Depending on the ability level of each eighth grade student, we use either Course 3 or Algebra 1 of the Saxon mathematics curriculum.

This series provides incremental lessons, daily review and practice, and weekly assessments. Algebra 1 students a provided with a college-prep math course that will give them the foundation they need to successfully move into higher levels of math. Algebra 1 covers all of the traditional first-year algebra topics while helping students build higher-order thinking skills, real-world application skills, reasoning, and an understanding of interconnecting math strands. Algebra 1 focuses on algebraic thinking through multiple representations, including verbal, numeric, symbolic, and graphical, while graphing calculator labs model mathematical situations.