*FAVORITE* Homeschool Math for Elementary || Christian Light Education Math || Flip Through

[@jenniferbtoo9344]

I’m so glad to see someone showing this wonderful curriculum! We have used CLE Math for our oldest daughter since 1st grade and she is now a junior in high school! She is very solid in her math knowledge and the curriculum is very well done over the years! It’s very affordable and has Biblical values woven throughout the light units. I pray this math curriculum is a blessing to you and your family and many more families seeing your video! God bless! Jennifer from Ohio.

[@PenniesAndSalt]

Thank you so much for sharing this insight into older grades! ❤️

[@SevenInAll]

When you find that program that you keep coming back to even after trying different things...you KNOW it's the right fit.

[@EricaLucasLoves]

I didn’t realize CLE math was in between spiral and mastery. That’s a great answer for kids who learn fast but need review.

[@PenniesAndSalt]

I find it to be a good combo of the two. Lots of review and building but a lot of focus on mastery of facts 😉

[@EricaLucasLoves]

@@PenniesAndSalt my oldest likes the mastery style but I’ve found I need to scramble or do a “boot camp” review occasionally of stuff he’s learned a while ago. Maybe that’s normal.

[@Jessiemadanat]

CLE is a shinning star and so under rated!

[@amandabaker6036]

Thank you so much for sharing! I’m currently using Math U See for lower elementary and I’m exploring other math curriculums before committing to Math U See. Christian light education came highly recommended and this was a very helpful video. Thank you so much!

[@Dreblueskies]

What did you decide on?

[@eunicepop4989]

We use this curriculum in Romania. We love it.

[@danielaradu2780]

We too!

[@HerDailyJourney]

This was so helpful as I consider changing math curriculums for the next school year. I'd love to possibly see how you teach the lesson using the teacher's manual as a guide.

[@LifeintheMundane]

Love that it’s in between

[@lindsayscraftyplans]

Thank you so much for this! I just learned about Christian Light and I think it is going to be what I go with for my son this year and hopefully years to come. It looks like it will be a good fit for my son who is 7 years old.

[@laurenrasmussen7997]

Could you start level one in kindergarten? Looking at the first light unit, it looks right on for where we're at, i couldn't imagine waiting another year. I'm torn between cle, horizons, saxon and rod and staff

[@amandamendoza4181]

We use CLE as well. I have one that is finishing 7th grade and I’m trying to decide if we will use CLE for 8th or make the switch to Saxon next school year. My other finished level 3 this year and we will definitely be using level 4 for next school year. In math as well as language arts! And my youngest will be using CLE for math and language arts when the time comes.

[@amedelucas531]

Thank you for the review. I am contemplating switching to CLE math from MB math. PS - you're supposed to tear the test out, that's why it's randomly in the middle. I remember that from my ACE days :)

[@brittanym58]

We have used CLE math 200s and up. My oldest is finishing 600s now and we will be going to Saxon soon. I do plan to start my second with CLE from grade 1 because I love it so much.

[@PenniesAndSalt]

Love hearing your experience! It has been a great fit for all my children for elementary for sure!

[@kayking3313]

Hi there! I have a 6 year old daughter who's in the first grade this year and math does not come easy to her. We started the first half of the school year using Math Lessons for a Living Education. She did ok with it but was also pretty bored after while. How does this compare to MLFLE? Is there a scope and sequence at the front of the teacher guide that lays out everything that will be taught for the year?

[@brittanym58]

@@kayking3313 Hi Kay. We actually switched from MLFLE to CLE. MLFLE was a bit slow going for my son and we wanted more. CLE is more intense in scope and sequence and lessons are significantly longer but that doesn't necessarily mean she'll struggle. It builds slowly and is incredibly thorough and repetitive. You can view many sample pages on their website, or buy just one booklet for under $4.

[@lindseydsimon]

We actually just switched to this curriculum for my first grader! It is helpful to see your review of it. :)

[@PenniesAndSalt]

Yay! How are you liking it so far?

[@lindseydsimon]

Pennies And Salt we are liking it! It is pretty easy for my daughter, but I decided to just start at the beginning even if it just review for her to make sure she has a good foundation.

[@stephaniemartin6434]

I just found your channel and have been binge watching them. This last year I was a first time homeschooling mom. You have shown things that I have not heard of, but I really think would work for my kids. I just ordered some of these math books for my kiddos to work on this summer. Thank you again for your videos.

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

Good info. When I was researching curriculum to start homeschooling 2 years ago, this was never one that I even saw videos of. And of course I didn’t go to a convention so I couldn’t just visit all the booths. Anyway, if I wasn’t already doing Math-U-See with my daughter, I’d probably get this. I like how it incorporates money. MUS doesn’t in K/1 at least so I’ve had to try to find resources for that. If you have any recommendations for that...I’m all ears! ♥️

[@LivingWithEve]

I was so close to getting this math. If right start doesn’t work, I might try this one.

[@brittanym58]

One of the great perks of this is that you can buy a single unit for under $4 to decide if you like it. Keep in mind the first book in each level is review.

[@livingbyfaith32]

We have been a CLE family from K-grade 4. We just switched our kiddos mid year to ACE (1st/4th) I have a love/hate relationship with CLE. The Math is solid but moves fast, especially as the grades progress. I found for my fourth grader she was not remembering some of her Math concepts despite the constant review. She has come to the point where she is just completely over CLE. I am not one to jump around because I don't want learning gaps, so I really prayed about the switch. She did test into 5th grade for ACE (with a couple gap paces in English) after using CLE thus far. I still went ahead and put her mod-year through ACE and I'm finding this review is building her confidence and she has been excited to do school everyday. For Language Arts I feel like she just went through the motions of the constant review and didn't actually think through the lessons. She is actually getting a better grasp on L.A. with ACE. I love that CLE is wholesome, and I love the ease of the teacher guides they are very easy to follow. For our family CLE just became too overwhelming. Tfs

[@PenniesAndSalt]

I totally agree about the LA. That’s why we use something else. It’s always important to find what works in different seasons for our families. As far as moving into older elementary grades with math, that’s why I transition into Saxon. Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I think it’s so important to hear all sides and experiences!

[@jenniferbtoo9344]

We only use and love the CLE math. I agree about the CLE Language Arts..definitely too much.

[@kimberlyccrn]

What is ACE?

[@simplejoyfilledliving]

It’s very similar to Rod & Staff!

[@wrenroop85]

Thank you for sharing this! This is our first year homeschooling(thanks to the covid situation). My 14 year old and 11 year old are doing virtual schooling but my 8 year old is homeschooled. I have been trying to find a better math program for him. I think this is not only affordable for our family but perfect for him and the other 3 younger ones we will be homeschooling as well!

[@laurenrasmussen7997]

What did you think about cle vs horizons?

[@amandamendoza4181]

We use CLE for math as well. May I ask why you switch to Saxon around 5th grade? My daughter is using CLE level 7 and I think I will switch her to Saxon next year for Alegbra 1 3rd edition and Alegbra 2 3rd edition the following year only because they include geometry in those levels. So we will not be doing a year of just geometry.

[@juliequates9529]

What level do you usually move to Saxon?

[@Saras_place]

Thank you for sharing this

[@mommyonthemove25]

Thanks for the flip through, very helpful to see how it's laid out

[@Books.N.Roses26]

Wow we are finishing up on level 2 of math lessons for a living education and still haven't covered some of these concepts. After watching your video I decided to make the switch for my first grader I wasn't loving Master books math anyway. I was not aware there was a mess that was in between spiral and Mastery it seems like everything is either one of the other. For my oldest daughter spiral moves too fast but then Mastery doesn't review things enough for us. I guess there's just no perfect math curriculum. We do use rod and staff for language arts and we enjoy that very much

[@brittanym58]

We use CLE math and RS English. We also switched from MLFLE to CLE.

[@Books.N.Roses26]

@@brittanym58 I just love how thorough R&S English is

[@Books.N.Roses26]

@@brittanym58 did you feel like you were behind at all in math when you switched to CLE

[@LifeintheMundane]

Love the lay outs

[@LifeintheMundane]

Love that it has a independent section

[@samanthaleelivingingeorgia]

Great advice:) We use teaching textbooks right now but im going to look into Christian light.

[@alyssamurchie483]

Just ordered CLE Math 101. What do you do with your kiddos for kindergarten math?

[@PenniesAndSalt]

Just a basics K math skills book. Just something to get acquainted with the basics. I have used Singapore math KA with one of mine and rather than moving into level B we started level 1 of CLE

[@alyssamurchie483]

@@PenniesAndSalt great! Thanks! Okay, I think we'll be set to jump right into this then with my oldest once it gets here! Yay! And about my comment on manipulatives, sounds good about the cubes. We have a few small manipulatives we use for our current math so I'm sure those will transfer over just fine! Excited:)

[@StaceyYoder]

I recently got unit one for grade 1, just to see what it's like. And I really liked it. I loved the poems for correctly forming the numbers. I loved the independent sections in each lesson. And my boys enjoyed it also. If what we are currently using stops working I'd definitely go to this one.

[@StaceyYoder]

Great price too!

[@AtHomeWithJill]

Love the concept behind this math 💗

[@charitodagupion7398]

Nice, keep safe and may God bless you always, friend from Philippines.

[@amandapatterson9182]

Thank you for sharing! We use Abeka math. Have heard great things about Saxon. Will you also please do a video on Saxon 5th grade math? Thank you so much!!

[@danahall1282]

how does this compare to rod and staff?

[@The_Real_Rambo]

I did read there was a Canadian math version to this curriculum so everyone should make sure you are not buying the metric version of math. :) I am looking for a comparison between Masterbooks, LifePac (Alpha and Omega), and CLE. Those are my three that I have narrowed it down to. Do you (or anyone) know if Masterbooks is Mastery or Spiral? Thanks again - good video. :)

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

I didn’t kno math u see is a mastery program. We love it tho. I get going back to facts and learn new facts. This looks awesome and could be used wiv blocks. We do math u see as I loved it as a kid and didn’t know of any other curriculums but didn’t need to.

[@laurenrasmussen7997]

Have you used their kindergarten books?

[@nicoles9223]

I would love to know if you have used this up to grade 6 or 7

[@PenniesAndSalt]

We are next year! There are two options. You can either do a textbook option or use the traditional light units that they offer.

[@PlanPrepPray]

What is the total amount of lessons?

[@PenniesAndSalt]

170 lessons but each unit has a test. So, 180 if you count the tests

[@paularodillo]

Hi Megan, do they have a PDF version? Thank you

[@PenniesAndSalt]

They do not. 🙁

[@danahall1282]

I am thinking of switching to cle math. We have adopted two special needs boys. Autism, add, sensory issues. The ten year old is doing k/1st and the 12 year old is doing 6th grade but is not on a 6th grade math level, he is doing 3rd grade rod and staff. But with rod and staff it is all mastery and I would kind of like both also. With his special abilities, add, sensory I was wondering if it would be a good fit. Help please. And when you stop cle what do you switch to? Momma struggling with special needs boys.

[@MitchellsonaMission]

Do you mind sharing why your goal has been to switch to Saxon about 5th grade?

[@PenniesAndSalt]

Saxon is an excellent math program. As we transition into middle and high school years math of course becomes more complex. We use the DIVE video lessons put out by Saxon. Basically it helps me to teach upper level math and I like starting the transition into middle school that way. My oldest is in 5th so it has been a very smooth transition from Christian light to doing Saxon independently.

[@Hopelb]

Megan, what did you use for kindergarten?

[@PenniesAndSalt]

I used Singapore for K 😉 I liked the simplicity and it gave a solid foundation

[@Hopelb]

@@PenniesAndSalt thank you for sharing!

[@michelewooten1263]

So is this one not good for 5th grade and beyond?

[@teresabrobbel5738]

When you teach these math lessons, do you find that you need to sit with your child until he or she is finished? I am a homeschool mom of 8... teaching 5 kids K-6... I am trying to find a good curriculum that they can do as independently as possible. I have always done rightstart math and loved it... but it was taking too much time. It requires constant one-on-one time... and each lesson about 45 minutes... I switched to math-u-see this year... I am loving the independence the kids have... but I'm not loving the curriculum itself. I need a thorough curriculum that is not too time consuming.

[@brittanym58]

My son has used it since 200s level and has been totally independent since the end of that level, except for an occasional misunderstanding of a new concept.

[@blessed0648]

Hi! Love learning from you! You are a blessing! I have a fourth grader, why was in public school for K-3 this off our first year homeschooling, would you recommend this for her now, and then transfer to saxon next year? I've never heard off this curriculum and I'm a NEW homeschool mama😊 FYI- i also have a kindergartener, any suggestions for math also? We are using math expressions, from public school. Would like something different.

[@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife]

It must be good if you keep coming back.

[@bb15027]

This was fantastic, I am definitely considering this! I did Abeka for my first grader and it was completely overwhelming, so I switched to Singapore for 2nd because I thought the mastery approach would be helpful for him to think about one concept at a time, but we’re now on the other end of the spectrum with overwhelm. He’s actually very good at math but lacks the confidence! Do you think the transition from second grade Singapore math to third grade CLE would be doable? I’m wondering if some second grade review might be necessary…

[@PenniesAndSalt]

There is a PDF of the placement test on their website I would do that first 😉

[@PenniesAndSalt]

If you scroll underneath the paid version the free PDF is there

[@bb15027]

@@PenniesAndSalt perfect, thank you!

[@alyssamurchie483]

With the sums, do you go strictly off memorization? Or do they use any manipulatives?

[@PenniesAndSalt]

No manipulatives for the most part. Sometimes I will let them use cubes 😉

[@thesparrowlilyschoolhouse]

So helpful! Thank you 😃

[@wendymilne-emslie8329]

Hi Megan I know this curriculum is religious but how much religion is included within the math program please? It looks great and just what I've been looking for. X

[@shalon4jc2]

Do you recommend c.l.e. math for grades 6-12? What do you think of their reading curriculum?

[@PenniesAndSalt]

I have just never considered it for upper level but I would assume it’s just as solid. I actually have a video on their Learning To Read Program and I love it! Their language arts is solid but can tend to be a bit boring. All of their curriculum is really really good, it just doesn’t all fit our learning style 😉

[@jenniferbtoo9344]

Yes! It’s very solid for 6-12th. My husband is an electrical engineer and teaches our daughter, who is now a Junior. We have used CLE since first grade with her. CLE has a scope and sequence on their website for you to see.

[@jenniferbtoo9344]

We use their reader books K- 8 as wholesome readers. However, we do not use the curriculum that goes with them. Simple narration and discussion of what is read is all that is needed to ensure comprehension. Plus, it doesn’t take away the joy of reading by adding more seat work

[@faithhomeschool2789]

The test in the middle when I was a kid is meant to be pulled out and handed to the student

[@tatyana1324]

Thank you for sharing ☺️