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Sort of OT but what do you like about the P110 compared to the P50?
You can punch up to 15 pages at a time with the P110. There was a P110 for sale on EBay for $75 and now it's gone! Fess up, did anyone on this forum snag it?
I don't mind only punching 5 pages at a time. It takes me about 5 minutes to do 100 pages. Compared to the time and effort it would take to go to FedEx/Kinko's, I am happy to punch some holes! Also, does no one else find it oddly soothing to punch holes? They are so neat and precise...
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I don't think some of you believe me when I say that math is hard for my kid. The idea of making her do 2 different curricula is just not realistic with the homework load that she has. I'm sure it's a wonderful idea for kids who are finishing their assigned homework before bedtime every night.
I stopped using the MIF supplemental material that I bought, after my daughter told me about the teacher using the same material for a quiz. That happened once (that I know of), and it was unexpected. I was just trying to give my kid some extra practice - hence the title "extra practice" on the workbook I had bought. I tried using a different Singapore series, but it is not much help. Other materials I have accessed are too different from Singapore to be helpful during the school year. (We do different [non-Singapore] stuff in the summer.)
BUT there is one great piece of news I learned last week. They are not using MIF / Singapore next year. They are using more traditional stuff. I think this will work better for my kid. The MIF mind games have always been problematic for her. Plus, more traditional teaching at school means I may have more options for helping at home.
I hope the change in curriculum works out better for your DD. I haven't read all your past posts so I don't know the whole history of her troubles with MIF. I'm also curious which one the school is switching too.
As for doing two curricula, I agree that it's not common but we don't do it to get a good math education. There is just so much more to explore besides arithmetic in the elementary years and working through difficult math problems allows us to visit them.
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Proclick is great. The only caveat is that you can't put more than 110 pages in the largest spine. I split bigger books, so it's never been a problem for me.
If each of your bindings costs $5 at staples, it would be cost effective to get a Proclick. I've heard of some people using a spiral binding with their Proclick, which would allow you to bind more pages at a time.
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I second the suggestion to use different materials at home.
If the teachers are not aware that your DD is working on the same materials at home, they can't accurately assess her skills. For example, if she is tested with a practice sheet she has already completed, her score will be artificially high and her teachers will assume that she has mastered material that she may not have. She will likely get less instruction on those topics. It might happen rarely, but it can undermine the teachers.
Doing the same materials at home can be confusing to your DD's sense of what it means to succeed at math. Does it mean that you get the answers correctly or does it mean you look for connections and patterns? She is old enough to realize that she has an exclusive access over her classmates and she may feel unduly pressured to "do well". She also may feel that she needs this access to keep up in class. She may also feel anxious if/when this access disappears.
DD8 uses MIF at school and I after school with Miquon and SM CWP and IP. We will move to SM 3A after Miquon. I have found that doing different material at home helps DD make conceptual connections, like "Oh at school we learned x way but I see that y works as well because ...".
Of course, this is just my opinion and your situation may be working out well for you and I hope it is! It's not easy to after school and I appreciate being able to connect to other afterschoolers here.
Edited for typos
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Marcia Williams has a few comic book style compilations
https://www.amazon.com/Bravo-William-Shakespeare-Marcia-Williams/dp/1406323357
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I haven't seen one of those, but Peggy Kaye had a great game about that in one of her books. Here is a link to the game. I really liked using this one!
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Check the K-8 board - I believe it's there.
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The padded part of the thumb is innervated by a branch of the radial nerve, which goes down your arm from your neck and through your shoulder. The numbness is caused by pressure on this nerve from your backpack straps and should go away over the next few days. Next time, try to put more weight on your hips and take breaks by removing your pack.
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Hi there, I live in manhattan and drive regularly. It's really not that bad. If you can't find street parking, it will cost you. Sunday traffic is usually fine except
- when there are street closures due to parades/demonstrations/races/visiting president. The NYPL is in the heart of midtown.
- when city residents are all streaming back into the city after a long weekend or some summer weekends. This especially pertains to OP, since many New Yorkers spend the wkd in CT and drive back down on Sunday.
I would plan out two or three routes, use waze, check if there will be any road closures, and note the location of one or two parking garages if you can't find street parking. Read all parking signs and when in doubt, opt for a garage. If there are significant road closures on your day, I would reconsider driving. The library is so close to multiple train lines and it's easy to take the path or mta into the city.
Use your turn signal, yield to buses and trucks because they won't yield to you, keep an eye out for pedestrians and bikers, and enjoy!
Edited to add that the ferry from Hoboken or jersey city is a really nice to see the city if you enjoy boats.
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All the Maisy books were a favorite in our household. The typography is bold and sans serif so that eventually, they could really read it as well.
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These are out of print, but are easy to find used
https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-King-Karfu-Doug-Cushman/dp/
Usborne puzzle adventure books and Scotland Anderson's books are visual puzzle books
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Your DD sounds like a hard worker and I'm sure she has put forth a lot of effort to get to grade level. If she is passionate about medicine she will need to be able to do computations under test and other stressful situations. The MCAT and board exams are all day/multiple day affairs and are only part of becoming a doctor. I can tell you that it was much easier to do computations in a controlled testing environment when compared to the chaos of the ICU or emergency room.
Good luck.
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We like using balance benders, mind benders, and editor in chief. I'm looking forward to trying out the detectives series. The series that I was "meh" about were the visual perception series and the mathematics series. I know that many people love the mathematic books but the format didn't work for us.
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Thank you, I will take a look.
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Does anyone know if Math in Focus explicitly teaches the stacking algorithm for adding multi digit numbers after student master the concept behind it?
DD7 is in first grade and so far, they are only doing smaller numbers, but I hope MIF does eventually teach the traditional algorithms eventually.
TIA!
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Julia donaldson's songbird series and the Oxford reading tree are very phonetic.
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I'm late to the conversation, but I am glad you are going for it! DD7 is in a chinese immersion (50/50) and we couldn't be happier. Noone speaks the language at home, but DD is not only speaking, but reading and writing as well. I feel that writing in English and math have gone more slowly because of the immersion, but DD and most of the class is still above grade level. The research is compelling that children with a second language have several cascade benefits beyond that of just the additional language. Best of luck!!
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Thornton Burgess books? There are plenty to keep her busy!
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Hi RH, an issue that you may have not considered is how DS's younger classmates will view him as a classmate who is older and obviously very bright and also academically successful (those two don't always go together!). As other posters have said, they will assume that DS has been held back a grade for academic reasons. They will likely resent DS for being older AND so far ahead academically. If he has already had a year of algebra and possibly geometry depending on what you decide to do at home, he will be far ahead of his classmates, many of whom will not see any algebra for another year.
I am sympathetic to your difficulty with the age cutoffs. But If I were you, I wouldn't poke the skunk. Sometimes, over manipulating situations ends up causing unintended issues.
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What about a corner shelf? This one is expensive but I'm sure ikea or target carries these
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When I want to cast a wider net, I like to look at what mums in the UK recommend.
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You can leapfrog games like this
Or a variant of Nim
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nim
But to be honest, it seems like a lot of trouble to put together tin cans and a board when you can use cups or bowls instead.
ETA: On second thought, if your child is interested in constructing it, then there can be a lot of value in the actual building - measuring, geometry, etc. Also if you do a grid, you can use it to discuss multiplication. Good luck OP!
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The American Museum of Natural History's site for kids has a paleontology section
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology
Also, the national park service has some interesting lesson plans
https://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/activities.cfm
This collection of lesson plans from the national park service has one on prehistoric mammals
http://www.nature.nps.gov/views/System/Teach/Media/Data/BADL_Lessons.pdf
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I second Kinko's/fedex. They are quick and cheap.
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Binding machine vs Staples/Kinkos
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Fantastic! I was going to post the link but I got distracted by bathtime for the kids. I'm happy it went to a boardie!