Review of Wild Math 3rd Grade

https://discoverwildlearning.com/wild-math/

We've used Wild Math 1, 2 and now 3.  

Grade 3 covers place value, addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, geometry, money and time, fractions, measurements, graphing and charts.  The curriculum guide has a weekly schedule, a booklist, a list of board games and a checklist of hands-on activities that you can do outdoors or indoors with your student.  You can use natural materials from outside (like acorns, flowers, etc) or you can use things inside like popsicle sticks, cuisinaire rods or counters.  The teacher's guide tells you how to make an outdoor math kit that you can use outside to take measurements, compare items, work math problems, etc.  

This is such an enjoyable curriculum.  This is our favorite math curriculum for younger grades.  He especially enjoyed the board game suggestions.  He really liked the measurement unit and the multiplication unit.  For any older homeschoolers familiar with Konos, this curriculum reminds me of that, but for math.

Every one of the board games we bought this year were a hit.  He loved Sleeping Queens and Prime Climb.  Even my high schooler liked Prime Climb.  Clumsy Thief was difficult for him, but it was also good.  This curriculum definitely encouraged me to use more math board games in our school year.

The worst thing about this curriculum is that it ends at fifth grade.  I really wish the curriculum would extend to the pre-algebra/algebra years.

I feel like my son has a really strong conceptual grasp of math after following this curriculum for three years.  

Also, the price is another strong point.  $27 for a year of math plans is a good deal.  If you buy the board games, you end up spending quite a bit more on math, but we enjoyed them so much that it was worth it to buy the games.  We checked out most of the readers from our city library for free.