How many days should one spend on RS lessons?

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  • September 14, 2012 at 5:39 am
    Momofthree
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    I was wondering how many days should a lesson last? Will I be teaching a lesson for only a couple of days or will it last a week and then move on to the next lesson?

    Thanks

    September 14, 2012 at 11:10 am
    Kris
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    RS?  Right Start Math?  Something else? 

    September 14, 2012 at 5:27 pm
    suzukimom
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    Assuming RS is Right Start….  most of the lessons are designed to be 1 day – but some lessons will say 2 days or a few days at the top of the lesson.

    As for how long they really take – well that will depend a lot on the child and if they are finding it easy or hard.  We could easily do 2 lessons a day when we started, as it was really easy for them.    But then we were down to 1 lesson a day…

    Generally we do 1 lesson a day – and try to get in games fairly often.  For level B we did games every Friday.  With level C, we are currently doing games a bit less often…

    September 14, 2012 at 7:10 pm
    crazy4boys
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    Depends on the level and the kid.  Most of the time we do one lesson a day.  Sometimes the lesson says “several days” and then we take several days….or not, if the kid shows that he understands it (we’ve even skipped whole lessons if they’ve got a solid grasp on it).  For my 6-yr-old currently in Level A, we sometimes do one lesson a day and sometimes break it up over 2 or 3 days.  It depends on his attention span and my patience level.  His older brothers were able to do one lesson a day in Level A – youngest son, not so much.

    September 15, 2012 at 5:24 am
    sixtimemom
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    Crazy4boys, maybe it will encourage you to know that a lesson in Level A is to take two days to cover, spending no more than 10 – 15 minutes per lesson.  Of course if you child is grasping the concepts and doesn’t mind going faster that is o.k. too.

    Momofthree…unless the lesson says take 2 days or take 2-5 days….a lesson is usually done in a sitting.  However, it will also depend on the child like the others have said.  Or it could depend on how much time you devote to doing math a day.  Ideally you should not be spending more than 30 min. on a lesson.  So, if you don’t finish the lesson in 30 minutes….it’s ok to shut the book and resume where you left off the next day.  If you need a few more minutes to complete the lesson then that is your choice and if you have the attention of your child. 

    Personally, the longer I’ve used RS the more I see the benefit of stopping a lesson when you lose the interst of your child.  For some children that might mean taking longer to finish a lesson and for others that might mean you could spend more time on the lesson if you have their interest.  You’ll find your groove once you get going.  🙂

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