I have never regretting one single move, when I’ve followed my gut instinct. 🙌🏻 So happy this was helpful!!!

Thank you! I plan to do one just on Math with Confidence soon. So many people are interested in the future of the program, and I’d love to share some tricks that we have learned along the way. We also love Facts that Stick here!

@@thehometownhomestead Wonderful!

My younger son is cruising through grade 1 now. It’s a much more peaceful year than my older guy experienced. I’m sure you will feel the same way once you try it! Glad I could help.

That’s awesome to hear! Glad you enjoyed it!

You’re welcome! We’re nearing of the 5th grade pilot now, and in the middle of the CAT. This program is awesome, and he was very well prepared for the testing materials. I don’t think you can go wrong with MwC!

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

If it were me, I would swap to MWC 2 now, and not finish the year. You’ll both me much happier if you make the leap. Because MWC is relatively inexpensive, that makes it a bit easier. It’s like a breath of fresh air!

@@thehometownhomestead I really appreciate this encouragement, and honestly hadn’t even considered that. I can always resell our dimensions to cover the cost anyway. Thank you!

@@kaitlins1477 I sold all of my Dimensions and 2022 materials. There’s no need to push though something that can impact a kiddos love for learning in such a big way. We’re still “recovering” from our time on the other side, quite honestly. Good luck, and I’m glad I could help!

I even buy all of my cookbooks spiral if I can get the option. I’ll definitely pay for ease of use!

Did you do all of the lessons with her for MWC, or just let her do the workbook pages? I have noticed that the workbook pages are designed to be easy enough for them to reinforce the lesson, and grow in confidence with the new skills. This means 10-15 pages would/should be easy for her because the true work is in the lesson and the warmups that you’re doing together. If it was me, I’d do MWC, and only tear out the sheet that matches the daily lesson, placing it on a clipboard. Then she could not tear through multiple lessons in one day. As for Dimensions? Did you placement test her? If not you usually have to go back at least one semester to transfer in, meaning she might not truly be ready for the work you’re doing in the next grade level of Dimensions. From experience, the 1st grade Dimensions work is a BEAST.

@@thehometownhomestead I was gonna make the EXACT same suggestion you made regarding MWC. That's how the lessons are supposed to be taught; the student workbook IN ADDITION to the exercises, games led my the parent in the teacher's guide. Sometimes I noticed it can be easier for my daughter to do the exercises with the visual cues in the student workbook, than solving problems she has to hear me read from the teacher's guide and figure out mentally with no visual cues provided by me.

To add to what the others have said, my daughter could do many pages of MWC on her own, but the real focus of the lesson is the material in the teacher's book. I couldn't breeze through the workbook and be sure that my daughter actually understands what she needs to know. My 1st grader really enjoys it precisely because it doesn't have a heavy workbook focus.

@@alinamillard5883 I agree 100%. The number of pages that can be completed in the WB have no true correlation to the amount of learning happening in the lessons themselves.

I would not stick it out for the sake of consistency. I would just scrap it, if I was back in this same place. Seeing where we are now with my oldest who struggled at this point, MwC has been such a breath of fresh air for his confidence. Now we’re in the Grade 5 pilot, and still loving it. Stay tuned. I’m interviewing Kate Snow in 2 min for an upcoming Q and A!

@@thehometownhomestead Oh, this is so helpful to hear! I think we will finish 1A (we only have the shapes unit left) and do Addition Facts That Stick along with it since I just purchased that, then switch since the end of the workbook will feel like the end of the curriculum to her.

@@carahins1674 I think that’s a fabulous idea! Make sure to join the Facebook group too. Lots of great info on there!

What grade level are you on?

@@thehometownhomestead We are in 1A. Chapter 5 I think? I already bought 1B though.

@@amandab.6815 you should be able to return it if you haven’t used it yet. That said, MwC is really inexpensive. I held on to both for a bit before deciding what to do, which made me more comfortable with trying something new. I’d say it’s worth a shot. I wouldn’t want to struggle though another semester before trying.

The workbook hasn’t needed manipulatives that I’ve noticed. The illustration will give them what they need to know. For example, if it’s a 10 frame problem, the image will show it, and if subtraction, a huge X is across the appropriate number of boxes.

Hands on in every lesson. We just finished up fractions as an example. Each lesson incorporated pattern blocks as well as a game of some sort. It’s been amazing for my guy.

I think the lesson length would be much better, but I’m not positive how it will line up with TGTB. My honest thought would be to grab MWC2, and try it, because it’s not expensive and will provide some relief now. I don’t think MWC is necessarily “easy” but it takes tougher concepts and makes them easier to understand. Today, for example, I actually watched my 4th grader make a connection with area and perimeter, that I thought he had grasped through our years of Singapore. It’s the way MWC is written that makes it seem easier, IMO. The biggest question is do you want to push him, or allow space for gentle learning. That’s where I feel the cut off is between Singapore and MWC. Truthfully this answer is different for each family.

@@thehometownhomestead That makes sense. I love math, but he never asks to do more of it like reading, science, and history. He’s not bad at math, he actually excels esp when it’s a word problem vs simple equation. I will stick to my gut and your advice. We are reviewing our math facts with her other books already. He enjoys the games a lot.

@@thehometownhomestead thank you

@@ravenbird3014 you’re welcome! Good luck in your search!

We used all books except the test. It felt like a huge leap to know all facts as fast as they suggested in 1. That’s the year for solidifying, but the next chapter expected them done. The foundation for facts are also in MwC K, but the process of learning the facts is much more fun and gentle for the student in the grade 1 book. Stick with that’s working, just be aware that you might need to pivot as you age up. It was really 3rd when my student hit a wall and I transitioned him to the MwC pilot grogram for 4th. It saved his love of learning.

@@thehometownhomestead yes, we're still newbies so it will be interesting to see how it pans out!