WiloStar3D online homeschool program has adopted Teaching Textbooks as the core math curriculum. After exhaustive field testing during previous school years and piloting different programs--- the results are in. Teaching Textbooks is our choice! Teaching Textbooks is an easy-to-use  video based learning system designed to help a wide range of students gain proficiency in math. Teaching Textbooks offers students hundreds of video-based lessons spanning five skill levels ranging from grades 1.5 to college entry. Teaching Textbook lessons challenge beginning students all the way to advanced learners!

Please note that the Teaching Textbooks fee is NOT INCLUDED in your annual tuition and this is an extra fee.

Students at the middle school level are typically placed into one of the three courses below however a placement test is given to see which level the student is ready to learn.

Middle School Math 6

Middle School Math 7 

Pre Algebra

Middle school students work on math the entire school year. High school students take math on a semester basis.

Please visit the Teaching Textbook website at http://www.teachingtextbooks.com and the click on your current grade level to take the placement test. If you are working in a different level then you should take the appropriate placement test to see how you do. For instance, if you are a 6th grader but feel you can handle 7th grade math then take the 7th grade placement test. Based on your results, the test will make a recommendation as to the CD set to purchase. Please remember it does not matter if if it places you outside your current grade level. The goal to help you master core skills in order to help you move forward in math.

HOW MATH WORKS:

1. Order the correct level after you take the placement test.

Students should attempt the following placement tests:

6th=6th

7th=7th

8th=Pre Algebra

9th=Algebra 1

10th= Geometry

11th=Algebra 2

2. We will add in a daily assignment calendar to your 'my courses' page based on the level you are completing this year. Your daily assignment calendar is a useful timeline for completion and it's suggested you try to stick to it this year.

3. As you work through the math CD's, you will also be doing some math problems in a consumable workbook depending on the level you have. Many of the middle school math CD's are self grading and do not require a parent to check each day. If the level you are completing needs to be graded each day, please keep a simply record of the scores by grading the top of each page.

4. When you come to a chapter test, we will need you to scan the completed and graded test. You will then upload the graded test directly to the course page for your level. This is our record of the completed chapter tests.

5. We will take a final average of the completed chapter tests as the final grade for your math this year.

6. Our math teacher will be holding live math conferences each Friday for students who need extra help or clarification of concepts as you work through your math program. Please ask for help at any time as the live math conferences are an excellent way to get the extra help you may need for the more challenging math concepts. You will need to email or telegram Mrs.G to schedule a private math session on Fridays. They are not mandatory but suggested.