Go Math

Description

Go Math is a series of math curricula aimed at elementary and middle school students that is available for both homeschools and traditional schools.

The series teaches common core math with a strong emphasis on understanding, vocabulary and application and does so using a combination of workbook exercises, critical reasoning, hands-on activities, discussions and frequent review. 

Go Math is intended for students in K-8 and the standards-aligned program ultimately covers everything from basic numeracy to geometry and statistics.

Homeschools can, of course, use the program above or below its intended grades, and given its very straightforward instruction, multi sensory lessons and strong emphasis on repetition and review, we feel Go Math can actually be a particularly good choice for older students who are a bit behind in their math studies to work with.

The series follows a traditional grade progression and makes obvious references to each grade on the cover, however, which is something that parents of older students using it as a remedial resource might need to think about.

On the other hand, this can make it a lot easier for homeschooling families switching into the curriculum from another to know where to start.

It should be noted, though, that without a formal placement test those coming from a less traditional or non-common core program may have to spend a little time going through each grade’s scope and sequence and pay attention to each lesson’s pre-learning assessment of knowledge to make sure no gaps exist.