Math Mammoth~Review

As a member of the TOS Crew this past year there has been a plethora of math products on the schedule.  Math Mammoth is yet another that I had the opportunity to review.

Math Mammoth has several different series labeled by color. We chose to review the Light Blue Series  Grade 2 A & B. These are full curriculum and contain two student worktexts (A &B) as well as answer keys, tests, cumulative reviews, and an additional worksheet maker.

Prices are $29.70 for both A & B or $15.50 for each, if you only want to use one of the worktexts.

Here is a list of some of the concepts covered in this series:

• Halves, fourths and other parts
• Clock
• Addition and Subtraction facts
• Carrying
• Borrowing
• Coins
• Geometry
• Fractions
• Place Value to 1000
• Mental Math
• Measuring
• Multiplication

 What we thought: This is a wonderful math curriculum.  The text is easy to read and easy to understand for both me as the teacher and to Justin as the student. The concepts are laid out in an easy to understand manner.  The pages are colorful and inviting, something Justin really loved. Not just boring black and white pages.

I really liked that there are also resource links (you do need internet access for these) at the beginning of each chapter. For example in the chapter on Clock, there are 14 links to various clocks, clock games, etc. To help your student master telling time.  You do not have to use any or all of these resources but I like that they are available and I do not have to spend time hunting them down on the internet.

This curriculum is very affordable.  You can download an entire curriculum as I did using the light blue series or just choose a particular concept you want teach and purchase that download.  Once again using Clock as an example, because we are using the full curriculum there is a chapter on clock work in section A of the light blue series. However if you just want to work on Clock with your student you could purchase just Clock in the blue series for $3.50.

We really love Math Mammoth and would recommend it as a great stand alone curriculum or a supplement to your math teaching.

You can sign up for sample pages  and find placement tests (if you are not sure where  you should start with your student). 

you can also  visit the Homeschool Math blog  from the author of Mammoth Math, Maria Miller.

To read more reviews of Mammoth Math visit the TOS Homeschool Crew Blog.

Disclosure: This product was provided to me free as a member of the The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew 2009-2010. All reviews and opinions expressed on this blog are my own