Fifth Grader
I switched his main math curriculum today from Life of Fred to BJU Math. He wasn't understanding division or long division and he needed more practice problems than Life of Fred was giving him. He was also struggling with multi-digit multiplication and remember the algorithm.
Here's a link to BJU Math 5: https://www.bjupresshomeschool.com/math-5-subject-textbook-kit%2C-4th-ed./5637430611.p
I only bought the worktext, because I just don't need support for teaching math at a 5th grade level and we are already supplementing with Life of Fred. I plan to continue working through the Life of Fred books once a week, because he really enjoys them.
I took him to Mardel (a local store here that carries homeschool curricula) and showed him Rod and Staff, Singapore Math, Abeka Math and BJU Math. After looking at each one, he chose BJU Math 5. We started on chapter 3 (multiplication) since the problems he's having are multiplication and division.
Here's what we finished today. We finished school super-early, because we started earlier than usual.
Book Basket
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- Seabird
- Exploring Creation with Botany
- BJU Math 5 - multiplication
- Independent reading
- Voyages in English 6
- You Wouldn't Want to Be a Greek Athlete
- The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey
- D'Aulaire's Greek Myths
- Prima Latina lesson 20
