mystika1 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Hi, I am currently using SM and love it but will need to drill math facts (without flash cards). I was thinking of buying R&S Math and using it in the afternoons for math drill. Would that be overkill? I really don't mind using 2 math programs as I find math fun.(well kinda-:)my dd is 7) Is there something else that would be better? I tried the rainbow rock cd game but my dd can spot a learning game very easily and boycott it so for us it is just easier to use a workbook or textbook. Thanks, Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 How about Calculadders? Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 How about Calculadders? or Kumon workbooks Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 We used the Flashmaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 http://www.math-drills.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 We just purchased 9's down http://www.mathonthelevel.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=37 from Math on the Level; a suggestion from someone on these boards. I realized my kids had some holes in their math facts memorization. I purchased addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and we are going through it systematically. It's a very easy to implement program and the kids are really enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I use Abeka's Speed Drills in their grade level for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallory Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 At different times we have used flashcards, free timed tests (found online), and just focusing on a tricky fact for a week or two (putting it on post-it note everywhere- in the car, bathroom, by thier bed- and I ask them it all day long:001_huh:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skueppers Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 If you happen to own an iPod Touch or iPhone, the "Math Drills" application is well worth the $2 I spent on it. You can customize exactly which facts are drilled, and view reports individually for multiple students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGirl Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 At our house we use flashcards, wrap-ups, and the games from the Singapore Math Home Instructor's Guides. My kids love using the number cards and dice (I have ten-sided dice and we pretend the zero is a ten). I just have them sort out Uno cards instead of face cards. I have also used timed drills--some from other "failed" curriculum still on our shelf, and some free online, but my kids don't really like the timed drill. We also do skip counting for multiplication and division, often while doing some other activity like washing the dishes. My daughter reports that her sixth grade teacher would time them skip counting and determine a winner. This could motivate a competitive child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) How about Calculadders? Heather :iagree: Also, Horizons has you have your dc count by numbers (all the numbers- by 1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, 9's, 10's, 11's, and 12's but not in that order, they do the logical order, 1, 2, 10, 5 and so on) Then after my dd gets good at that I start by saying 8x1 is.. 8x2 is all the way up to 8x12. (and the opposite so she gets used to that way also, 8x6 is, 6x8 is) Then when she gets that down good I start mixing them up. We do this every day before our math lesson and it works wonders! That will also work for addition, subtraction and division also! Edited October 7, 2010 by wy_kid_wrangler04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 We also like Flashmaster and supplementig with Horizons has been good for my ds6 with regard to math facts. I recently started using Multiplication Rock and it's a huge hit. I think I'll look into that app, though. The boys seem to go for anything on my iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 We like the RS math games and have found them a perfect compliment to our math program. Every effective and fun. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 We use CLE for this, my kids moan and groan over flashcards, but not the LU's, go figure. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Same here. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I used flash cards I made myself to play "Memory" or "Go Fish". DS likes these and asks to play them. ("do you have something that adds up to 6?" "No-- go fish!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootsnwings Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Math U See has free online drills you can customize for your child's current needs. HTH! :D http://www.mathusee.com/wp-includes/popup_math_drill.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Our tried & true winners for SM drill: + Triangle flash cards (really, these are great for SM) + Wrap Its (These both lend themselves very naturally to the categories that SM uses. . . Pricey but worth it, IMHO) Also helpful for variety: + Peggy Kaye's Math Games (book) + Calculadder (not our fave) + random mom-created or freebie internet worksheets Also, we use Miquon alongside SM, which does reduce the need for drill since they get fact practice in Miquon. . . (FWIW, I have 2 SM graduates & my 3rd in in PM4, so done with drill. . . so we've BTDT!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I am using Fact Car Rally Race Math Fact Quiz and Practice Program along with Singapore. It may not be a girl's top choice, but my boys sure enjoy it. It covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It is a program where your child designs a car and that car moves to new stations around the room as your child masters math facts. I add sticker incentives to moving on to the next station as well. I'm amazed at what motivation a child can find in a sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 http://www.math-drills.com/ Thank you so much for posting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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