First, I'm going to try the Everyday Math program for Wiggly's 2nd grade year. I was able to buy all the books I needed from Amazon, and getting the teacher resources was pretty inexpensive. I think the teacher guides were like $15 used. I decided to use this program because it most closely links our states standards and it's not Saxon. I never taught math in school, but from the teachers I've talked to, not very many of them have been impressed by the Saxon Math program. I have, however, heard good things about this Everyday Math program, so that's what we're going to try. What's shown in the picture below is the teacher's guide and the "worksheet" workbook that corresponds with each lesson. I'm waiting on Wiggly's hard backed text book and a few other teaching materials.
And since Wiggly likes to move and work with his hands, I'm collecting math manipulatives for him to use. I got these color cubes from Amazon. I'm also planning on using the blocks and building cards for Miss A's preschool lessons.
Miss A got these pattern blocks for Christmas last year. They are Melissa and Doug. Wiggly and Miss A will also both be using these.
And last but not least, I got these snap cubes from Amazon. They come in a pack of 10 colors and are great for giving a visual representation to math facts Wiggly's currently learning. We've used these blocks a lot on his homework this year to help him with counting by 10's and subtracting numbers from 10. Very useful manipulative.
In addition to these things, I also got one of those yellow student clocks (although I found a great idea for a clock on pinterest using a hula hoop attached to a white board), a giant number line, and a basic calculator. Like I said, I'm feeling pretty confident about the Math curriculum. Now, I just need to figure out exactly what I'm going to use to teach reading for 2nd grade and I'll be all set...
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