Showing posts with label Math. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Math. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Big thumbs up for Xtramath!
My kids have been doing Xtramath lately, and I have to say I love it. It gets the job done. It drills math facts, takes about 5-10 min. a day, and tracks their progress for me. The best part: it's free!
Friday, November 11, 2011
We're doing good
Well, tomorrow will be week 12 of our school year. It is going really well. We do the reading, writing, phonics, & math every day without fail. I got caught up with the science & history, then got behind again. We'll be playing catch-up again next week in those subjects, and then I've scheduled in a two-week break for Thanksgiving and a week for Christmas projects. I scheduled three weeks of school in December, but I'm thinking about taking those off as well and moving school further into the summer.
I can do that since I'm the Principal :D
But we'll see. It depends on how busy December is.
Charlotte finished her Kindergarten math book and has moved on to Math Mammoth grade 1. Now she is officially in all first grade curriculum!
I highly recommend Essential Math A&B for Kindergarten and Math Mammoth for 1st-6th grade. I have been so pleased with these math programs. They are conceptually challenging, yet they teach in a line-upon-line way, particularly Math Mammoth. Even though math does not come naturally to Savannah, she is doing really well and it is making sense to her. She mostly does her math on her own now since it is written to the student. Charlotte, on the other hand, takes to math very easily. It has been a joy to watch her catch on so quickly (and a sweet relief!)
Similarly, language/spelling/reading comes very naturally to Savannah, while it comes slightly less naturally to Charlotte. However they are both very smart in both areas of language and math.
Have I mentioned lately how much I enjoy teaching them? I mean, overall, in general.
Today I got frustrated with Savannah for dwaddling during math and making careless mistakes. And Charlotte's reading lesson was cut drastically short for fear I would accidently bite her head off. She kept guessing at words instead of sounding them out. I needed a nap after today's lessons.
However, to watch them learn and improve, to listen to their jokes and stories, and just get to know them at such a fun time in their lives is priceless.
I can do that since I'm the Principal :D
But we'll see. It depends on how busy December is.
Charlotte finished her Kindergarten math book and has moved on to Math Mammoth grade 1. Now she is officially in all first grade curriculum!
I highly recommend Essential Math A&B for Kindergarten and Math Mammoth for 1st-6th grade. I have been so pleased with these math programs. They are conceptually challenging, yet they teach in a line-upon-line way, particularly Math Mammoth. Even though math does not come naturally to Savannah, she is doing really well and it is making sense to her. She mostly does her math on her own now since it is written to the student. Charlotte, on the other hand, takes to math very easily. It has been a joy to watch her catch on so quickly (and a sweet relief!)
Similarly, language/spelling/reading comes very naturally to Savannah, while it comes slightly less naturally to Charlotte. However they are both very smart in both areas of language and math.
Have I mentioned lately how much I enjoy teaching them? I mean, overall, in general.
Today I got frustrated with Savannah for dwaddling during math and making careless mistakes. And Charlotte's reading lesson was cut drastically short for fear I would accidently bite her head off. She kept guessing at words instead of sounding them out. I needed a nap after today's lessons.
However, to watch them learn and improve, to listen to their jokes and stories, and just get to know them at such a fun time in their lives is priceless.
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