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This Melburnian in country NSW is torn. Torn!
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I came across a great many through Alcumus, pre-algebra. Most of the problems I worked could be solved using at least two methods, which I thought was pretty cool. :)
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Mmhmm! Basic literature discussion with a concrete thinker: what was I thinking?
The kid is craving vocabulary at present, so we'll just keep soaking up the words for a little longer. A young friend asked him today whether he has a certain iPad app. DS responded with, "To my dismay, no." He cracks me up! I don't even want to think about how lost he would be at school in February.
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Ooooh! That looks perfect!
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I can't put any extra weight on my DS because of his hypermobility, but he has been known to get about in a personal flotation device, strapped on nice and snug.
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Oh lovely :)
Fitzroy Falls is worth considering as a trip, if you do end up South of Sydney. The lookouts are breathtaking - and IMO there's a whole lot more biodiversity you can experience immediately, as opposed to the tourist traps of the Blue Mountains. I saw lyrebirds and wombats within 20 minutes last time I visited the falls, all from the wheelchair accessible track.
If you're into geology also, there is much to be explored by mountainsides all through the Sydney Basin: http://australianmuseum.net.au/The-Sydney-Basin/
You are guaranteed to find marine fossils at the beach at Ulladulla Harbour, if you're in to that kind of thing (my apologies if not).
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The South Coast is a train ride from Sydney, and incredibly beautiful. Great weather for swimming in the ocean that time of year, too. Try to come during school term, if you can manage it.
What sort of things are you and your kids interested in?
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Thanks for sharing :)
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It seems I may have underestimated myself...
Revised goals for the week:
Chapters 3 (done!) and 4 Algebra
Chapters 1 and 2 Geometry
Penguin, please let us know how you find the Daniel Solow book. I've been thinking about acquiring such a text, so would love a review. We did very little work with proofs in my high school mathematics. Are proofs taught in US schools?
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DS: Peter went into Mr MGregor's garden!
Me: He certainly did! Do you think he should have done that?
DS: No way. His mum told him not to go there. He could have been baked in a pie!
Me: What would you have done?
DS: Um, well if I were Peter Rabbit, I would have gone to the garden.
Me: What? Really?? Why?!
DS: Because if I were Peter Rabbit, I would do all the things he does. He doesn't listen to his mum, and he *does* go to the garden.
Me: Oh. Right. Fair enough.
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I download things for DS and I to listen to together. Usually at meals, and occasionally in bed - if I'm not up for more read alouds, but he isn't ready for sleep. Sometimes we pause things for questions or comments, but mostly it's a passive activity. I don't think either of us would be able to study from audiobooks, but I know some people retain info better from audio than from reading, so they'd certainly come in handy there!
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For very broad, get-it-done, try "The Big Book of Knowledge", published by Convent Garden Books.
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Did we have a thread last week? I couldn't find it, but was too shy to start one. Now, however, I can barely contain myself!
I am about to start chapter three of Intro to Algebra, so my goal for the week is to complete the chapter, and begin working on Intro to Geometry, now that I'm into the swing of things.
What about you?
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Have you looked over librivox? They have many classics, completely free of charge. You could put the files on a cheap mp3 player, if the ipod is beyond you. Though, just a heads up, my brother showed me a folder called "automatically add to itunes" - I drag and drop audio files in, and the folder does exactly as it promises! I wonder if you have something similar?
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I like Phase 10 with two people.
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Could you look at what MM1 requires of students, and work back from there? Here are some suggestions straight from the Math Mammoth site: http://www.mathmammoth.com/complete/kindergarten.php
It would probably be handy for your children to be familiar with an abacus, but apart from that, they basically just need to be able to count forwards and backwards! You could play games with a regular deck of cards, and print off board games to colour in, then play together. Would 5yo and 3.5yo play games together, if you were to facilitate them?
Or just start MM1, slowly if necessary, with 5yo! You can print off as much as you need from the download, right? So 3.5yo could tag along if she insists on joining big sister's lessons.
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The conus should lie around L1/L2. Any lower suggests a tethered cord. Did the radiologist report on this?
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I have one nearly-Kindergartener. We have a substantial and ever-growing collection of books, which is largely made up of my childhood favourites, books gifted to DS by friends and family, and items I source from the book depository, when I see titles recommended here and elsewhere. I have packed away the books which are better suited to children much younger or older than DS, and shelved the remaining books in his play space, according to the following categories: poetry; fiction; non-fiction and living books; all library books currently on loan; activity books; phonics readers.
I strew our books by selecting a few from each category, and putting them in our roaming book box. It follows me to the couch or bed, so that when DS comes over for a cuddle and a chat, we have a variety of materials immediately handy. We often take our box to meal and snack times also.
We used to take it to bed at night also, but now I generally just read to him from the kindle. He reads a little reader at the end of every chapter.
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FWIW, we have them as ibooks and rarely use them. If they were physical books, we would have them in rotation with our other phonics based readers, but I find the app too fiddly to bother with.
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We got the classroom app for ipad, with many levels, when it was free for a day. It was an ok introduction to blending, but nothing spectacular, as a program. I think their readers are great, and go well with Bob books, and a few free online phonics readers we've tried.
We do better with regular reading than with a primer or program, though. So if you're certain you'll be teaching quite formally, take everything I've said with a grain of salt!
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We started with identifying and sampling edible plants. My nearly 5yo loves sharing his local knowledge with friends when they visit. We are also familiar with local birds and their cycles/rhythms. We know when to visit the heron, and how to best observe the wrens and finches. We try to get out in different weather conditions, and compare them in our conversations, and I also send my DS out with other people, so he experiences fresh perspectives.
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I know you said not AoPS, but "The Art of Problem Solving, Volume One: the Basics" has a few chapters which would be largely review (and others which are just fun!), and might be worth checking in on casually every now and then, so as not to get such a shock going back to AoPS algebra. Just a thought!
There are some great threads about with resources for people doing less structured mathematics. Have you looked over the thread that Quark has linked in her sig?
Sorry you're both struggling with allergies, and that your DH is also unwell.
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Friend's toddler scribbled in my new textbook. I'm uncharacteristically irritated by this - probably because I was really loving leaving my books and pen out, to race through a few exercises whenever I had the opportunity.
The actual work is going well so far, though. I'll be tutoring my little brother and his friends next year (just regular highschool maths and sciences), so I'd like to move through my own algebra and geometry pretty quickly, to make sure I'm solid on it all by the time I'm helping others. Now that I have books, I can start scheduling, and set myself some more concrete goals!
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Wonderful! Thank you!
Where are all the pre-Algebra word problems?
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Oh great! He should be more than prepared for algebra by then!