How to Get the Most Out of Saxon Pre-Algebra with Jean Hoeft, MA
- Please have your student read the lesson and have a notebook handy before watching the recording.
- Watch the recording, keeping a notebook and pencil and taking notes when directed.
- Do the practice problems with the examples on the video to see how to do the problems.
- Do the lesson problem set and check it.
Prerequisite: Basic math skills, Saxon 7/6 preferred
Total Classes: 13
Suggested Grade Level: 7th to 9th grade
Suggested Credit: 1 full semester Math
Instructor: Jean Hoeft, MA
Instructor's Biography: Jean Hoeft has been a math and algebra teacher for 22 years. She has a BA from the University of Michigan and a MA from Marygrove University. Jean has taught the confirmation class at her Catholic parish for 27 years. She loves gardening, sudoku puzzles, raising chickens, reading, knitting, and everything Catholic.
Course Description: Students will begin the skills needed for Algebra I. These include but are not limited to: writing equations, slope of a line, solving simple equations, numbers and their operations, linear functions, and operations with integers.
Course Materials: Saxon Algebra ½ Homeschool Kit
Homework: Students will be assigned 4-5 homework assignments per week with testing done on Fridays. Students will be required to take a placement test before entering the class to tailor studies to the individual needs of the students. Parents are asked to grade homework and tests and to send results to the instructor. The course instructor will then use these results to tailor lessons. The first 15 minutes of class will involve answering questions and doing practice problems to help the learners understand and improve on homework mistakes.
- Teacher: Jean Hoeft