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Saxon Math Homeschool 8/7 with Prealgebra: Tests and Worksheets

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Saxon Math is good stuff. But you should be aware that this book has ONLY tests and worksheets -- not the answers. The answers for the worksheets and tests in this book, as well as, I believe, the answers for the problems in the text book, are found in another book. That other book is the Saxon Math Homeschool 8/7 _Solutions Manual_. ISBN 1591413281. Please also note that the Homeschool set of books is different from the regular classroom set of books.
That aside, this looks to be a good book. It has additional facts practice tests, activity sheets, 23 tests, and student recording sheets. It is a necessary part of the Homeschool trio of books. Just be sure to get the solutions manual too, or be ready to work the answers out yourself. And be aware that the solutions manual from the classroom set won't have the answers for this book in it.

You should purchase this ONLY if you could not find one complete kit and you already have or can obtain the Student/Teacher book and the Answers manual. If this is the case, then you will be spending A LOT more money then you would if you purchased the complete kit.

You will NOT be able to teach your child math if all you buy is this book.

There should be THREE items in a complete package: a Student/Teacher manual, the Solutions manual (this one) and the (reproducible) Tests and Worksheets. If you have one kid, buy the COMPLETE kit. If you have 2 or more kids, you should buy one complete kit and as many extra student/teacher books, as you may need. If you do not have the ability to copy the worksheets, which is LEGAL, then you should also order additional Tests and Worksheets books. However, for one child, you will end up paying A LOT more if you bought these items individually.

Having 2 kids, and this is my experience for the past 5 years, from 3d to 7th grade, I order the complete kit from an education bookseller or from Amazon if it is available here and an extra textbook from Amazon or one of the alternative sellers supported by Amazon.

By the way, Saxon's Math works. I am not a home schooler because I have a full-time job but I've been using it with my kids since 3d grade as a Math booster and I am happy with their A's. Besides math, children acquire some discipline, study skills, test-taking skills and, me having 2 'students', they learn to compete as well.
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On the Saxon method:

A one-year Math cycle is comprised of 120 lessons, 12 investigations and 23 review tests.

Each lesson begins with a quick daily test where certain skills such as addition or multiplication are drilled. Following that, there are warm-up activities that ask the students to perform mental math and solve a problem. The body of the lesson follows, where one or sometimes 2 topics are discussed. The lesson practice that follows asks students to answer/solve a number of questions related to the subject matters covered by the lesson. Finally, the 'mixed practice' asks students to answer/solve 25-30 questions that could be on EVERYTHING covered by Saxon Math up to that point. Each individual question has references to the lesson(s) which the students may want to review if they are having trouble with the answer/solution.

After every 5 lessons, beginning with the 10th, there is a 20-question test that covers material covered up to 5 lessons prior to that test. For example, the test given after lesson 25 will cover everything up to lesson 20.

Every 10 lessons there is an Investigation. Investigations are in-depth and largely 'hands on' studies of specific and important topics such as 'calculating odds' or 'measuring liquids'.

The expectation is for each lesson to last for about one hour. In practice, with 2 kids, I found that we spend anything from 60 to 90 minutes per lesson. At this point - doing 7th grade math - the children are capable to work on their own and my role is limited to reviewing the tests, 'teaching' the new topics and helping them with whatever questions or clarifications they may need.

Of these 229 pages, only around 20 or so are unique worksheets. But these worksheets are duplicated multiple times. Why? Why not have only 1 copy of each worksheet, cut the price in half, and be honest about what you're selling?

This is a great supplement to the Saxon program. My kids actually prefer this program as the explanations are thorough.

This book was recieved in a timely manner and in great condition.

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Item arrived FAST and item was in EXCELLENT CONDITION as promised! THANK YOU!

the Saxon math book was clean and unmarked but the seller did not check the pages, 14 pages had been cut out. The seller offered to take it back but I didn't want to bother. Oh well.