lulubelle Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 My ds, who will be 7 in a week, is freezing on his 1 minute fact sheet! Did great with basic addition and started to panic with doubles plus one and it is not going away. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcara Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Doubles +1 were challenging for my dd, too. Drill with the cards for now - usually I drilled the doubles 1st and then moved to the doubles +1 - and go back to the drill sheets when she's more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Have you tried not timing him? DD will freeze and flounder if she knows I am timing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I don't time mine, either. My oldest wasn't a fan, and I never resumed the practice with any of the rest. With as many fact sheets as children do in Saxon, their time will speed up naturally as they progress through the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 You can time how long it takes instead of trying to see how many problems in a minute (or whatever). Or surreptitiously time your child. Or just skip the doubles plus one way and teach those facts in the context of the fact families (as you get to them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Have you seen the Calculadder drill sheets? The student builds up his skill level until s/he can work the facts within the targeted time span. If you buy the computer files, you can print as often as you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 and it is not going away? Yet? How long has it been? Do the same sheet for 100 days, see whether the Freeze....melts.... ;) :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I understand the thought process behind timing math fact sheets (they want to promote memorization of facts instead of allowing time to mentally count to the solution), but . . . all of my math hatred that I still feel stems from my public school 3rd grade class where the math sheets were timed. I had SUCH anxiety! Because of my own history with math anxiety, as soon as I could tell my son was getting stressed with timed sheets, I stopped timing them. He relaxed and did just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I don't time mine, either. My oldest wasn't a fan, and I never resumed the practice with any of the rest. With as many fact sheets as children do in Saxon, their time will speed up naturally as they progress through the program. :iagree: my thoughts exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I stopped timing them. He relaxed and did just fine. . I reverse time. Set the time for Goal Time Plus 1 minute. When the timer goes off, pencils down. Do not finish the sheet. The beeper becomes a Good Thing...Freedom...... :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I reverse time.Set the time for Goal Time Plus 1 minute. When the timer goes off, pencils down. Do not finish the sheet. The beeper becomes a Good Thing...Freedom...... :seeya: Not to a perfectionist, let me assure you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 My daughter did the same thing, and was much happier when I quit timing her. I started doing it again when she was nearly 9, and by then she was ready to see it as a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Not to a perfectionist, let me assure you! The timer (freedom) method is also a good tool for teaching the paradigm shift. What is the goal? Not to finish the paper. The goal is to gradually, incrementally improve and if you miss some, goodie, we found something to work on (same sheet). Goals include finding something to work on. Making sure we are on the correct assignment. Paradigm shift . :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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