Comments on: Nov. 9th 2009 – Family-Centered Snapshots

By: RecollectedStephanie

RecollectedStephanie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:18:22 +0000

We used these, Michele (you have to get past the name …)
http://www.holeycards.com/

But we also had the drillie (hahaha!) bounce a ball in rhythm with the facts, and we also had the learner build the facts with blocks (Cuisenaire rods sometimes). For some reason multiplication tables are very slippery for some kids. It’s funny to me which kids have brains that stick to the information and which ones don’t. I’ve wondered lately if some kids need to build the facts in a physical 3-D way over and over and over … otherwise it’s meaningless words for memory work, and who’s brain wants to gather up nonsense syllables, you know?
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By: Going Down… « Family in Feast and Feria

Going Down… « Family in Feast and Feria — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:12:15 +0000

[...] Miller 9:12 pm Yesterday was a wonderful day! We spent it in Lancaster (and in the car) with Michele and her lovely [...]

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:30:26 +0000

It was a beautiful day today, wasn’t it? As for math drills….I have two methods. The first is a pair of really big squishy dice. Roll the dice, multiply the numbers together (of course this only works through the 6’s). The second is a deck of cards. Aces are 1, Jack’s 11, Queen’s, 12, Kings can be wild. Shuffle the cards well, lay down two at a time and multiply. The really nice part is that once the deck is finished so is the drill.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:18:16 +0000

I hate to miss the great mom’s meeting tomorrow but the littlest pipsqueak has a cough with some congestion, which I believe t0 just be allergies and sinus since she has had it for three days and no fever. But, I don’t want to put her in the nursery and expose all the other kids if it’s not just that. I’m sure it will be fantastic!
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By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:34 +0000

Hey Michele, here’s a link to some great FREE skip counting worksheets that my 7yo son has been enjoying this year. They are cute black and white with large spaces for them to write their numbers. Thought you might want to try them for your sweetie!! Lovely daybook

Much love, Mere

http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=22631&it=1
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By: Micki

Micki — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:22:00 +0000

Michelle, my children use this website:

http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html

and it has helped tremendously. Doesn’t feel so much like drill, which it is.

Hope this helps!

Micki