nannyaunt Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) My nephew will be visiting most weekends this year. His school uses A Beka math and I'm not looking to reinvent the wheel. I'm looking for a math enrichment program. Has anyone used either the Process Skills math or the Visible Thinking math workbooks? Or have recommendations for a different program? Edited August 24, 2016 by nannyaunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I would lean strongly towards games or other activities that include things like calculations, puzzles, problem-solving, geometric thinking, and so on. If he's doing straight ABeka during the week, these activities can both flesh out the more conceptual areas of math and give him some experience with strategy, logic, and how to approach puzzles/problems. At the same time, they can help promote the idea that math can be FUN exercise for the brain, something that is not abundant in a calculation-rich curriculum like ABeka. Think board games, card games, logic puzzles, brain teasers, jigsaw puzzles, tangrams, pattern blocks, play money, and the like. There are quite a few good books out there with ideas for these kinds of activities. Family Math is one (and there are others in the series). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthmerlin Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I would lean strongly towards games or other activities that include things like calculations, puzzles, problem-solving, geometric thinking, and so on. If he's doing straight ABeka during the week, these activities can both flesh out the more conceptual areas of math and give him some experience with strategy, logic, and how to approach puzzles/problems. At the same time, they can help promote the idea that math can be FUN exercise for the brain, something that is not abundant in a calculation-rich curriculum like ABeka. Think board games, card games, logic puzzles, brain teasers, jigsaw puzzles, tangrams, pattern blocks, play money, and the like. There are quite a few good books out there with ideas for these kinds of activities. Family Math is one (and there are others in the series). I like what you're saying here: math = fun. Any specific examples of game-like activities other than the book you mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Depending on the age, a lot of card and dice games are based on addition, subtraction, multiplication. http://www.granby.k12.ct.us/uploaded/faculty/wyzika/Dice_and_Card_Games_to_Practice_Math_Facts.pdf -- Has some games Educationunboxed.com has games with cards and cuisinaire rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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