tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post1258044132075299783..comments2024-03-23T17:12:29.672-04:00Comments on Math Hombre: Elementary HomeschoolJohn Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-74885946026320015252010-08-27T20:33:22.402-04:002010-08-27T20:33:22.402-04:00It's great to hear things like from Dawn and A...It's great to hear things like from Dawn and Anon above. The Learning Gap is a great read for homeschool parents, and Van de Walle is probably the best textbook for learning to teach elementary math.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-34580401227822085962010-08-27T20:10:08.843-04:002010-08-27T20:10:08.843-04:00Those sound like great recommendations and, with t...Those sound like great recommendations and, with the exception of MEP, not ones I've heard in homeschooling circles. We use the Singapore Primary math books in my house along with Maria's (of Homeschool Math) most excellent Math Mammoth series.<br /><br /> Both of those series have taken me from someone who thought she was horrible at math to a lover of numbers and operations. From horror to hobby. :DDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-74295478166437956442010-08-25T22:48:17.464-04:002010-08-25T22:48:17.464-04:00After reading "The Learning Gap" I began...After reading "The Learning Gap" I began researching math curriculum to use for homeschooling my first grader. I settled on the Japanese translations you mentioned above. They are wonderful! Highly recommended. Another invaluable resource I have found is a book called "Teaching Student Centered Mathematics" by John A. Van de Walle. I can't recommend this book enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-85454989634447773382010-08-04T23:32:22.338-04:002010-08-04T23:32:22.338-04:00Hi John, My cousin Heather highly recommended your...Hi John, My cousin Heather highly recommended your blog. I am new to homeschooling... well... last year was our first year. My son Jonas was in private or the public school system through 6th grade. 7th grade was our first year home. Very big adjustment for all :) The math curricula that i used was Saxon math 8/7. Let me tell ya... grueling... way to much. Lots of homeschool moms love it...??? people suggest doing even or odds. Of course Saxon doesn't recommend that. With my lack of experience I'm not real confident that that is the right approach. It feels like I'm assigning him something just to say we did it. Before this adventure I would not have said my gifting was in teaching. My idea of teaching is simple... teach my children to love to learn, to always do there best and the possibilities are endless. Not to just get through the work because there is a deadline or it's what everyone else is doing. YUCK! My son is bright and board. He has been given a beautiful mind that soaks up what ever he takes interest in. I can't just give him busy work because I don't know what math curricula to use. We are a missionary family with limited funds... I'm resourceful and will be looking into the sites and info you have posted. A few math curriculum options I've been looking into are, Life of Fred Math Series, Singapore Math, and teaching textbooks. What do you think about those options. Thanks again for all of your help and insight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-45306714974231090212010-08-02T14:50:29.507-04:002010-08-02T14:50:29.507-04:00John,Have you looked into MEP? (Julie Brennan, at ...John,Have you looked into <a href="http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/primary/default.htm" rel="nofollow">MEP</a>? (Julie Brennan, at Living Math, recommends it, and I've found some good activities among their vast store of free materials.)Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.com