Hitting a Wall with Fractions
Currently in math, Otter’s been using Life of Fred Fractions exclusively. He was using a combo of Teaching Textbooks 6, Life of Fred and Singapore, but after hitting a wall, we pared it down to the one...
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Free Linear Algebra Textbook
I hardly ever blog about Bear. He’s such a big kid that there aren’t a lot of projects to take pictures of. However, I thought I’d share a gem that I found recently, in case it helps anyone else. Bear...
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Math Mammoth Fractions
One of the challenges of homeschooling is finding a program that works for each child. Years ago, we used to plan things out like this: buy a program for the oldest, save it for the middle child and...
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Math Help Sheet
I’m in the process of making Otter a mini office to help with a variety of subjects. Today I made him a math help sheet and am sharing it here with you. Click here to download the PDF.
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Pre-algebra Math Schedule
I recently finished scheduling out Otter’s 7th grade math (pre-algebra). For each lesson I linked to various videos, books, games, Khan Academy lessons, BrainPOPs and more to make things more...
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How to Convert Metric Numbers Help Sheet
Otter was having trouble understanding how to convert metric numbers so I made a help sheet for his math notebook. If you’d like to download it, click on the picture below.
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Free 30-Day Trial for “Gizmos”
courtesy of ExploreLearning Gizmos™ ExploreLearning.com has a free 30-day trial where you can have full access to their entire library of 450 Gizmos. The Gizmos are interactive math and science...
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Making Math Fun with Hands-on Pre-Algebra
It’s not often that Otter asks to do MORE math. However, after incorporating some recent hands-on pre-algebra activities into our summer studies, I’ve been hearing that quite a bit! Transitioning from...
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Learning about ratios and proportions
Today Otter explored ratios and proportions using ETA’s Hands-On Math Standards book. Photograph by Otter! I handed Otter the bag of plastic square tiles and told him to pretend that each tile measures...
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I hate math…
I don’t really hate math, but that’s the title of my post because it’s going to be about someone who DID hate math and how that all played out. Feel free to apply the concept to any particular subject...
View ArticleThis month’s free download
This month’s free printable: http://guesthollow.com/store/shop/math-help-and-reference-sheet/ I originally made this math reference sheet for my son and had it printed out and put in a plastic...
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