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DD is almost finished with MUS Gamma. She is super bright when it comes to math. We are both getting frustrated with the word problems. She is having a difficult time keeping straight how many pints are in what? how many Gallons in what? and it seems that once they introduced the concepts...they go away for awhile and them come back a week or 2 later. This is becomeing very frustrating for us, she is a bit of a perfectionist, but even I can't keep straight whats what when it's not being used regularly.

 

Any thoughts? Anyone else have trouble with this? What should I do?

 

Thanks!!!

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Maybe try one of the Math Mammoth "Blue" books on measurements? They're only a few dollars each, and you can download them instantly:

http://www.mathmammoth.com/measuring_1.php

http://www.mathmammoth.com/measuring_2.php

http://www.mathmammoth.com/metric_measuring.php

 

ETA: I just noticed in your siggy that you already have MM. Can you pull out some of the pages on measurement?

 

Jackie

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Maybe try one of the Math Mammoth "Blue" books on measurements? They're only a few dollars each, and you can download them instantly:

http://www.mathmammoth.com/measuring_1.php

http://www.mathmammoth.com/measuring_2.php

http://www.mathmammoth.com/metric_measuring.php

 

ETA: I just noticed in your siggy that you already have MM. Can you pull out some of the pages on measurement?

 

Jackie

 

 

That's what I was thinking of doing. We haven't started the MM yet, I will have to look over it this evening :)

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I still have to look up some measurements! Don't let measurement conversions cause frustration!!!!

 

We've used "study sheets" for many little math things. From the pints in a gallon, formula for area of a triangle, to geometry theroms. MUS continually reviews everything. She'll have many more problems and eventually "get it."

 

Although MUS "demands" mastery, I don't think Mr. Demme would want you in tears and frustration over some gallon problems. The "spirit" of MUS is to completely understand the concept and to be able to explain it. NOT the "law" of getting every single problem perfect.

 

My youngest son really UNDERSTANDS the word problems, but has trouble writing it all down. This year I've let him use the calculator for most of the word problems. I don't want to start a debate on calculator use though! LOL

 

The end of all the MUS books seem to throw in a few topics that seem hard and /or unimportant. (to me anyway).... I usually teach those lessons,go over page A, skip the rest.

 

Use the book as a tool, not as a task master.:001_smile:

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Guest ME-Mommy
;) It took me until Delta to figure it out! I can't tell you how many times I looked pints, quarts and gallons up on the web!

 

:iagree: - BTDT with 3 kids BEFORE I figured it out...

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We had some measurement/weight issues in Beta. Even I would forget or get confused (memory blip):tongue_smilie: In Beta, since we were doing school in the kitchen I would pull out some liquid measuring tools. I thought that giving them a visual example would help cement the idea as well.

 

I love MUS, but whenever we would get stuck on a topic we would stay there a while using various tools (MM, real life, math websites etc).

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Not to worry--this isn't unusual. My middle one did MUS up to Epsilon and SM and still had to review measurements every time they came up. Of course, in SM she learned both metric & US. At least she didn't have to learn Imperial as well. She's 12 and still has to look up a few things despite being accelerated in math (doing Foerster's Algebra 1 now.)

 

Rather than get frustrated, I agree with those who say to use the "cheat" sheet. I don't think it's cheating unless you're taking a closed book test.

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