Well I’m not really sure I can call them fails, but more of they just didn’t work out for my kiddos.
Minecraft Math with Fun-school Journals
This one simply didn’t work out do to how long I had to divide game time in order for each kiddo to have a turn. Then while the others waited I tried to work on something else.
Unfortunately, my main focus was when they could have their game time. So this just was more of a distraction then anything else. Maybe it would work if you only have one kiddo instead of four.
Wild Math
While I loved the concept and thought it would be wonderful to try. It was hard to implement especially to four kiddos with various forms of learning disabilities and ADHD. It just wasn’t a good fit for them.
The Good and The Beautiful Math
Beautiful and well structured. We used it for the first half of the year before it was get way to advanced for their ability. I was going to just drop them a level and then start again this coming year. It unfortunately didn’t go as planned. So I had to try something different…
Grammar Galaxy
While it was a hit and works for my eldest, it fell flat with my other three. They loved the story, but the work was too confusing for them.
I hated to have to change and find something so late in the year, but I rather have them understand what they are doing then having them confused. So off researching I went…
Plain and not so plain
It should be called plain and simple! Lightly structured and easy to use. There was only two down falls I can say with this curriculum.
One is that it’s a loop curriculum that doesn’t focus on one thing before mastery. Which is fine if your kiddos learn better that way. Unfortunately, mine don’t so…
The other issue is as it progresses through especially in the upper grades, if you don’t know your language arts or math terminology it’s going to give you a headache 😅 No, seriously you just need to make sure you brush up with a YouTube video or something in order to help your kiddos understand the material.
Overall it was great in a pinch, but we will be changing for the upcoming year.
Curriculum wins will be coming up in a future post. So stay tuned…
Homeschool Aunt Chaos 