Comments on: Another Great Homeschool Discovery http://conan.heiselt.org/blog/2009/03/10/another-great-homeschool-discovery/ blog of conan, melissa, and the mob Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:43:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-beta2 hourly 1 By: melissa http://conan.heiselt.org/blog/2009/03/10/another-great-homeschool-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 melissa Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:21:40 +0000 http://conan.heiselt.org/blog/?p=1147#comment-1001 Oh, it's just not as consistent as a good curriculum would be. With Saxon or some of the other big names they are very good at making sure your child has experience with all the equations they need to know by rote and do a circular review... Neils just hates Saxon with a passion! So we're still looking. Until then, we do marshmallow math, and print out worksheets from http://themathworksheetsite.com/ while I teach major concepts with marshmallows, projects, or other manipulatives. Oh, it’s just not as consistent as a good curriculum would be. With Saxon or some of the other big names they are very good at making sure your child has experience with all the equations they need to know by rote and do a circular review… Neils just hates Saxon with a passion! So we’re still looking. Until then, we do marshmallow math, and print out worksheets from http://themathworksheetsite.com/ while I teach major concepts with marshmallows, projects, or other manipulatives.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://conan.heiselt.org/blog/2009/03/10/another-great-homeschool-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Elizabeth Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:12:26 +0000 http://conan.heiselt.org/blog/?p=1147#comment-998 That's not all that different from a lot of the stuff they do in Amber's class. They actually use fruit loops for a lot of different math "jobs". Around Valentines' Day for instance, they each got a box of conversation hearts and graphed how many of each color they had in their boxes. You could use other treats that aren't as sweet, like a variety of nuts or cereals to switch things up if the sugar high gets out of control, but I think it's a great way to do things. Just because it's fun and motivating, doesn't make it poor curriculum! That’s not all that different from a lot of the stuff they do in Amber’s class. They actually use fruit loops for a lot of different math “jobs”. Around Valentines’ Day for instance, they each got a box of conversation hearts and graphed how many of each color they had in their boxes. You could use other treats that aren’t as sweet, like a variety of nuts or cereals to switch things up if the sugar high gets out of control, but I think it’s a great way to do things.

Just because it’s fun and motivating, doesn’t make it poor curriculum!

]]> By: Melisa http://conan.heiselt.org/blog/2009/03/10/another-great-homeschool-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Melisa Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:12:57 +0000 http://conan.heiselt.org/blog/?p=1147#comment-992 What a great idea! What a great idea!

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