I use the TM for Magic Lens and pretend I understand some of the constructions. Dh hears the adults from Peanuts when ds and I talk grammar :) I still really like it.

We're using IP 6A B and CWP 6, but my son moved from Singapore Standards 5 to a regular algebra course. We also have been using IP and CWP the whole way and often iExcel (now Process Skills). From what I saw of Singapore 6, if you've been using supplements as well, students should be in good shape to go directly to prealgebra from 5. BUT... "enough" practice needs to be done. Looking back... I wouldn't be using the program as much below as it looks like you are... If the issue is that they need some more in-depth work, use IP and CWP to supplement their core text. Otherwise, I'd use just Singapore - with supplemental books. But if they're feeling like they're going back to basic arithmetic, that's going to give you a lot of resistance.

You might also be able to check and see if the Feb SAT date is available if you're still interested...

FARE is a really good resource. Unfortunately, with severe allergies, a lot of changes do need to be made. For us, it involved major changes in eating out and cooking from scratch completely. It is a pain and an adjustment. Luckily, more resources are available now. Enjoy Life foods avoid the 8 most common allergens. It's a good way to get chocolate!

Our main library doesn't have it but the neighboring county does. It's a cool explanation about countably infinite sets :) You might be able to use ILL.

I think you did the right thing to complain. Glad you and your kids are okay! I'd probably still be shaken.

A set can be countably infinite (like the natural numbers, the integers, and (surprisingly) the rationals). It could be uncountably infinite (like the real numbers or (0,1)). The Cat in Numberland is a cute book about countable infinity.

http://interactmath.com/ for practice - pick any text :) The Alcumus videos at AoPS are great.

No, it doesn't. If you're talking about pi, it's an irrational number. The decimal representation NEVER repeats or ends. 22/7 is a couple places more accurate than 3.14 but it is still an approximation. An exact answer includes the irrational number...like 3 pi or 5 on the cube root of two. You would use decimal approximations for irrational numbers, but it has nothing to do with fractions.

Only if decimals terminate. It would be awful for 1/7 + 2/3. Fractions are typically better mathematically than decimals. They're more exact. Rational numbers are defined as the ratio of two integers...as fractions. Irrational numbers are those whose decimal representation never repeats and never ends. Get good at fractions and in fractional forms. Be able to work with decimals for when approximations are needed.

Would you feel like a failure if you needed insulin? This is very similar.

Ds locked dh and himself in the bedroom when ds was about 4 and I was at work. Luckily, dh had house keys in his pocket and was able to climb out the window and get in the house. It was funny from the outside :) But you're not alone!

No suggestions, but good luck! :grouphug:

That is nifty!

Absolutely HiG and not Teacher's Guide. I used the Standards edition from 2-5. (Used US for 1st - definitely prefer standards).

Extra Practice is at the same level (or easier) as the workbook. We used it sometimes, but then in later years I got the tests and just used some of those for extra practice if it was needed. We used IP and CWP regularly. They're excellent. I'd let ds get stuck on some problems and return to them day after day after day (work for a bit, get stuck, put it away for the day, do other math that day, get it back out the next day and try again). I loved him getting the experience of struggle. Process Skills used to be iExcel. It's designed to show how to approach some problem types with the bar models. I like it and found it helpful for some CWP/IP work. For summer review, I might go with IP as first priority, then see what other supplements you may find useful to add in. We do a good bit of math :)

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Absolutely. His bracelet lists his food allergies and our cell phone numbers.

And here's hoping it's never needed!

It's been a long time, but I'd think we saw more.... But I may be misremembering.

I adore Neil deGrasse Tyson. We got to hear him speak 2 years ago at the NC Science Festival. We had some extra cash at the time, so we got tickets to a planetarium show that he spoke at and a meet and greet after. My son had a question, and Dr Tyson got down on his knees to be at eye level to answer the question. He's awesome. He'll be speaking there again this year, but I won't be able to make it :(

I NEVER would have guessed that was him. "Care for a bath?" :)

I swear, hanging out on these boards costs me more money.... I need to keep reminding myself of this. The problem is I WANT to do everything :)

This was what we did. We also kept a chart of ds's times and had goals. When he got through the cards in under 5 minutes for 3 weeks running (timed once a week), he could get a comic book (or other treat). Then we aimed for under 3 min. One thing I did though was any time he got a fact wrong, he had to repeat it three times aloud - including the fact, so "Six times seven is forty-two." This way he got used to saying it aloud so with a mental freeze, he could recite "six times seven..." and it would lead him to 42. I didn't have my times tables memorized and it really slowed me down, so I made sure ds had his SOLID. (It wasn't until grad school that I finally memorized my nines without using fingers, so I refused to show ds that trick for multiplication.)