skaterbabs Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 As I've posted before, Dot is blowing through her math pretty quickly, and is on task to finish CLE 100 by Christmas. While we will likely simply keep moving and begin 200 whenever she finishes 100, I would like to suppliment her with another program to increase her exposure to mathematical concepts, problem-solving, and logic. I'm in no way displeased with CLE at all, however if we can go deeper while simultaneously keeping up with her desire to do between 2 and 4 lessons a day in the LUs, I think that's not necessarily a bad thing. Right now I'm considering Miquon and MEP, but I'm open to other options, especially free/cheap ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Instead of using an additional program, I liked to use games and workbooks to supplement math. Some things I found on-line just through googling, such as sites with fun word problems, others I learned about through homeschool boards and some I found through serendipity. Look for math workbooks from Prufrock Press and the Critical Thinking Company, and look for the fun math puzzle books from Highlights. Do you have pattern blocks or tangrams? There are some very advanced puzzle books that go with these that can be lots of fun. It may seem simplistic but kids are getting a sense of how shapes correlate and it will actually help them in geometry and trig when they get to high school. How about the game of Set or Rush Hour? There is a wonderful book called Family Math that has all kinds of activities and games for working on math concepts. There is an elementary and middle school book. Theoni Pappas has written some wonderful and accessible books on math concepts and she publishes calendars that have a problem a day (those get somewhat advanced). The book The Number Devil, by another author, is also great for expanding thinking on math concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 I'll look for those - thanks! I'm not so concerned with her getting the basic math; she obviously is doing well there. I just want her to get more of the inside-out and upside-down understanding of math beyond what's typically expected of a first grader. I'm not "mathy" at all, so I want her to have that really firm foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 The books and games at livingmath.net were so fun for us at that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 Thanks, Emily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 We haven't started CLE yet (in the mail), but my ds loves MEP. He calls it his "fun logic sheet", and often asks to do one more sheet (2 more lessons) a day. It's inexpensive (just the cost of printing), and certainly has the children think in different ways from the traditional math program. I'm impressed with it so far, and plan on continuing using it concurrently with CLE. HTH;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I have to second Critical Thinking Company math! I love their books and we use the Level A math to supplement now. Unfortunately it's not free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 ETA, oops, I thought you were in 2nd or so... n/m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I highly recommend the Right Start Math Card Games set. It's a bit pricey but it will last you throughout elementary-level math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 I highly recommend the Right Start Math Card Games set. It's a bit pricey but it will last you throughout elementary-level math. These look great! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterbabs Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share Posted October 27, 2009 Dot is currently 4 lessons into LU 105. We've downloaded MEP, but haven't begun using it yet. Depending on when she finishes 110 (at the current rate, I suspect late January), we may work in MEP year 1 until June rather than moving to the 200 level. We'll see when we cross that bridge. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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