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How do I switch over to Math Mammoth? The student took three end-of-year tests: Placement into Math Mammoth: You will also receive a
GIFT of over free worksheets and sample pages from my books right in the very beginning. See also this thread on a homeschool discussion
forum: Can you help me choose remedial materials? You can also use these tests as general math diagnostic tests, to help you find if your student
has any gaps or has not learned specific topics, because the tests group the questions by topic. This is a little "virtual" 2-week course, where you
will receive emails on important topics on mathematics education. I'm really glad her 'gaps' are not in general problem solving! Grade 5 test,
complete work of the student Grade 5 test, the student's score Grade 6 test, complete work of the student Grade 6 test, the student's score And
here is my assessment and recommendations: Please read what I have written about the problem with word problems so you can understand its
origins better. Student attempted 4th grade end-of-year test: Additionally, I feel she should study these books from the Blue series. This way, you'll
have time to digest the information over one week, plus an opportunity to ask me personally which book would be right for your child or students.
She had started doing Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1. Sincerely, Maria Miller Questions about placement My K student wants more challenge
and to do 1st grade math. Please see the following chart. I tend to send out these tips about once monthly, near the beginning of the month, but
occasionally you may hear from me twice per month and sometimes less often. Fractions 1 and Fractions 2. This article can also be very helpful:
My child did OK on the test except such-and-such area or topic. Early Geometry , because she doesn't seem to understand the concepts of area
and perimeter which are of paramount importance. Once or twice a year, you may also receive an email where I promote something from
Inspire4. Just look at the test results per "sections" of similar problems addition, multiplication, measuring, geometry, place value, problem solving.
You can always email me your child's test results if in doubt. Math Mammoth placement tests - free math assessment The placement tests below
are "end of the year" tests for Math Mammoth complete curriculum. A GIFT of over free worksheets and sample pages from my books. It's far
easier to deal with topics such as measuring units, area, and perimeter, than to fix a general lack of not being able to solve word problems which is
the case with many children. If she has difficulties, then use the rest and that may be the case when it comes to, say, perimeter and area. Other than
those few areas geometry, measuring, decimals , she can be placed into MM 5. Math Mammoth grade-level review workbooks can also be used
to pinpoint areas of weakness or to review a whole grade level of topics. Please note some of the content here overlaps with MM grades 5 and 6.
Use this as a guideline: By the way, don't assign all the problems that have to do with calculations large exercise sets in any of the materials.
However, the parent noticed that she didn't know some basic fraction information, decided to look for a supplement, and came across Math
Mammoth. This is common for a child coming from public school or from another math curriculum. That test will then indicate the general
placement of the child in Math Mammoth. Here is an example of one student's test results and the placement advice I gave to the parent of this
student. An example Here is an example of one student's test results and the placement advice I gave to the parent of this student. Measuring 2
for grades The Light Blue grade 1 starts out with the same material as these books from the Blue Series: It is typically due to the facts that i Math
Mammoth uses multi-step word problems extensively from 2nd grade onward; and ii the child may not have covered all the topics in the other
curriculum as what are covered in MM. I'd simply recommend you first have her take a placement test to know exactly what she knows and what
she doesn't about those topics that MUS does not cover as much, such as measuring, money, clock, geometry and problem solving. Geometry 1
meant for grades Just let me know the child's test results by sections.