http://www.peterson-handwriting.com/PDFbyHand.html It was a pain in the butt at first requiring a computer upgrade (Wacom tablet) due to aged computer, but works fine on laptop with (win7). I would not say the kids love it, but I can get them to use it on a regular basis.

http://www.reasoningmind.org/?mv=5 http://www.cybershala.com/programme-fees.php http://www.elevatedmath.com/ How about a facilitative role where you scour the web for other math instructors or instruction? The time bought would be a short respite while a more thoughtful household solution is made. Taking a breather and looking for missing steps in my presentation is always my first suspect. fYI, The above links are examples of which I have no working experience.

http://www.iresq.com/

We use this http://www.mosdospress.com/homeschooling.php and our discussions after reading the selection often get us into those 'character' building topics.

Looking at Google's News and I see " ...$2.1 Trillion ... debt ... plan", hmm that doesn't sound so bad a 2, and a dot, and a 1. Trillion. The Trillion goes down past the tongue , sure I know it's larger than a billion, but so what, no gut impact. I do a little more surfing around the web and I come across this cool little visualization; 30,000 years = 1 Trillion seconds. Wow, felt that one, huge huge number. Teachable moment math-wise I guess. What are some things that have helped you get the sense of scale to your students?

Is this tough with whole numbers too or just when working with decimal numbers for example 189 x 43 cause similar struggle as 1.89 x 43?

HAOH Some reviews here: http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/reviews.aspx?id=795

10 weeks is going to be tough, instead how about doing this;Fractions And More, concurrently with the math she is getting in school? http://www.quaternionpress.com/buybooks.html

"-Our curriculum is rigorous and engaging, and thoughtfully explores family values and ethics. Mosdos Press is dedicated to excellence in the teaching of literature, writing, vocabulary, and language arts." http://mosdospress.com/who_we_are.php Now there are books like "Building Moral Intelligence" http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_27?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=building+moral+intelligence&sprefix=building+moral+intelligence , but at least for me they just sit on the bookshelf waiting for good intention to turn into action. So the above Mosdos Lit curriculum is perfect for our situation because it is something that gets worked on in a consistant manner and does not sit on the shelf waiting for me to get around to it. Granted Mosdos in its entirety is not short, the individual stories are and so easily read in a single sitting. Also while I doubt Mosdos fits exactly what your friend is looking for it still may be something worth looking into.

Stripe posted up this link before, and it has some good stuff to help compliment your JM resources: http://science.kennesaw.edu/~twatanab/ FWIW, the geometry portion takes extra time, because there are few multiple choice question, and the rest use things like straightedge and compass to make constructions or that sort've thing. One way we like to incorporate more 'reps' is by using math in other 'real' activities, for example we have a 'Science Sunday' that often centers around a Nebels Elementary 'Note-book' method. This is pretty easy to come up with things that work in some of the math we learn from our math books.

Which books / grades do you have? The approach taken will be unique to your situation and likely change as you go or at least it has for us in our application of the Tokyo Shoseki math books. I would enjoy getting into the specifics however I will not be punctual do to time constraints this week. You may have noticed the workbooks note at the top, what pages of the text book, topics pertaining to the workbook lesson can be found. A quick way to jump in is to just look at this section in the workbook, find the text book pages, and go teach that part. Return at another session and turn the student loose on the workbook, the short number of problems should be sufficient to verify their competence or point out places that need work. I also second Spycars hint at extrapolating, be mindful as you check out the lessons in the text- most of the time I was able to go " oh, I get it!" and deliver a pretty decent lesson. Most of the time :001_smile:

Taekwondo? If it were me I would not like it- too much like panhandling, but if it mean't something tangible like rank promotion or the sensei gets to make his car payment...haha I jest. You know private business are operating in a difficult environment and I doubt the Dojang qualifies as "too big to fail", and unlikely to qet a tax-payer funded bailout. So at least its an honest way to ask for $$ because they can always decline, and if it keeps the doors open or helps keep tuition rates down, maybe worth taking a hit to one's pride.

My pleasure. Here are more cognitive research articles from the same guy. http://www.danielwillingham.com/articles.html Here is an online course that seems promising, but no "been there done that" t-shirt, FWIW. http://www.reasoningmind.org/index.php?mv=8&elm=3&tab_id=0

Link at thread below goes to an article whose main body discusses research in beginning math learning, and finishes with some practical ideas- http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=265237

I think this AAS folks have something now for reading instruction, and I do not know its specifics, but here is a link for investigation- http://www.allaboutreading.com/ I would like to also mention this as something to consider though it is not a how to decode symbols into sounds program- http://www.dianefrankenstein.com/

Good read: http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/winter2009/willingham.pdf

The books by Parker & Baldridge use the U.S. edition texts as training tools for pre-service teachers. Likely useful; http://www.singaporemath.com/Math_Teacher_Resource_s/27.htm

http://www.reasoningmind.org/index.php?mv=8&elm=3&tab_id=2# Not endorsing just making aware

http://www.sciencejim.com/ Used a little bit of his materials when I was looking into a 'physics first' approach. Curriclick has some free stuff of his to check out I think.

http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E00949/introduction.pdf http://www.amazon.com/Comprehending-Math-Adapting-Strategies-Mathematics/dp/032500949X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302191251&sr=8-1 I have the Kindle version on my iPod and would not mind having the book for real because its pretty good. Before you revamp your math program maybe read through this and see if any of the ideas make sense to you. Also the first link is a pdf of the only sample I could find. If not consider thinking of math like a writing assignment, and expect rough-drafts.;)

Old thread, but interesting topic. Here is a YouTube link from a cognitive scientist with some current thinking about reading.

Petersons 'writing by hand', because I agree with the goal of "fluency", and their method of attaining it.

http://www.hsfreethinkers.com/curricula/sciences Table showing some curriculums based on secular/nonsecular claims.

I have only used that companys reading program Dancing Bear(would buy again), but here is a recent thread on topic http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=258932&highlight=Apples+Pears

I think a handwriting program is necessary and would like to use this thread to post up a couple links to things that I think are worth home educators time to look into; 1) http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/index.php 2) http://www.peterson-handwriting.com/PDFbyHand.html Now Petersons’ handwriting site is a bear and takes some work to navigate around, but contains many interesting pro handwriting articles . The above two things are new to us and their debut is this weekend…so no ‘been there done that’ info to relate yet, FWIW.