Less parent teaching: Math Mammoth and Teaching Textbooks compared

The short version

Math Mammoth is a workbook curriculum that is "mastery-oriented and organized into chapters by topics," for $42.50 as a download. Teaching Textbooks starts "every lesson" with "an interactive lecture" and does the grading, for $48.95 for a 12-month enrollment per student. We have not used either program, so this is a side by side, not a ranking.

How Math Mammoth teaches, per Math Mammoth

"It is mastery-oriented and organized into chapters by topics."

"The curriculum focuses strongly on conceptual understanding."

"The curriculum is nearly self-teaching for many children, since the full explanations of concepts are included in the student books."

May suit a kid who likes reading the explanation on the page and working through a topic one chapter at a time.

Math Mammoth Light Blue Series: a complete curriculum (2024 edition), at $42.50 for the download. Worth a look if you want the teaching written into the student book itself. See Math Mammoth (opens in a new tab)

Price shown is for one level; check the publisher's placement test to pick yours.

How Teaching Textbooks teaches, per Teaching Textbooks

"Every lesson begins with an interactive lecture."

"Each course does all of the teaching, all of the grading, and has step-by-step solutions for every problem."

May suit a kid who would rather watch the lesson than read it, and who likes knowing right away whether an answer was right.

Teaching Textbooks: a video-lesson math course, at $48.95 for a 12-month enrollment per student. Worth a look if you want the course to handle the teaching and the grading. See Teaching Textbooks (opens in a new tab)

Price shown is for one level; check the publisher's placement test to pick yours.

About those prices

Both prices are what each publisher listed on Oct 30, 2026. Prices can change, so check the publisher before you buy. Printed Math Mammoth books are sold by other stores at their own prices, which we did not include.