2nd Grade Math Curriculum Comparison | Second Grade Math With Confidence Vs. Math U See Beta
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- Опубліковано 9 кві 2024
- DETAILED 2nd Grade Math Curriculum Comparison. In this video I will give a detailed look inside the Teacher Guides, Student Workbooks, and materials needed for each of these Second Grade math curriculums. Feel free to ask any questions you may have and I will do my best to answer!
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I'm so excited. I just bought Alpha as we are 9 weeks into MWC 1st grade. I hope it will be a nice spiral approach and mastery of context.
That's awesome!
I really needed a complains so thank you for sharing!
Glad I could help!
Great video! Starting MUS alpha for 1st grade in september
That's awesome! Alpha is a fun level of math.
I can’t remember making a binder for math u see but we use the binder often with MWC!!!
Yes, having a binder is very helpful with MWC!
Currently switched from MWC to MUS just because of the teacher intense nature of MWC. I really enjoyed it and so did my son so I do miss aspects of the games & “fun” but I just didn’t feel I had a ton of time to get through the lessons with 2 kids with MWC I like that they can be more independent in MUS.
MUS can definitely be used more independently.
This couldn’t have come at a better time! I’ve been trying to decide between MUS and MWC for my 8 year old son. We just bought level 3 and plan to do the Math Facts that Stick series before we start. I also want to do MUS since MWC isn’t fully released and I want something he can move on to when he has finished the whole series. We have done TGTB from the start and I realize that it hasn’t been a good fit and he is still struggling with a lot of simple math concepts. I suspect he may have a touch of dyslexia or dyscalculia. I never thought to use both curricula! Thank you so much for this video!
I think both MUS And MWC are excellent options for kids who need a little extra consistency and practice to really master math concepts. Getting those concepts down more solidly before getting into upper elementary math will be really helpful!
We sort of combine the two since we use Math u see as our main course and then we add Math Facts that stick which includes the games from Math with Confidence.
That sounds like a great combo! We love the MWC games.
That is genius I’ve been toddling on which one to get. This is what I am going to do now!
Hey Mama! Great video. We actually use… BOTH! I love the mastery of Math u see. I love hitting all grade topics in Math with Confidence. ❤
We use both, as well! Both have awesome strengths!
Hi, can you share how you use both???
@@zairarussell1968 I keep it simple, nothing special, we just will do a lesson from each every schoolday. Neither one has long lessons, my child completes the workpages very quickly.
My youngest is 7 lessons into Gamma and she is struggling with the monotony of MUS. All of my other kids have done fine with MUS, but she is my busy body, active, just wired differently…what level would you suggest looking into for Math with Confidence?
3rd Grade Math With Confidence would be similar to Gamma in the skills covered.
This is sort of off-topic, but your flip-through of MUS made me think. We normally use Saxon math for grades 4-8. It’s pretty solid for us, but I’m considering using MUS for my next year’s 8th grader. I think the main benefit would be sticking with a new topic for at least a week instead of Saxon’s constant variety; I think he would benefit from the extra time spent on one concept. I believe you’ve had experience with both; how do you think the two curricula compare? It would be pre-algebra. Or have you done a video covering this?
My sister is currently using MUS Pre-Algebra. I think it's a very well-done level, I love the word problems and application of concepts. I have used Saxon but it's been a loooong time since I've seen one of their texts in person so I can't really speak to a direct comparison. Sticking on one topic for a little chunk of time can definitely be helpful for some students!
Thank you, good to hear! One more question: does your sister still use the manipulatives much at this level?
@@nateandrosannaengebretson3996 No, she doesn't.
Would you say that one of these curriculums is more advanced than the other? Just curious, thanks!
We have completed MWC Level K and currently in MWC Level 1. It’s a good and fun fit for our family ❤
They're fairly similar in the concepts covered or the scope and sequence, though not exactly the same. I feel like you start adding larger numbers together sooner in Beta...but not necessarily in a way that feels more "advanced," if that makes sense?
For math you see, would you suggest starting at alpha for grade 1 or start at primer ?
I have a video showing Alpha: ua-cam.com/video/Jd6ce8lVqsk/v-deo.htmlsi=1MRgeV6kbn0znlZQ
Alpha is closer to a typical 1st grade scope and sequence, Primer is more similar to a gentle kindergarten math.
So with MUS do you just do a lesson introducing the topic one day and the rest of it is just practicing with the worksheets?
Yes--you don't have to use all the all the worksheets A-G for each lesson, that's up to you and up to the student's level of mastery. There's a test after each lesson topic.
The topics move very incrementally so a new lesson doesn't ever tend to feel like a big jump.
How do you schedule in two math curriculums without facing a mutiny from the child?
In general, we approach math not as "finishing a curriculum" but as about learning math. So...we don't have to limit a math education to one resource, and I think it's often beneficial to use more than one. So I think it's easier, because the kids don't have any ingrained idea that "I'm done when I finish this one thing."
I just put the resources I've chosen into each child's "stack" of work for the day, and we work through the day's assignments/lessons.
This particular child gobbles up anything math--so he also does Beast Academy as well as Life of Fred. That's a bit unusual! Many kids aren't quite as fascinated by math.
Do they teach a solid understanding of solving problems vertically with carrying/ knowing facts before doing the break apart mental math in mwc? I'm afraid she'll get confused.
MWC does not teach carrying or vertical problem solving first. It strongly leans toward knowing the addition facts very, very solidly, and using mental math to visualize addition and subtraction problems and solve them. We're about 10 weeks into 2nd grade math and haven't run into carrying yet. However, because I want my son to have multiple methods of problem solving so that he can choose the one that works best for him when faced with any problem, I have also taught carrying using vertical addition (and we often use that method with Math U See worksheets).
Not sure if this will help with your question but Mwc teaches borrowing multi-digit subtraction with mental math.
I have used Math-U-See for multiplication for my older kiddos and am doing MWC with my youngest. I am curious: do you do both with the same child? If so, how?
Up until this point I have--typically I have been leaning on MWC as the more "full" lesson, and then just adding in MUS for extra problems to solve. My oldest gobbles up math problems, so finishes a worksheet from MUS in a few minutes, it's a very easy add.
Are you using only one or both?
I'm currently using 2nd Grade Math With Confidence with my son. My mom does a little bit of "Grandma school" with him in the afternoons a couple days a week during my work hours, and she does use Math U See during that time. If he didn't have "Grandma school," I would probably just have him do Beta worksheets as quick independent work--but he's a somewhat advanced math student who really LOVES solving math problems, and can speed through a worksheet from Beta in a few minutes. I always adapt the school routine to fit the student.
Math U See is still working very well for all four of my kids. I am elated! 🎉