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Cafi Cohen review on Saxon 54 to Calculus
A great article for those using Saxon, or trying to decide if it's right. Also tells which books we added as an afterthought and can be skipped for a homeschooled child who is excelling in math.

Just in Time
A site with lots of activities and worksheets for telling time.

Double Division
This is a fabulous new way of doing division using only addition and subtraction. It doesn't get easier than this to teach long division.

The Math Worksheet Site
By Scott Bryce. This is a fabulous worksheet generator for K-8 math. I am convinced that you can use this exclusively until a child reaches 4th or 5th grade. Large free area. It's worth the small cost to join the member area for more sheets and flexibility.

I thought I would share an easy math card game with you all
Posted By: Sheril
Monday, 27 May 2002

I learned this from my nephew. His class (private christian school) does these for warmups in the morning.

Take five cards from a regular deck of cards (jacks, queens and kings are worth 10; ace is worth 1)

lay five cards out in a horizontal row in front of you. Lets say that you drew a 5, 7, 10, 1 and 3. Draw another card from the deck and place it above your row of five cards. Lets say that it is an 8.

You should be able to add, subtract, multiply and/or divide your first five numbers and have it equal the number 8. You can only use the original five numbers, you can only use them each one time. It doesn't matter in which order you use the numbers or which math function you use (or how many times you use it).

I did this one really quickly and my answer would be 10-7 = 3 ..... 5 + 3 is 8 ..... 8 x 1 = 8.

We had fun during a family gathering when we competed to see who could get the answer first. Some of them are tricky!

Rolling the Dice
Posted by SoCalPam
February 2003

Teaching two boys of different ages at the same time has become quite easy all of a sudden. We use a pair of dice and set one to a specific factor, say "3". Then we roll the other dice. One child multiplies the two and the other adds them together, each at their own level. I realize that it ends at "6", but you can add another die and set both for a factor. My brother-in-law got into it too and gave us one of the multi-sided dice. My kids about died when they saw it went up to 16! We'll ease into that one...

Geography Math
Posted by SoCalPam

When teaching my second grader addition and subtraction, I found that he had a hard time with borrowing and keeping the numbers straight (he'd subtract the smaller number from the larger, regardless of where it was in the problem). Doing pages of problems was frustrating and boring to him. I solved this problem by using our Rand McNally Atlas (Target $4.49 -- it may be a few more bucks now). Then I gave him word problems using his name, such as "Jack's family is traveling to Flagstaff from Los Angeles. First they drive to Barstow. The next day they go to Las Vegas, etc." He loved it! He traced the routes on the map and accurately added up the miles. If he missed one, the entire problem was wrong and he had to fix it, so he was very motivated to check his work thoroughly. We did this several times with different destinations. Sometimes the family would backtrack, and he'd have to subtract.

Checkbook Math
Posted by SoCalPam

We also did this with a checkbook theme. I "gave" him $500 for a week's vacation and a variety of activities to choose from, all with a dollar amount attached. He had to choose the activities he wanted to do, make sure they were within his budget, and give an explanation of his expenditures. For example, he chose not to snack much, but made several trips to the arcade. Then he ended up with $75 left over to take home and save for the next trip! It was extremely interesting to see the way his mind worked. Again, he had to keep a running total and have an accurate amount at the end. I wish someone had done this with me when I was a kid! I had to learn on a REAL checkbook!

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