Saxon Math Homeschool 7/6

The way this book is listed gives you the impression that it is the whole kit or maybe the main text. However, it is ONLY the Solutions Manual. That is just great if what you want is the Solutions Manual. I was frustrated because I needed to replace the Solutions Manual from my kit (my son lost it -- Argh!) but was not sure this was the book I needed. However, the ISBN matches. [...] Hope this helps~! BTW... Saxon is a great math program. The method used allows students multiple chances to "get" the concept as well as retain and master it. My only complaint is how dry it is. You may want to consider Making Math Meaningful[...]

The book is good for a simple way to explain math lessons.there are many, many practice problems in each section. Usuailly I read it and do the problems myself and my mom just checks my answers but sometimes I also have to ask her to show me. I dont have to use the tests but if you want to they have them. You dont have to be home schooled to learn math from this book. It really helped me be more confident in math, and I guess I'm already pretty good at math.

After trying multiple math curricula both in the public school arena and in home schooling our son, we were amazed by the ease of teaching with Saxon math. The textbook proper is broken down into 120 lessons, 20 tests and the occasional investigation. Each day the child reviews a "math facts" worksheet, which is basically a drill page of 40-60 math facts, either addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. We were amazed at what the repetition of these math facts did for our son, both in math skill and in confidence. The goal is to do each one in 5 minutes or less, and he loves to time himself to continue improving his score! After the math facts come mental math, 7-10 questions that you do with your child in your head. They are easy enough that it is not too challenging, and the math book teaches you the tricks of how to do math in your head as you work through the curriculum. My favorite part of the curriculum is the way they teach each subject. Having successfully completed math classes through Calculus II in college, I never considered myself to have trouble with math. But some of the curricula we used for math had me scratching my head trying to understand what they wanted our son to do. Saxon breaks down each piece of math into small, bite-sized pieces. Each lesson explains one small piece and the student then practices that piece. After every new subject, my son says "that sure is easy." The other thing I really like about Saxon is the way they continue to review past subjects until they are mastered...and I mean mastered! In each lesson there are 7-12 new problems on the new topic. Then there is a 30 problem work set that reviews old concepts so that he doesn't forget how to do things. These continue to build on each other so skills that he learned last year are continually reinforced in this year's problems, not just forgotten. I highly recommend saxon math for any parent who struggles with teaching their child math. Our son doesn't like math any more than he used to, but no longer hates it because he doesn't get it. Now he finds other reasons to complain. :) Note: This book is the student workbook or text for the curriculum at the 6th grade level. There is also a companion solutions manual and a tests/worksheets book as well.