Math Mammoth

The budget pick that does not feel like a compromise. Math Mammoth's Light Blue Series is a complete curriculum for grades K to 8, and one year costs less than $50, in digital or print form or a mix of both. Explanations and practice sit together in student worktexts, so the program needs little teacher preparation and an older child can do much of it independently. That makes it a strong fit for a parent teaching several children at once. It is mastery-oriented and mostly reading and written work, so a child who needs to handle objects may want blocks or counters alongside it.