@@roxanaguerrero5995 yes! My son has been doing it since the preschool level and he starts level 2 in the fall and it’s currently his favorite math (over rightstart, math with confidence, or beast academy). He asked me to pack his dimensions math books to his most recent trip to grandmas :) I think it’s the right level of familiar practice problems AND fun challenge problems for this particular child.

@@viviangarcia4070 lol. All three. Ha. Depends on the kid though. Do they like worksheets, do they like conversation, do they a LOT of tricky problems? For my 5 year old, Dimensions 2A is our primary math, because it’s more independent and he loves to do it without me. He is not always in the mood for back and forth conversation about “stuff he knows” (like the scripted rightstart lesson), but he has no problem doing review on a worksheet. We do rightstart on request, which is still pretty regularly, but I let him dictate when the lesson is finished. He usually does many lessons at a time, but he doesn’t ask for it every week. He loves when we do it sparingly, but he would get burnt out on it if we did it daily. Beast academy is his supplementary math. I think eventually, this will become his primary math instead of dimensions…. Maybe. He truly loves the “tricky” beast problems but he doesn’t like the monster characters or for me to read him the comics. I think he’ll grow out of that though and then we will switch. For my 3 year old, I THINK one day rightstart will be his primary math with beast as a supplement until he can handle beast type of problems… Only time will tell, but I don’t think he will have the love for worksheets that my older son has. Another thing I’m considering for him is math with confidence + beast as both primary for this child once he’s 6 or 7. Currently at age three I’m having him do all of the curriculum in this video and he loves all of them. We’re starting with mathematical reasoning and preschool math at home, and will focus on dimensions preK when he’s finished, although he occasionally does some dimensions preKA when he wants to do a book like his brother.

@@simplycece wow thank you for your answer. My oldest doesn’t like worksheets and this last year he was at a private school and he did Abeka. He manage pretty well did great in terms of grades but I wanted to do the switch to a more conceptual math because I noticed Abeka doesn’t teach him the why of things. I know Singapore is a solid program but from what you are saying maybe right start math and beast academy are a better combination for him since he doesn’t like the worksheets. I guess I was just afraid that right start wasn’t as solid as dimensions.

If he did well with abeka but doesn’t love worksheets, rightstart and beast might are probably a better fit. They’re totally doable together especially if you do beast online at a lower grade level…. So minimum worksheets. Rightstart is a very geometric approach though. I love it but it’s not for everyone! I’d try to find some videos showing rightstart lessons in progress to be sure.

@@A-G5518 it’s a Singapore math strategy. When Americans came up with the common core standards, they poorly adopted and implemented many strategies, including some from Singapore, like the number bond system. The two countries have continued to get very different learning outcomes despite now sharing some strategies. A student can definitely learn elementary math just fine without learning number bonds, but number bonds and bar models are a key part of the Singapore math system that I prefer to use with this child. I have a physics degree with a minor and math and experience as an engineer and teaching high school math, but some elementary math curricula still teach me brand new ways of doing very basic things (like rightstart math). There are many ways to approach mathematical problems. Maybe if you tried it, you’d find it interesting. For some students, this is too abstract to start out with and they’re better served with more tradition “drill” type math like Rod and staff or Saxon.

@@simplycece thank you so much for that response!

@@HunterHomeschool you’re welcome! I’ve learned a lot about dimensions and still love it for my kids. Feel free to ask any questions!

Yeah. MWC K was a joke for my 5yo at age 4 and he hated it. I got 2nd grade math with confidence for my son when he wasn’t even 5.5. It was all very easy… still far too easy…. and he truly was not being challenged in a good way and didn’t find the math pages interesting at all although he did like the games and activities much more than the stuff in MWC k…but he likes any games… I just need to do a dimensions game or hands on activity 2-3 times a week and he’s totally happy with it. He did dimensions 1B and was fully engaged and appropriately challenged. He loves the worksheets because the problems are “interesting” (his words) AND he can do them independently (he’s a fluent reader). He’s 5.5 now and starting Dimensions 2A in the fall (we are talking a summer break and probably finishing rightstart B in between). My 2 (nearly 3) year old just started dimensions PreK last week and he couldn’t be happier to have his own math books that look just like his brothers. Surprisingly, my older son LOVES that they can now do math “together”. Dimensions PreKA is VERY basic and a perfect intro. Every single thing in it repeats in K, and again, repeats very quickly in 1A for a third time so I’m okay if he doesn’t grasp it all on the first pass, but they present it so well that he probably will grasp the new stuff. It is very important to have the mastery of those repeated topics by dimensions 1A though because it escalates quickly and might feel like a slog if you’re spending time mastering things.

@@simplycece yes! Math with confidence was too easy! We're in 1a for kindergarten in dimension and he is really enjoying it. He's been fighting reading pretty hard and I've jumped around curriculum. Doing the teach your child to read in a 100 easy lessons then maybe trying all about reading 1 again. I was hyperlexic so teaching my kid to read who's meh about it is interesting. But he's ADHD/ODD . My 3.5 yo I'm going to start doing the pk dimensions with at 4 and stretching it out until he's kindergarten age.

You can buy this a lot of places. Put in the google search bar “learning without tears I know my numbers”.

www.rainbowresource.com/060934.html

​@@simplycece thank you so much for helping me out.

We are just going through the workbooks without needing the guide at all. It’s so much better than the good and the beautiful - it really builds on itself and is so clear, and the good and the beautiful is much more confusing. I really recommend just buying the textbook and workbook only over doing the good and the beautiful - you’re missing out on all the amazing depth and the method, but it’s still better than just the good and the beautiful.

@hannamaria5618 would it be too late to start my son on level 4?

You could use it just as a workbook. The Singapore method is based on a progression from concrete (hands on) to pictorial (the images in the book) to abstract (just the numbers), but some students can get it just from the picture. Because the pictures are PART of the method, I think they’re more thought out than any other workbook. I personally think JUST the dimensions s textbook and workbook are far superior teaching method to TGATB as long as your kid doesn’t absolutely need hands on manipulatives for understanding and that they also don’t need a spiral curriculum for retention. I think if you want a great curriculum in between TGATB and Dimensions, where your child could still have hands on but be open and go for you, I would highly recommend Kate Snows math with confidence. Level 4 is being finished and will be available by June, but preschool through 3rd grade are available for purchase and the 5th and 6th grades are being piloted right now, so are in the works for summer 2025 and summer 2026 releases. It is a great comprehensive curriculum with built in spiral review, mastery-topic based teaching, and an open and go script for the parents. It is really top notch. It lacks challenging problems, but so does TGATB. My son is very academically advanced so he thrives with challenging problems, but I don’t even personally think that’s necessary for a great elementary math curriculum.

I also want to add that if TGATB is actually working for you and your child, then that’s great! No need to rock the boat :)

I did preschool math at home and dimensions preK. I did Rightstart A and dimensions K. We did Dimensions 1A then rightstart B. We are still working in rightstart B alongside Dimensions 1B for my son who is 5 years and 4 months right now. We like the combo a lot. He does Dimensions workbooks mostly independently except a few of the challenges problems that I need to be there to set up manipulatives or printouts for. We do the rightstart lessons together. We are able to use rightstart manipulatives for our dimensions lessons when they’re needed. The only extra manipulative i use often that are not part of rightstart are two color counters (can be easily handmade) and linking cubes (not really necessary though) and dice (needed but can diy this with paper).

Thank you so much for sharing this, you are awesome...I love how you did it... I like how right start is hands on maths and dimensions is great too, my daughter is 3.5 years and we completed the MTS preschool math, Jady A preschool math book. did you do right start and dimensions same week or did you finish first one and then started the other@@simplycece

@@ankitagaur3945 I didn’t have a strict schedule. In dimensions preKA-KA, my son just wanted to do pages and pages at a time. The numbers writing increased a lot between KB and 1A, which slowed him down to a normal pace. His brain is still ahead on the math, but his hands are just now able to write for extended periods of time, so he’s back wanting to do extra pages again. Back then, I was kind of child led with it. He’d pick which math he wanted to do and sometimes he’d just want to do dimensions all day and others he’d want to do rightstart. Often both. Sometimes neither. I didn’t push it. We moved slower in rightstart because he’d get to a part of the lesson he really likes, and want to spend more time on it. Since he’s so young and ahead, I didn’t have any pressure to stay on schedule, so I’d let him continue with whatever math activity we like for a long time, so we might not finish a rightstart lesson in one day. This still happens sometimes, although now, if I can predict that about an activity, I’ll move things around in the lesson so that the exciting part will be at the end. I also do dimensions a little differently to, we don’t do that book in order. I’m planning to post a video about it soon.

I will buy my new 2024 English soon (probably this weekend) and get a new clear cover. If it still fits, I’ll share the specific link. I think there are differences depending on which exact midori cover purchased.

Thank you so much, it's much appreciated. The cover for my Cousin is so tight, the inside piece of the Midori cover at the bottom has split 😭@@simplycece

@@allisone7909 Midori MD Notebook Cover A5 Size 49360006 2 Set a.co/d/39R8uZh This is a link to the two pack I got in the past that works fine. I just repurchased for the same link and it’ll be here on Saturday so I’ll update then…

I also think midori cover is a bit tight and was thinking to buy either hobonichi HON a5 or midori everyday cover which seems to have a higher spine

thank you. I heated it with a hairdryer and it did then fit, but it split the sleeve pockets a little on the bottom seam. If you buy another cover and it fits, would you please share? @@MiaHobbesArts

I need to do a stand-alone review of the preK and Kindergarten levels since we’ve done them completely. We are in level 1 now and still love Dimensions math!

Thank you! I’m so glad you found this helpful :)

You won’t really go wrong with either! I can see a preference for the HIG if a kid or parent is “over” the games and activities and just wants to get to it. :)

The mental math (fact practice sheets) are only in the HIG printouts, so I print all of those. It’s all in black and white and I have and ecotank, so it’s not an issue). I also have a lot of hands on manipulatives and the entire rightstart math manipulative set, so I usually use real stuff from my stash rather than the printable versions of things in the black line masters. I occasionally will want to do something else, like the games from the teachers guides printouts more than other stuff from the home instructors guides. I’d look at their downloads for your level and see what you think is needed to actually print.

@@simplycece This is helpful! Thank you!

1. Ten frames are from Amazon. I used the search term “Wooden ten egg holder” 2. These are 2cm cubes “edxeducation” is the brand from Amazon. I like these because they are easy to snap and unsnap for really young kids but they also don’t accidentally disconnect. 3. Either works, maybe not 1-1 but it’s all close enough for the activities. The HIG printouts have the mental math fact practice sheets and the TG printouts don’t, so I printed out all of those ahead of time. Both are free PDFs and I have an eco tank printer, so I just print from either guides online resource if I don’t have a similar manipulative on hand.

They are wooden egg holders from Amazon. We really enjoy them more than printed sheets of paper where the counters slide around. Search “wooden 10 egg holder” and there is currently something very similar for ~$12.

Which level of Singapore are you thinking of switching him to? Is he able to do those Logic puzzles in the critical thinking books? The preK and K levels of the critical thinking books definitely have more complicated challenges than Singapore Dimensions preK and K. The Challenges come in at Dimensions 1, but it’s with a ton of repetition from what was done in K, so it hasn’t actually been challenging for my 4.5 year old who fully mastered the content from level K. Math With Confidence is a very good curriculum, but doesn’t have any challenges from my thorough read through of MWC K and 1. I would totally consider doing Math With Confidence for scope and sequence and adding in Beast Academy for rigor later, but I’m happy with my Dimensions/ Right start combination at the moment, so I’m not switching. Rightstart is amazing for young bright kids if you haven’t checked that out! I really do need to make more rightstart content because we love it.

@Simply Cece My original plan was to have him go through MWC and Mathematical Reasoning until he was ready for Beast Academy. He is young and active, and his brain works faster than his hand, so we chose this combination for minimal handwriting/ worksheet work. He can complete almost 98% of Mathematical Reasoning on his own, only repeating two Can You Find Me puzzles. As for Singapore, I think we will start in KB after Beginning 2 and KMWC. Or do you think we should start at KA? I do not think Right Start would be a good fit for our family at this time.

Any time! Splitting the lesson from the activity is key for us! I actually did a lot of the first grade activities while we were doing related kindergarten lessons since my son is young but had already mastered the kindergarten content. Now he’s actually in level 1 and is pretty independent with most of the workbook. We do the textbook completely orally since it is all review.

Unfortunately I don’t have any experience with the dimensions math videos. The website says the videos do not replace the guides, but I don’t know if that’s true in practice.

You’re welcome! Which did you choose?

@@simplycece teachers guide :)

You’re welcome!

You’re welcome! It really helped me to see them side by side also :)

You're so welcome!

@@simplycece I forgot to ask where you purchased the wooden ten frams from? Thanks!

@@amies8203 Amazon! If you search “wooden 10 egg holder” something that looks identical to mine pops up in the first few results.

@@simplycece I found it, thank you!

It’s great! Especially for pre reading skills. I’m looking forward to using this again with my second son once he shows readiness! I will just make sure we are doing something else to solidify letter sounds. Either every day life, multimedia, or curriculum - whichever makes the most sense for us at the time.

I just checked the small hardback rhyming alphabet book and the copyright doesn’t seem to allow it . Says no photocopying for any reason :/ the student activity book does have a special note to allow copying for in home use though. Since I’ve used this they’ve also come out with a NEW (additional purchase) alphabet craft book (but it still comes with the one from this video). That one is more cut and paste type of stuff which seems so fun. I plan to purchase that to add for my next son!

Thank you! I have a reading curriculum comparison coming up soon as well! 100 easy lessons, Logic of English, and all about reading are the features with a few minor notes about some other curriculum :) Thanks for stopping by!