least twice a week that math is her favorite subject lol. So for now it’s working! I even discovered this week I can teach it to my 6 and 8 year olds at the same time :0)

What do you mean by “grade-y”?

I think if he is advanced in Math, 1st Grade may be the best fit for him. My son was the same. I had him do the Kinder math, but we started halfway through the book and he did like 4 lessons a day. As far as compared to Masterbooks, this is a step up from that. It's still not very rigorous like Saxon or Horizons, but it's not as gentle as Masterbooks. I wouldn't say 1st Grade is behind. Just mostly based on games and less worksheets.

@@JoyfulNoiseLiving Thank you. I love your channel. ❤️ The math with confidence reviews is why we are switching it up. Thank you for your channel.

He is 7. He’ll be 8 in August.

@@JoyfulNoiseLiving My son will be 8 in July. Thanks

@@JoyfulNoiseLiving Did u finish this and when are you doing the Math with Confidence 3?

@@babybellalovesbeagle he is ALMOST done with it! He’ll take a break in June from it, then he’ll finish up the last few units in July, and likely will start 3rd Grade mid-August.

@@babybellalovesbeagle we did 4 days a week of school this year and sometimes had co-op so that was only 3 days some weeks. He probably could have finished the book by May if we wouldn’t have taken so many breaks 👍🏻