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EmilyC
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Posted: June 23 2010 at 1:11pm \| IP Logged

My dd just got her test scores back and she was bordering on below average in math. Math is the bane of her existence, and I'd like to find something for her to work on over the summer. We use MUS and we just finished the Delta book.

Any ideas?

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Posted: June 23 2010 at 1:42pm \| IP Logged

If there's a particular area that she's struggling with I'd just target that.. there's "Keys to..." series that covers things like "Keys to Fractions" that I've heard is very good.. that will let you target a problem area without using a full curriculum.

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Posted: June 23 2010 at 2:36pm \| IP Logged

There are also some workbooks called Developmental Math that we have used in the past to target specific skills. They are a bit hard to find, but worth it. There is also the option of just heading to the teacher's store or supermarket and finding some cheap workbooks there to use. I've found some nice ones at Office Depot, too.
You might also consider something like Math Blaster or Timez Attack, which are computer games, to make it a bit more fun, seeing as it is summer and all.

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Posted: June 23 2010 at 4:23pm \| IP Logged

now, I'm not disagreeing with what the others have said, but it is possible that the things she got wrong in the test were things she just wasn't taught yet, seeing as MUS takes a different approach than most curricula? I would hate to give her MORE math if it was the bane of her existence (lol, thinking of my own dd here) if it's simply that MUS hasn't taught her what a typical public school 4th grade math book has (or whatever grade). I know they get to it all eventually!

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Posted: June 23 2010 at 8:45pm \| IP Logged

You might want to look at Rightstart's Math Games kit. It has games to play for every level of elementary math, that make reviewing and memorizing the facts a lot more fun.

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