With mastery you are looking for a total understanding of the concept before you move on (It's not a 100%, think 75%-100%). With math, the student will be able to engage a problem with the knowledge to solve it. They might make an error or two, but they understand the concept and get the right answer most of the time. You don't move forward until they have reached that point. With spiral you're introducing a concept quickly, the student gets familiarity with it, and then you spiral back on the concept multiple times. With a spiral method you may be spiraling multiple concepts at the same time. For example, addition of 10's, WITH geometry and money. Each concept is spiraling in its own manner, but they may also be reinforcing each other (You can imagine the complexity that can create for a curriculum creator). At the end of the spiraling the student has obtained an understanding of a concept. In that time they studied addition of 10's, learned how to calculate perimeter of a square (also adding 10's together), and learned money through dimes and pennies (while also adding 10's).
Thank you for the detailed review of this curriculum. I have been trying to decide between this and another math program.
Can you do a flip through for beginning multiplication and division? Maybe level 2.
We’re planning to do all the levels. Stay tuned!
What’s mastery verse spiral again?
With mastery you are looking for a total understanding of the concept before you move on (It's not a 100%, think 75%-100%). With math, the student will be able to engage a problem with the knowledge to solve it. They might make an error or two, but they understand the concept and get the right answer most of the time. You don't move forward until they have reached that point.
With spiral you're introducing a concept quickly, the student gets familiarity with it, and then you spiral back on the concept multiple times. With a spiral method you may be spiraling multiple concepts at the same time. For example, addition of 10's, WITH geometry and money. Each concept is spiraling in its own manner, but they may also be reinforcing each other (You can imagine the complexity that can create for a curriculum creator).
At the end of the spiraling the student has obtained an understanding of a concept. In that time they studied addition of 10's, learned how to calculate perimeter of a square (also adding 10's together), and learned money through dimes and pennies (while also adding 10's).
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What other math curriculum do you use for your daughter?
I have the same question. Love this channel and their content!
We use RightStart Math also.