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Should Your Student Use Beast Academy Books, Beast Academy Online, or Both?

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Before deciding which items you'd like to purchase, it can be helpful to know how Beast Academy math books and Beast Academy Online (BA Online) compare.

This guide covers the unique benefits of BA Online and Beast Academy math books, as well as the benefits of using both in the form of a Bundle.

Note: If your student thrives in a structured learning environment led by expert instructors and surrounded by motivated peers, consider enrolling them in a live Beast Academy course offered through AoPS Academy. We have campuses across the country that offer in-person instruction as well as a virtual campus that offers live, video-based classes.

Curriculum Comparison

In both BA Online and in Beast Academy math books, our curriculum is divided into the same five levels and covers the same topics in the same order. While the problems are comparable in both, they're not identical. Therefore, students can use both without seeing repeated problems.

While the topics covered in Beast Academy math books and BA Online are complementary, each has its own unique features and benefits. 

Features and Benefits

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  • A Puzzle Lab, interactive practice problems for all levels, and access to digital versions of all Guide books for lesson support allow your student to work at their own pace.
     
  • Engaging videos and built-in motivational elements and incentives (e.g., stars, Beast Bucks) help students through each lesson.
     
  • Chapter tests help assess student strengths and areas needing additional practice.
     
  • Detailed Parent Reports help you keep track of your student's progress and manage your student’s access to content.

  • Immediate feedback and solutions are provided to help your student learn as they go and to help you support your student’s learning.
  • Paper-based Practice books allow students to use traditional problem-solving techniques like organizing work and drawing diagrams, providing a hands-on learning experience that can also help strengthen fine motor skills.

  • Offline access to lessons, problems, and puzzles is ensured with physical books, supporting uninterrupted, screen-free learning.

  • Physical comic-style Guide books offer a tactile and engaging learning experience.
     
  • Solutions are provided to help your student learn as they go and to help you support your student's learning.

Benefits of Using Both

Many students benefit from using both BA Online and Beast Academy math books in the form of a Bundle, with one format used as the primary curriculum and the other used as a supplement. Since the sequencing is the same, it's easy to use both. In addition to the above benefits, using one medium in conjunction with another can reinforce concepts by allowing students to engage with the material in different ways. This variety can reduce student fatigue. Our planning resources can help you coordinate the two when used together.


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