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I've been re-reading Real Learning, especially the chapter on math. Can I get a glimpse into how you actually do this with multiple children? I would love to start the day with everyone doing math, and I can see reviewing flashcards together and even doing some drill together, but how do you go over concepts and introduce new ones and get some work done with everyone without taking up the whole morning? I must be over-thinking this...
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Hmmmm....let's see...when I wrote the book, Stephen was a baby. That means I had a baby, a two-year-old, a four-year-old, a six-year-old (who was developmentally delayed), and a ten-year-old. Math as a family worked because it consisted of counting and simple facts (drilled tossing bean bags as I recall), pattern block games, attribute block games, Montessori hundreds board activities, counting puzzles, and, a little later, rousing games of Knockout and Muggins.
Things are a little different now. And they are going to be even more different this fall as we address some learning disabilities which particularly impact math abilities and skills.
It's a little bit of a three ring circus, quite frankly. Everyone uses Math-U-See, but they are all on different levels. So they each get their time with the DVD and they work on the worksheets independently. If they need me, I re-teach. We still play math games.
I am impressed with Touchmath. Mary Beth sat with me while I watched the teacher training video and asked to opt out of Math-U-see. She and Christian are really at about the same level. I may use Touchmath and Miquon with both of them.
Okay, so how to start everyone with math? Think of math as more than just the text. Can someone begin with puzzles until it's their turn for a lesson? Can someone read about math or write about math? The manipulatives can be set up as "stations" or in baskets to be worked with on mats a la Montessori.
The key, I think, is that you are engaged. It doesn't work realy well to send them off with a worksheet. My kids aren't particularly gifted in the math department, so it's entirely possible someone else has much better ideas.
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Elizabeth,
Could you tell us more about Touchmath?
In your spare  time?
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Donna Marie wrote:
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I plan to--I promised the folks at Touchmath I would. I need to use it a bit with Christian and I also need to call them and chat now that I've seen the video. It's perfect for remedial homeschoolers who are older but I want to know more about using it with younger kids at home. The prices for the younger kits are exorbitant and the kits are geared for entire classes. For Christian I got upper grades workbooks. I don't see anything similar in the younger grades. So, I'll speak with them, in my spare time (now that I have to really get my house in gear and provide photographic proof ), and get back to you.
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Just out of curiosity...do they offer special pricing for homeschoolers?
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This website has some cool family maths activities - could make a fun maths lesson time.
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Donna Marie wrote:
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the very helpful woman I talked to said that the Uppper Grades workbooks were their attempt to make Touch math available to homeschoolers. There are currently no "homeschool kits," which would have far fewer pieces and be cheaper. We're going to talk again this week and I'm very hopeful that you could see such aprduct in the future.
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