The only religious portion of this curriculum is in the introduction to each chapter. Easily skipped if that’s not for you.

I’d lean more first grade. But if you have a kindergartener, I’d still check it out since they might be ready. The author has said she’d like to go back and do a kindergarten level once she finishes level 6.

20 minutes is probably a good average. 10ish minutes for the opening activity, then another 10 or so for the lesson.

@@abbykhomeschool5398 so helpful thank you!

Everything went great! We didn’t feel the need to supplement with anything else (other than a math facts app that she does when she’s waiting on me). It has been a consistently comprehensive program.

One idea might be to purchase just the teachers guide for level 3. It would have all the games and teaching tips to review multiplication and division before jumping into level 4. Otherwise this is an excellent question for Apologia customer service. Or check out the author (Kathryn Gomes) on social media. She is great at answering questions!

At that age we were doing our core subjects 4 times a week (Friday was our fun day), so it worked out nicely for us. Keep in mind too that lessons does not have to equal days. Some lessons may take more than one day for a child to master, some days a child may fly through more than one lesson. And for reporting, there is no school in the world that does exactly 180 lessons of every subject, so you shouldn't feel like you have to either. Field trips, project days, real world experiences, it all counts!

@@abbykhomeschool5398 thanks so much for responding. This helps me. I’m still newish to this so it’s good to be reminded. Thank you 😊

I’d say 20 minutes would be a nice average. Sometimes a little more at this level. The short and sweet lessons are one of the things I love most about this program. My middle girl does not have the attention span for more, lol.

Yes, level 6 will be released next spring. Unfortunately, that’s the highest level the author plans to do.

Yes! Starting in level 4 there are optional chapter tests included in the teachers guide.

I get it, lol! I’m a sucker for a good flip through 😄

Great question! Yes, I feel like the teachers guide is more than enough. The lessons in the workbook are written to the student, so that is where the majority of the instruction comes from. The teachers guide just adds the extra guidance and information that may be needed.

@@abbykhomeschool5398 thanks so much!! That helped clear things up! :)

I purchased my copy through Rainbow Resource (one of my favorite curriculum sites!). But I believe I first saw it in the Generations catalog.

Great question! Yes, in the student book there is a code for the book extras that include printable student pages. Of course I will always recommend the teaching guide because I love the information the author provides, but I also understand budget restraints 😊

I’d say 20 minutes would be a nice, round average. Sometimes less, sometimes more depending on the level, the lesson, and the opening activity/skill practice (sometimes those are especially fun and we stick with them a little longer).

Thank you!

I haven’t personally used Singapore, so I can’t compare it to that method specifically. But it does use a variety of methods with lots of hands on activities to really ensure the student understands the why behind the math.

Oh no! Im sorry, that would be so disheartening.