1. Saxon Math Intermediate 3 Complete Homeschool Kit
    Stephen Hake
    Saxon Publishing / 2011 / Other
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    3.6 out of 5 stars for Saxon Math Intermediate 3 Complete Homeschool Kit. View reviews of this product. 8 Reviews
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  1. lspinkrose
    St. Johns, FL
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    I loved this program
    February 17, 2014
    lspinkrose
    St. Johns, FL
    I used this program for half a year (1 semester) to "catch up" my child's math skills before we started 4th grade math. What a great program! The explanations are easy to understand, the warm-up activities help get into math mood :) and the written practice provides great review of all the concepts learned through the year. I saw my son go from being a "C" student to an "A" student in math with this program.
  2. Xgraver
    Lancaster, PA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Perfect for those looking for a lot of repetition.
    September 6, 2011
    Xgraver
    Lancaster, PA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I have used Saxon K and 1st grade. I was looking for a curriculum that would just focus on the basics before moving on. I found that with Saxon Intermediate 3. The earlier versions were just too childish for my kids at this point. We did not require the use of manipulatives anymore and Inter. 3 provided that.
  3. Scott
    Wisconsin
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Big Fan of Saxon Math
    March 20, 2013
    Scott
    Wisconsin
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I like the Saxon Math concept of incremental development (the student revisits concepts already learned). It seems to keep the knowledge fresh. Occasionally, we will enhance the curriculum with a little deeper dive into the subject matter... but perhaps I do that to make myself feel useful! If I had a fault with the program it would be that each new year starts a little slow (I'm sure the authors assume the student has taken the summer off).
  4. Judy R
    Baytown TX
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    July 6, 2012
    Judy R
    Baytown TX
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I have been a long-term Saxon math user. My daughter who is now 30 years old used it, and now I am using the same series for my grandchildren, ages 7 and 10. I love the way the Saxon series has lots of repetition, and the way that material is presented in small bits and pieces. Both of my grandchildren love math and say it's so easy to do the "hard stuff" their friends have to do in public school.
  5. Homeschooling Momma
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    This was a perfect fit...
    February 10, 2016
    Homeschooling Momma
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 5
    We are currently on Lesson 8 but I have reviewed the layout of the book for lesson planning purposes. This text book does a wonderful job teaching directly to the student.No teachers manual needed, just read the lesson out of the book. I am using this with my 7 year old son. It makes it easy for me to teach the lesson by going directly out of the book. Once my son has gained confidence in his reading, he will be able to do the lessons entirely independently with only minimal help from me. With 2 other small children in the house this will be very helpful. This book is NOT designed to be teacher intensive.

    I opted to go with a higher math book than my child's age because this book does a great job of thoroughly explaining new topics. Math is also my strong subject and I was confident going in that I would be able to explain any new topics with more detail as needed. If it had been grammar, I would have been all over a version with a teachers manual and as basic as we could start.

    Saxon does have placement tests available but to help with placement, I should note that math is my son's strongest subject as well. The first 10 lessons are very basic addition and subtraction (single digits, less than 10), telling time to the 5 minutes and using quarter of an hour, the months, days in a month/year, leap years, Reading a Thermometer, etc. Around lesson 30, the book starts to pick up and get into a few more challenging lessons. Fractions, money, multiplication, estimation, etc. For a younger student who is mathematically inclined this is a great fit. I am also confident that had my son followed math at a steadier pace or a slower pace it would do equally well.

    The best aspect of this book is that it teaches the lessons and will continually review it in the daily work for several more lessons. For example: It teaches lessons 1 through 5. Each day they practice the lesson, then do homework that covers the daily lesson and the lessons before it. The will continue to practice these in the days after. Then they will test/quiz on it after lesson 10. This gives them several days to practice and for me to see if there are any points he is struggling on and cover those more in depth or give him more practice on. We do one lesson per day unless it is something new to him. For example, the addition and subtraction my son can do through 3 digits. But we haven't covered time very well. I went ahead and spent a week on time with him and we practiced it quite a bit before moving on.

    I should note that the Activity sheets are not included, nor are the investigation sheets. For the handful that I have looked at and come across, this has/will not prevented us from doing the activity.

    I hope this review will help others decide if this book will be a good fit.
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