ShillerMath

Grades: K-6

ShillerMath offers two kits: one for ages 4-8, and another for ages 9-11. Kits are reusable with subsequent children. The curriculum is Montessori-based; however parents don't need to know Montessori or math and there's ZERO lesson preparation time.

"...curriculum is so powerful because it recognizes that children have four primary learning styles: visual (writing in workbooks), tactile (playing with manipulatives), auditory (listening and singing to music), and kinesthetic (moving the body). Every math concept in the curriculum is covered from all four of these learning styles."

The kits include activities, song audio CD, diagnostic tests, worksheets and tracking sheets, manipulatives, FREE consumable replacement, parent guide, toll-free phone support.

Kit price $299.95 - covers either 5 years (Kit 1) or 3 years (Kit 2) of math

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Reviews of ShillerMath

Time: 1 year (and still going)

Your situation:
My daughter F-E-A-R-E-D math, and bucked it at every turn.

Why you liked/didn't like the book:
The first thing Shiller did was assess her in a non-stressful way. She enjoyed seeing that there were things she could do. The things she couldn't do, we would go over in a scripted way. She LOVED it!
Now, and I'm not kidding, her neighbor friends come over for math help! When they get confused about something, they'll ask for aid using the manipulatives. This curriculum is a "little expensive" up front. HOWEVER, it is worth every cent. Depending on the grade level, it will serve up to four years' worth of work. We have a little girl we babysit. She's five. We added an extra mat, and they'll do their Shiller math together, just in different books. It's like we're doing a Montessori math class right in our own living room!

Any other helpful hints:
Start young, if possible. Either way, FIRST go to their web site and use their free math assessment. This helps you realize where your child needs to be. Literally, any problem missed will be covered where it states. You will appreciate this when the time comes. You can start him/her off where you already KNOW there are problems. I suggest, though, to offer one or two related activities that they already can do, just for confidence sake, and then throw it out there. I hope this helps!

Jennifer

Grades: K-3

Edition: Kit 1

Time: 2 years

This is a great program for my kids. ShillerMath comes in a kit that has EVERYTHING!!! My favorite part is that I don't need to do any lesson preparation whatsoever. My next favorite part is the CD that comes with the kit. The kids love it and even ask me to play it in the car. They sing along and know all the words.

ShillerMath says their kits are Montessori (I've heard of Montessori but don't know a lot about it aside from they have a great reputation as an exploratory learning method for kids) - I only mention this because people do rely on reputation.

My kids had real problems with math before ShillerMath. Now they are progressing quickly and are doing problems I honestly didn't think they could do. Like right now we're covering probability theory for my 6 year old and solving for unknowns for my 8 year old!

ShillerMath support is the best I've seen - they respond right away and are very helpful - When I got my kit one of the wooden shapes was broken and they replaced it right away at no charge. I highly recommend this program to homeschoolers and anyone who wants their children to do great in math and enjoy doing it (me too!). I understand ShillerMath has a 4-6 grade kit coming out in February 2005 and we plan to get it for next year for the 8 year old. This is another wonderful thing about ShillerMath - one kit works for the entire family. The company gave me a user name and password and I can login and get free downloads that I can use for both children.

Anyway I hope this helps and that your kids enjoy math as much as mine do!

Donna Wells

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