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We've only just started using 1A, but I think it's going to work really well for us. It's mostly mastery based, which means we stick with it until he gets it. The spiral maths that we looked at made my head hurt just looking at the samples; they jumped all over the place. This is simple to explain, takes things step by step, and has just enough repetition to let us come back to it the next day if we need to. Both my son and I are easily overwhelmed, so having just one page to look at (vs a textbook then a workbook/notebook) keeps the focus on math instead of "what book are we looking at now". I also like that for the 1st grade level, once you get past adding and subtracting 0-10, you're encouraged to take the chapters in whatever order makes sense to you, or even add some spiral yourself and do 2 at once. I also like the price tag.