Math 3: An Incremental Development Set: Student Workbooks, part one and two plus flashcards (Saxon math, grade 3)

This is two books of worksheets, including Assessments, grading charts, and drills. It's a LOT of pages. It is really required for this program, and is totally worth buying. The other thing you really need is the Teacher's manual, which is spiral bound & crazy-thick. It is also really worth it. I think I bought mine on ebay for around $30. The Meeting book, in my opinion, was not really necessary & was certainly not worth the $15 I paid. It was very thin & mostly just a fill-in-yourself calendar, a number line (the zig-zag kind), and a birthday chart. All of those things you can easily find online for free. But this set is really required. I was skeptical because I really don't like scripted curricula, generally speaking. I'm more a fly-by-the-seat, let's see where this takes us kinda homeschooler. We started with Math-U-See, then we tried various compiled materials, an online program called Dreambox (which he loved at first, but then grew to hate), and then I bought the Saxon and the Singapore book (sort of accidentally). I thought Singapore would be the one, but we both felt like we weren't getting anywhere- there wasn't any learning being done. So, I decided to try the Saxon, since I had the main book anyway. I bought this (which is essential & worth the money), and the Meeting book (which I could totally have skipped & wasn't worth the $15 I paid). Even though my son is really a natural mathy (he's not-yet 8), and the materials so far have mostly been beneath his skill level, we've been doing every lesson (most of the time abbreviating them and skipping over or just briefly orally reviewing parts he already knows), we both really like the program- I don't hear a ton of complaining, they're short & simple, but can lead to longer and more in-depth lessons if you like to embellish (like I do) and your kid is interested. Sometimes we just do 1 lesson a day, and sometimes we'll do a couple if they're easy. They are really thorough, involve a lot of review, but not in a tedious way (well, if you don't follow the script entirely). I usually just go through the worksheet while he's doing the timed drill (which he really likes because he's competing with himself), circling the 7-8 questions I feel he needs to work on (including 1-2 review ones), and that's it for the day. I think when we get to stuff that's really new material for him, or more challenging, anyway, we'll start doing it more by the book- with one worksheet immediately after the lesson and another later in the day... but for now, it's working great & I'm not worried that we'll miss any crucial skill. I was told by a testing proctor (Woodcock-Johnson III) that the kids who use Saxon are consistently ahead of the other kids & usually really breeze through the math portion. So, I'm pleased as punch & highly recommend it. But you have to be willing to change it up when you or your kid decide it isn't working. I kept the MUS and the Singapore books for my other kid- who knows what will work for him.

Has a lot of repetition but that helps build concepts to harder concepts. I think repetition is great for my children with homeschool for example: getting addition facts down without counting on fingers, it also helps with memorization and getting faster at basic addition/subtraction. I think it is a great curriculum and really enjoy the clock and money concepts being taught. In public school, my children were not taught much "coin concepts" and I think this is important for my girls. I give them money weekly to spend and not knowing the value of money is difficult when I have to count change out for them. I used this curriculum in public schools in Indiana and loved it! I had to share the tradition with my own children. I suppose Kentucky schooling is a bit different and about a year behind on mathematic skills or something so I just decided to say forget the public school system altogether and decided homeschooling was a better option for us. I now get to choose what, when and how my kids learn. In a traditional classroom, it is sitting at a desk all day long - it can get boring for a gifted child or a more active child or a child with sensory integration issues (things too loud, lights too bright, kids touching me too much in line, etc). Happy I purchased this item! Thanks Amazon! Part one, part two and flash cards for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Ps. Disregard my oldest girls spelling problem, she has difficulty with this and we are working on it :)

My son started the Saxon series over the summer. Its great with understanding basic concepts, as well as giving him a jump start for understanding how to think critically and understand story problems.

I GIVE SAXON MATH PROGRAM TEN STARS! IT'S SIMPLY AWESOME! AS A RETIRED EDUCATOR, I've USED THIS PRODUCT IN THE CLASSROOM! If your child is struggling in math, this workbook set is perfect for a summer tutoring session.

This is a great product for the price. I have taught all five of my children and have reviewed and used many different math curriculums and this is by far the best. I have had more than a decade to see how certain fundamental blocks are vital for a strong math foundation. This curriculum is clean and not too busy for the easily distracted mind. It reviews daily which solidifies the concepts into the brain. The pages are 3 hole punched and perforated so there are options for storing and use. Love it!

I purchased this as an extension for my daughter who is near the end of second grade course work in math (homeschooled). However, she is finding it very easy (even after skipping ahead), in fact easier than the last half of her second grade work. There are a lot of simple facts for all four operations and some great review of her second grade material (which was not Saxon)... but there is very little new material. I will be looking elsewhere for 3rd grade math, but will be keeping the workbooks to save for her younger sister to do in conjunction with second grade rather than 3rd. 4 stars because it appears to be a wonderful second grade level book that we will use, but I did think I was getting third grade material, hence the missing star.

My son has some learning disabilities, some say this is a drill and kill curriculum, for us it provides my son with structure that builds slowly over time and is always reviewing past concepts! It has allowed him to grow in math, while feeling confident moving forward! We love how this program each worksheet has 2 sides, in regular brick and mortar the A side would be done in school with B being sent home for homework! We do A each day and if he still struggles the next day we do B, it gives us the opportunity to continually work on concepts while moving forward in the coursework! The built in assessments are perfect so we can see where he is academically so we are abke to work on weak areas

This is the third book in the series that I purchased for my grand daughter. My daughter spends time with her every day in addition to her regular math homework. As a retired high school math teacher, I know the importance of having an in-depth, long lasting understanding and an ability to use that understanding to advance to proficiency in other math skills. Rather than learning a concept for a short term, such as to pass a test, this incremental development set takes you along a road and paves that road before you. As you take the step towards a new skill set, that step is on solid, long-lasting foundation. My grand daughter recently was added to a pull-out honors group that meets in a small group outside the regular second grade math session. By providing this book, and the previous levels, to my daughter, I am able to "tutor" my grand daughter even when I'm not with her. Using this book to get ahead and stay ahead is almost cheating. You won't regret this investment. SOLID FOUNDATION.

Very thorough ma th program. We use it in 3 different levels.

Saxon math is very time consuming, but the child really knows his math by the end of it! we did not do every question as that was just too much. Good price for the work books, thank you!

This is an excellent math text book. The lessons and questions that follow are designed to challenge and make learning math fun and easy.