APR
23
2013

Homeschool Math Curriculum Forum

By | Forum, Homeschool, Math

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Hi everyone! Welcome to another homeschool curriculum forum post. Today we’re talking all about math! As most of you know I have previously tried both Abeka and Saxon math. Abeka was okay for the  younger years, but flashcards just weren’t doing it for us. We needed something more hands on as well as something that better explained the various skills we were learning. We switched to Math U See. While this curriculum was working well for us, I ventured over to Saxon for a bit just to see how it worked. After finding myself explaining Saxon lessons using our Math U See blocks and examples, we switched back to Math U See and haven’t looked back since. One thing to know about MUS is that they do teach to mastery, and that means your student might not learn a certain skill right off the bat. They build on concepts so that the math skills actually make sense for your student. Students also use the MUS visual manipulatives to help further understand whatever skill they … [Read more...]

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JAN
06
2013

Pop for Addition & Subtraction Giveaway

By | Give Aways, Homeschool, Math

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Hola amigos! I have a great math game giveaway for you today! It’s called Pop for Addition & Subtraction by Learning Resources.   This game is actually a really fun way to review math facts in a less boring…we hate flashcards…kind of way. The container looks like a cute gumball machine, and each math fact is on a colorful gumball as well. Details: Cost: $9.99 Includes 90 math fact cards (1-10), 10 pop cards, a spinner, and instruction guide. For 2-4 players, but we’ve all been known to play together! How to play: To play the game each player takes a turn spinning the spinner. The picture your arrow lands on tells you how many gumballs you can take. If you can answer the math facts on the back of the gumball you get to keep it. If not you have to put it back in the box. Whoever has the most gumballs at the end wins!   But beware…there is a “POP” card and if you draw that, ALL of your gumballs have to go back into the box!  I … [Read more...]

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OCT
30
2012

Free Number Graph Worksheets

By | Homeschool, Kindergarten, Math, Preschool

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  Hello fellow teachers! Today I made some super cute Number Graph worksheets for the Teeny Tot! These sheets are super cute and they work on number recognition, word recognition as well as counting skills! Directions: ~ Print pages 3-22 on copy paper ~ Have students add 1 sticker per square for each number as indicated. (I’ve added light gray dots to help preschoolers know which boxes to add their stickers to…see below for a blank version…i.e. no dots!)   Alternate Ideas: 1. Color in the correct amount of squares 2. Place any manipulative of your choice in each square, i.e. goldfish, cheerios, beads, rocks, shells, etc. 3. Laminate and have students write an “o” or “x” in each box using dry-erase markers. 4. Place sheets in page protectors and have students write an “o” or “x” in each box using dry-erase markers.   --> Download the Number Graph Worksheets here! <-- (If you’re having trouble downloading the file, RIGHT click on … [Read more...]

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OCT
16
2012

Place Values: Money Practice Board

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In response to a readers request from my recent post on the Place Value Practice Board, I created a Place Value Money Board as well!  This one goes up to $9999.99.  It’s a great hands on way to work on place value and proper money notation, and I think  this is a great visual for students! –> Download the Place Value Money Board<–   Supplies: Printer with lots of ink ;o) 4 sheets of durable cardstock Lamination Spiral bind (I took mine to Office Depot)   Directions: STEP 1: Print pages 3-7 on cardstock and laminate for durability. STEP 2: Cut out the cover page, and back page. Cut out the blank and 0-9 number strips LEAVING THE STRIPS WHOLE – Do NOT cut apart individual numbers yet. (See below, ignore the fact that mine is already bound…yours won’t be at this stage.) Per a reader request, I also added a row of blank cards as well, so you don’t have something like $0013.56.   STEP 3: Take the pages to a … [Read more...]

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OCT
02
2012

FREE Alphabet Pattern Block Printables

By | Alphabet, Homeschool, Preschool, Printables

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One of the Teeny Tot’s favorite things to play with are the wooden pattern blocks . She got to the Letter K week and requested more printables for them. So I created uppercase and lowercase alphabet shaped pattern block printables for her. Of course you know I’m going to share them with you as well!     --> Download the Alphabet Pattern Block printables here!" <--   Here is an up close view of the letter “A” page. I put uppercase and lowercase blocks on each page so it is easy and fun for them to create the shapes using their blocks.   I’m going to add them to my Letter of the Week curriculum as well, but if you purchased it prior, you can just download them here free! This is one of the Teeny Tot's new favorite activities, and she's usually very pleased when she can complete the puzzles on her own!   And if you missed my pattern block printables earlier this year, I have some fun pattern block activity cards as well! My kids … [Read more...]

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SEP
18
2012

Place Value Practice Board

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Have you been looking all over for a Place Value Practice Board that goes all the way to 100,000,000 but can’t find one anywhere? Well look no further! To help Strawberry Shortcake with her place value notation this year, I created a fun flip chart to help her with her Math U See lessons. She has a hard time keeping everything in it’s place when the numbers get so large, and I thought this would be a good visual for her. Supplies: Printer with lots of ink ;o) 4 sheets of durable cardstock Lamination Spiral bind (I took mine to Office Depot) Directions: STEP 1: Print pages 3-6 on cardstock and laminate for durability STEP 2: Cut out the cover page, and back page. Cut out the 0-9 number strips LEAVING THE STRIPS WHOLE - Do NOT cut apart individual numbers yet. (See below, ignore the fact that mine is already bound…yours won’t be at this stage.)   STEP 3: Take the pages to a local office supply store and have them spiral bound with a white spiral … [Read more...]

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JUN
11
2012

Kindergarten Number Mazes

By | Homeschool, Kindergarten, Printables

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Hi everyone, I have some new fun kindergarten number recognition and counting worksheets to share with you today! I’ve been working with Tinker Bell on skip counting, as well as higher level counting and I wanted a fun way to do that. So what better thing than some fun number maze worksheets!   --> Download the Kindergarten Number Maze Worksheets <-- What is included? There are 7 different maze sheets included: Skip Counting by 2s: 2-50 Skip Counting by 5s: 5-100 Skip Counting by 10s: 10-200 Counting by 1s: 1-30 Counting by 1s:  30-50 Counting by 1s: 50-80 Counting by 1s: 80-100 There are a lot of different ways to use these sheets, here are a few ideas to help you get started: Use highlighters or markers to color each square Laminate and use dry-erase markers to complete the maze (Mazes can then be re-used) Use with do-a-dot markers Place sheet on a magnetic board and use pom-pom magnets, or colorful button magnets … [Read more...]

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MAR
05
2012

Preschool Pattern Block Activities

By | Homeschool, Printables

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Hi everyone, I have some fun pattern block activity cards to share with you today! My kids love doing patterns and the picture cards using the pattern blocks, and so awhile back I made some preschool pattern cards for you all. --> Download my pattern block activity cards here<-- Today, I added in a fun game called “Fill The Hexagon”. It’s great for spatial recognition as well as teaching the names of some new shapes. I got my Wooden Pattern Blocks Here. And I also found some free downloadable cards with easy Patterns at Prekinders. They also have a TON of other great ideas there too! For my older kids I also have these Pattern Blocks & Cards. They’re great for logic, patterns, shapes and puzzle making. It also takes some dexterity to place each shape on the board without disturbing the others.   I found some pattern cards for younger kids here.     And here are some more pattern block ideas for … [Read more...]

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FEB
28
2012

Dice & Domino Math Fun!

By | Homeschool

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Hi all, I’ve been working on some new fun math worksheets for you and they’re finally done! Awhile back I put up domino addition and subtraction math sheets, but today I’m taking that to a whole new level!  --> Dice & Domino Math Games <-- What’s Included? Domino Math: Addition (Can work with dice as well) Domino Math: Subtraction Domino Math: Multiplication Preschool Yahtzee Preschool Probability Preschool Roll and Trace Elementary Roll and Trace Elementary Yahtzee Elementary Probability Clear the Board Game   I made worksheets for preschool level through about 3rd grade. Here is Tinker Bell doing a roll and trace worksheet.   The Teeny Tot wanted in on  the action so I made her a probability sheet. She rolls the die and we count the dots on the top. Then I show her which number is the same as what she counted and she … [Read more...]

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DEC
28
2011

Living Math: Logic Links

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Welcome to a fun day of Living Math! I’ve always been a fan of Logic Links, but now that I know my Teeny Tot can use them too, I like them even more!   I originally put them in Strawberry Shortcake’s workbox for the day, and after she had done a few puzzles, the Teeny Tot came over to see what all the fuss was about. I was pleasantly surprised to see Strawberry Shortcake directing her through the puzzle. She read the instructions then told our Teeny Tot where to put which color disk. It was great practice for her with colors, and manipulating those little disks onto the grid was also good for her fine motor skills!   Obviously she couldn’t do this activity alone, but definitely with the help of an older sibling! And I have to add that I love anything that encourages my kids to work together! Logic Links has quite a few other activities including workbooks for older kids and other fun games. We have the Logic Links Puzzle Box which includes 166 puzzles and 32 … [Read more...]

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