Comments on: Timed Math Drills http://www.goldenacornhomeschool.com/timed-math-drills Charlotte Mason education, love, life, & faith Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:23:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bluebird http://www.goldenacornhomeschool.com/timed-math-drills/comment-page-1#comment-2225 bluebird Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:12:06 +0000 http://www.goldenacornhomeschool.com/?p=2063#comment-2225 I am working on multiplication drills with Ruby as well. She is too slow, imo. I don't want her moving on to divison unless I am sure that she has her tables memorized. I am working on multiplication drills with Ruby as well. She is too slow, imo. I don’t want her moving on to divison unless I am sure that she has her tables memorized.

]]> By: Deb http://www.goldenacornhomeschool.com/timed-math-drills/comment-page-1#comment-1927 Deb Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:37:07 +0000 http://www.goldenacornhomeschool.com/?p=2063#comment-1927 Hey My kids FINALLY got their math facts when we used manipulatives. The thing that worked for CJ were "Math Wraps" - I think I gave them to Leah V (but i don't remember). I had them for addition, multiplication, subtraction and division. You time yourself, check yourself and move on. I don't think there is a way to avoid the drilling, but at least manipulatives make it fun. Oh - you know the "finger trick" for the 9's in multiplication, right? I'll show it to you some time if not... d Hey
My kids FINALLY got their math facts when we used manipulatives. The thing that worked for CJ were “Math Wraps” – I think I gave them to Leah V (but i don’t remember). I had them for addition, multiplication, subtraction and division. You time yourself, check yourself and move on.

I don’t think there is a way to avoid the drilling, but at least manipulatives make it fun.

Oh – you know the “finger trick” for the 9’s in multiplication, right? I’ll show it to you some time if not…

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]]> By: Christie http://www.goldenacornhomeschool.com/timed-math-drills/comment-page-1#comment-1926 Christie Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:21:31 +0000 http://www.goldenacornhomeschool.com/?p=2063#comment-1926 Hey!!! That's so funny, cause I'm having the kids do these too!!! I just wrote up and photocopied some pages. I'm going to have them try to beat their own scores, but i think i'm going to alternate days with flashcards, and somehow make that into a game with both kids. Basic facts are the basis for everything math. the kids' school does "mad minute" where they do as many problems as they can in one minute. they do them daily and try to beat their score each day. But i think i may have them do a whole page and try to beat their time each day. I wonder if there's really a difference in those two methods. Hey!!! That’s so funny, cause I’m having the kids do these too!!! I just wrote up and photocopied some pages. I’m going to have them try to beat their own scores, but i think i’m going to alternate days with flashcards, and somehow make that into a game with both kids. Basic facts are the basis for everything math. the kids’ school does “mad minute” where they do as many problems as they can in one minute. they do them daily and try to beat their score each day. But i think i may have them do a whole page and try to beat their time each day. I wonder if there’s really a difference in those two methods.

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