There are so many different math curricula, and each and every one of them might work for almost all children. Some of them are "more CM" than the others, but it really isn't so much about what curriculum you use!
Take a deep breath and enjoy your child's journey into the wonderful world of math. It's a most fascinating journey when something will be impossible to figure out today, and a month later it will all make sense, just because your child will be a month older. And your child will never believe you when you tell him he couldn't do it last month. Because now, when he can do it, he can't remember anymore what it was like not know how to do it! And the same goes for you as a math teacher: Today you can't wrap your mind around how to do it, but if you just go ahead and enjoy some math with your child, tomorrow (or more likely next year) you'll find that the two of you did just fine, no matter what curriculum you happened to use.
Yes, you may find that you don't like a particular part of the curriculum you chose - well then, come back and ask again, and we'll help you find a better one for your family. It's easier to find something you'll like when you know what you don't like.
I would start out with any curriculum that doesn't cost a leg and an arm. Or even just with some workbooks from a dollar store. Or Life of Fred Apples from the library, if they have it. Just for a start, to see how it goes, most likely the both of you will do just fine.
Keep it short, keep it light, keep it sweet. And you'll be surprised how much a child can learn when there is no pressure to do so.
At the wee age of 6, it is mostly about learning some number sense. (To see how many it is without having to count; to learn which numbers add to five; which numbers add to ten ... fingers are excellent to learn these kinds of things!... )
And start grasping the differences between addition and subtraction. (One fun difference is that order doesn't matter for addition, but does for subtraction! 2+3=3+2, but 3-2 is not the same as 2-3, any kind of small object will work just fine to show this, and also, of course, to practice basic addition and subtraction - even chocolate chips work!)
And for what it's worth: I, as a music major, never took any math beyond Pre-Algebra. Never the less both my teenagers have been doing just fine in Algebra II and Geometry this past year. My hubby is a mathematician, but I'm the one doing all the homeschooling, including math. Our kids use Life of Fred, by my husband's choice, and as someone said in an earlier reply: "Fred is an amazing math teacher!"
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