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I have a 1st grade DS, and a new foster daughter of kindy age that I am homeschooling. She seems to do pretty well academically. She can count mostly to 100 with a few promptings, can recognize numerals, 1-to-1 correspondence to 10 or more. DS really didn’t like writing, so his math activities I did last year were really hands-on and games sort of things. DFD said today she likes worksheets better. Can someone recommend what to use? I don’t necessarily want to buy a “curriculum” but maybe just a workbook or set of workbooks?
Rod and Staff would be my pick. Hiding behind my bookshelves as others throw things at me for saying it out loud. ;0) It has served our family well when we have a kid that wants a book for math at this age.
I have looked into rod and staff in the past. Do you have to order online? Would I need the whole set or just the workbooks?
I would be inclined to suggest Horizons… I am so not sure if that is CM-friendly or not though. It is supposed to be very hands-on with lots of manipulatives, but it is only that way if you make it. Many people just go through the workbook though. My son is doing the K level right now, which I keep hearing is actually a 1st grade level. He is doing great with the concepts, but usually wants to run when he sees “the worksheet” (which is why I thought to suggest it to you haha). I might have gone with RightStart this year, had we not already owned Horizons and started using it last year. I felt like we shouldn’t waste it. I guess I could have sold the unused portion, but he actually really likes it (the concepts anyway, not the worksheets).
There is also Singapore, which I find very appealing (mental math).
I just order the student and teacher’s workbook/text. I have manips to use, so I don’t order their options.
I’ve ordered with success online here: http://www.milestonebooks.com/
hth, b
“It is supposed to be very hands-on with lots of manipulatives, but it is only that way if you make it.”
I should rephrase what I said. Horizons IS very hands-on, the TM guides you through heavy use of the manipulatives. However, I think that many people just go through the workbook. If that makes sense…
We are using Singapore Math Essentials KA and KB, lots of visual/pictorial worksheets in each workbook. They also have quick “teacher guide” notes at the bottom of each page for reinforcement if it’s needed. Overall, my son is enjoying them 🙂
Not Charlotte Mason at all but I have been using http://www.teacherfilebox.com Since I am using Math on the Level for our math curriculum, Teacher File Box has been a great resource to find supplementary math materials for math practice. They also have great ideas for math games and activities that my 6 year old daughter loves.
I am using MEP Year 1 very slowly with my ds5 (like spreading each lesson over 3-4 days We spend maybe 10 minutes/day on math). This is a combination of hands-on type activities and worksheets. You can download this for free at: http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/primary/default.htm
MamaSnow-I love the look of MEP year 1, and I think it would be a good fit for FDD. Can you explain a bit more about how you use it? Do you print out the lesson plans, student pages, copy masters? Do you just print a little at a time? Obviously I am looking for low prep as I have 5 kids 6 and under! I generally try to prep a week ahead of time.
Amish workbooks
http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=037766
Liberty Mathematics
http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/026059/b31f3b2ee8b735431ffb7d59
About how I use MEP: I print out the student sheets and applicable copymasters one “book” at a time (so I printed out the student book for Lessons 1-30). This is enough for 6 weeks if you do a full lesson every day, but since I am easing into it slowly, this will last us several months. I had already printed out some of the other things like the number and shape cards for my older dd who has used parts of MEP as well, but if this is your first student using it you’ll need to print those things too. (This blog post gives a good run down of everything you will need to download and print or gather to get started with MEP: http://ohpeacefulday.blogspot.com/2009/06/mep-101.html ) I download the lesson plans and read them off of my tablet, so that saves some paper and ink. Each lesson plan has 6-8 activities in it, some are hands on, and some refer to exercises in the workbook. We usually do 2-3 of the activities off the lesson plan each day, depending on how long each one takes and his level of interest. Never more than around 10 minutes worth, though. It takes a little bit of organization up front, but once that is done I am finding we can just pick it up and go for each day, stopping to print off a new workbook every 30 lessons.
HTH,
Jen
I use worksheets from Jumpstart. I grew up playing their CD games and now they have a whole bunch of free resources you can look up on their website and you can even pick them grade and subject wise. http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/worksheets . Just click on grade or subject and you’re good to go!
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