Math has always been a sore subject in our house. When we began our homeschooling journey three years ago, we attempted Math U See after numerous recommendations from friends and acquaintances. Unfortunately, it didn't work at the time.
We then just worked on foundational basics following What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know. We covered basic calendar, addition math facts, time, intro to money and things like that. We loved the idea behind Math on the Level but weren't able to commit the resources to purchasing the program.
Various curriculum reviews for TOS on math kept us going last year but I still heard, "I HATE math!" every single day. Then we tried a few units from Math Mammoth and thought we liked it but daily worksheets on the same subject became cumbersome. I thought it might be okay if we followed a graded yearly curriculum for Math Mammoth. After it came up in our cue for reviewing I decided to wait to purchase something for this school year. We kept working on math facts, discovered Michele's Math and Life of Fred and went deeper with money and telling time. And even after a positive review period for Math Mammoth, I once again heard the dreaded, "I HATE math!!"
After many more recommendations for Math U See, we tried it again int he fall. We have been blessed by some two different sets of great friends who allowed us to borrow their sets while they took some time off during the holidays. And guess, what? We love it. All of us.
No more pouting.
No more whining about math.
In fact, they BEG me to do math every day.
We still love Life of Fred and will continue to work through his story. But Math U See is our curriculum.
Today (and each Monday in January) I am linking up with the Virtual Curriculum Fair hosted by Homeschooling Hearts and Minds.
The Learning of LanguageMath, Math and More Math
January 16th---Exploring Our World: Social Studies and more Science.
January 23rd---Seeking Beauty: the Arts and Everything that Brings Beauty to Our World.
January 30rd---The Nuts & Bolts: Pulling it all Together!
Be sure to check out the other participants in the Virtual Curriculum Fair!
Our Choices For Math by Melissa @ Grace Christian Homeschool
A Magnificent Math Manipulative by Letha Paulk @ justpitchingmytent
Our Math Choices - Virtual Curriculum Fair by Tristan @ Our Busy Homeschool
Math Literature?!?! by Christine @ Crunchy Country Catholic
Learning Math at My House by Jessica @ Modest Mama
Math Using Hamburger Paper by Debbie @ Debbie's Digest
Math Facts or Fun? Why Not Both! by Beth @ Ozark Ramblings
Heart of Dakota- The Fine Details- Part 2 Science by Lynn @ Ladybug Chronicles
Learning Math Block by Block by Laura O in AK @ Day by Day in Our World
Plugging Along with Math by Cindy Horton @ Fenced in Family
What's Working and What's Not: Math Edition by Leann @ Montessori Tidbits
Math Anyone? by Cindy @ For One Another
Ahh, Math. by Nicole @ Schooling in the Sun
Flying Without a Parachute: Math with no Curriculum by Pam @ Everyday Snapshots
Math in Our Homeschool by Christine T @ Our Homeschool Reviews
Math, Math, and More Math by Dawn Chandler @ tractors & tire swings
Thinking Mathematically- How I Choose Math Curriculum by Kristen @ Sunrise to Sunset
Discovering Patterns: Math, Logic, and Some Science by Christa Darr @ Fairfield Corner Academy
It seems like math is one of the subjects where some of us have to work really hard to find something that works. ;0)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your math journey with the Virtual Curriculum Fair, you're helping to make this project a success.
I'm glad to hear that Math U See is working for you now! It's always sooo wonderful to find something that works for your kids.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to visit your The Learning of Language post, but it seems to be missing. Let me know if you get it back up!
Cindy, I'm not sure how that happened, but I think I got it fixed now.
DeleteVery nice blog you have heree
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