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Horizons Math

By Alpha Omega Publications (AOP)Checked October 29, 2026No affiliate links. Programs never pay to appear. How we label

Horizons Math is a parent-led math curriculum from kindergarten to 8th grade, ending with Pre-Algebra and Algebra I. The parent teaches each day from a teacher's guide with step-by-step lessons and answer keys, and the child works in two colorful student workbooks; the 3rd grade set, for example, has 160 lessons. Topics come back again and again in a spiral, each time a little harder, as new material is added.

Subjects
Math
Grades
Kindergarten to 8th grade, ending with Algebra I source ↗
Method
Traditional source ↗
Format
Books and workbooks source ↗
Faith label
Faith-based
Cost a year
$120 a year. 3rd grade Math Box Set (two student books and the teacher's guide with answer keys): $120. The student worksheet packet is $16.25 extra. Read on October 29, 2026; prices change. source ↗
Placement
Free math readiness evaluations ↗

What it does well

  • The teacher's guide gives step-by-step daily lessons, learning goals, a materials list and answer keys, so the parent knows what to do each day.
  • Topics return in a spiral through the year, so earlier skills get regular review alongside new work.
  • Free readiness tests for grades 1 to 6, Pre-Algebra and Algebra I help you choose a starting level.
  • A full 3rd grade year is $120 for both student books and the teacher's guide.

Watch for

  • The publisher says it needs active parent involvement: the parent teaches each lesson and checks the work with the answer keys.
  • The math ends at 8th grade, so high school math has to come from another program.
  • Each child needs their own student books, and the extra worksheet packet is sold separately.

It fits

A parent who wants to teach from a step-by-step guide each day, with colorful workbooks and steady review of earlier topics.

It doesn’t fit

A family that wants the child to work on their own, or a program that finishes one topic before moving to the next.

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Compare Horizons Math

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  • RightStart Mathematics Levels A to H; Level B is 1st grade and Levels G and H are middle school, so about kindergarten to 7th grade
  • Saxon Math Kindergarten to 12th grade

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What we read, and how we label

Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.

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