Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Comp Homeschool Kit

I love Saxon Math because it lays such a great foundation. It can be time consuming to do all the skills review, but when I skip it, I find that my students forget. Math 5 continues the same trend. My student learns so much and on a much deeper level. We also got Teaching Textbooks 5 (TT) to start over the summer for skill review and to try it. I switched back to Saxon 5 for the actual school year because I find that Saxon has more varied topics, reviews enough for excellent retention (IN grade-level...I personally think they wait too long when starting some of the concepts that were introduced the year before, but it probably tracks well with the traditional scope and sequences...I have learned to simply remember those skills and add a few reminder problems). My student does this completely independently, but I grade the papers...which is one thing we loved about Teaching Textbooks...it graded for you, immediately. ..however TT seemed much easier and lacking in more complex thinking skills and problem solving compared to Saxon Math. So, we returned to Saxon. The extra work is worth it...and tests show Saxon learners do best on the ACT college entrance exams.

I have a friend, a certified teacher, who taught her children using the Singapore Math approach, but found that while the learning was excellent, they did not review enough to retain the learning, so she switched to Saxon Math and was happier with the long-term results. Also, another mother said her children did well in college, and reported that other kids didn't even try to answer difficult problems the professor would pose, but that by using skills learned in Saxon, she was able to think through the skills. I have heard this from several mom's with kids in college.