It would do her a disservice if it did not teach her how to talk about math, too. This is the most nuanced part of this speed course. Just as a racecar driver navigates the turns of a race course, increasing or decreasing speed based on the road, so I navigate Saxon Math.
As I said, the timer determines the length of the course. The student determines the speed. At the beginning of each lesson, there is a key element of the script which helps me determine if that lesson is going to be speedy-quick or a little slower. Instead of teaching every word of the lesson script, I will use it as a guide to talk about the concept. I will quickly scan the lesson and hit the high points, so to speak.
If the lesson teaches something she truly already knows, I challenge her to tell me what she knows. Again, I am looking for to increase her ability to think and talk about math. When the lesson teaches math facts, I will put them up on the board and have her write the answers. Then I will switch up the order of the problems and write them vertically. Once she has shown no struggle, I erase all the answers and pop quiz her on the answers.
Showing her real life application of the Commutative Law and the Associative Law is important to her linguistic development, too. Singing little songs of our memory work helps to add an overall celebratory and fun mood to our math sessions. Alright, I know you have been scrolling past the prefatory stuff to get to this point. Stop the scroll, friend. This is the real-deal process we go through in our 30 minute math sessions. I hope it is clear: this is simply an example.
At the conclusion of the teaching session, I either dole out math facts sheets and lesson worksheets one lesson at a time or in a big stack. I encourage my student to follow the pattern of timed math facts sheet, lesson worksheet, timed math facts sheet, lesson worksheet, etc. At times she has chosen to do all the timed math facts sheets at one time and then move on to the worksheets.
My student is only required to do the front of the lesson worksheets. If she misses something on the front, she is required to do the same concept on the back. Rarely she is required to do any or all of the back of the worksheet. The simple answer is: I have no idea. One of the beautiful things about homeschooling is how intimately acquainted the teacher becomes with the student.
Only the teacher knows when the math is too easy or too difficult for her student. But maybe your student who is complaining about the ease of Saxon Math needs a bit of a challenge. Picking up the pace of your teaching may spur them to think deeper and talk more about what is going on inside their brains. One last word regarding Saxon Math and my student. Honestly, I would much prefer one adjective for my math students — confident.
Students can be at any level of math — what is considered above grade level or below grade level — and not have confidence. I truly believe Saxon Math gives students math confidence which far surpasses their peers. This is the goal for math instruction in our home.
Simple confidence will hold my students in good stead as they move forward. I enjoyed your article about Saxon math. It said you teach for 30 minutes, but do you set a timer for them to complete the worksheets or do they work until they are completed?
Thank you. I let them complete it at their own pace. My daughter who is going quickly through Saxon 3 right now takes about 30 minutes to complete the work. Thanks for your question! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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