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Kathryn
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Posted: Sept 27 2011 at 9:44pm \| IP Logged

This may seem such a ridiculous question for those more "seasoned" in this area but how do you use living math books? Do you just read the story and let the child make their own connection or do you attempt to further explain the concept and help them make the connection? What about the child that has great difficulty making their own connection to the material?

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Posted: Sept 28 2011 at 10:40am \| IP Logged

I do both. Sometimes I check out specific books that reinforce a concept that we're currently studying and we read (together or they read alone). The kids are able to make their own connections. Sometimes I check out books that are totally unrelated. If they read a short lesson from something like Penrose, then I may have to help by further explaining the idea. If it's a story, then depending on the child and the content, I may still help or read the story to them and explain or ask them questions as we go. With a child that in general has difficulty making connections, I'd read the story with them and pause along the way to discuss or ask leading questions to see if they can start to make connections. I think that board games and word problems help them learn to make connections too. A word problem that involves several steps gets them thinking in a way that 'regular' math problems can't.

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Posted: Sept 28 2011 at 8:35pm \| IP Logged

I also do both. Sometimes my dc make their own connections, sometimes not. If I start to explain and eyes start to glaze over, I let it go and we just enjoy the story.

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