Mama2Many4 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Do you make your kids do the speed drills in the back of the books? I did have my boys doing them everyday, but they seem to be over kill. My boys complain that it's too much everyday which I kind of agree with. So, I was wondering if you all do them or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I don't. I let my kids play Timez Attack and Division Attack for drills instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 We do them every day. In fact that is my kids favorite part of the math lesson. Of course, I should confess that there is bribery involved. If they get them all right in the time they get a mini-sized candy bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 We do them...untimed....but I don't do the flashcards. On days .we do flashcards, I have them play Rocket Math...but no speed drill. Enough is enough. If your kids have their facts down, I wouldn't stress over facts. My kids need the repetition. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I have one who needs every opportunity for fact-work she can get. The others? - no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I guess I'm the odd one out. I have both of mine do both the flashcards and the timed drills every day. It's made a huge difference in their recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 No, but she does Xtamath every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thanks everyone! I do work on the flash cards with them, so I'll just skip the drills. Thanks again~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcartmama Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I guess I'm the odd one out. I have both of mine do both the flashcards and the timed drills every day. It's made a huge difference in their recall. We do too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I guess I'm the odd one out. I have both of mine do both the flashcards and the timed drills every day. It's made a huge difference in their recall. We do both everyday as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckabella Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I guess I'm the odd one out. I have both of mine do both the flashcards and the timed drills every day. It's made a huge difference in their recall. Us too. While he is not the greatest fan of the flash cards (which we go through the assigned group(s) once, not for 5 minutes), he LOVES the speed drills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaHappy Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I've been doing them once or twice a week. My ds thinks their fun but I'm pretty sure he'd get burned out on them if I tried to do them everyday. I have been doing the flashcards everyday though and I can tell he's starting to get tired of those.... I'm thinking about letting him pick between flashcards and speed drills for each lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleBears Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 We do them also but we make a game of them. They get a sticker for a perfect score and every third perfect score the get a prize out of the candy box. They actually love doing them because of this. Giving them 2 minutes instead of one also helps!:D That said, if my dc panicked at a timed drills or if it was just too much, I would not hesitate to skip them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 I've been doing them once or twice a week. My ds thinks their fun but I'm pretty sure he'd get burned out on them if I tried to do them everyday. I have been doing the flashcards everyday though and I can tell he's starting to get tired of those.... I'm thinking about letting him pick between flashcards and speed drills for each lesson. I think I'm going to try this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I guess I'm the odd one out. I have both of mine do both the flashcards and the timed drills every day. It's made a huge difference in their recall. No you're not the odd one out. We do both every day. Besides...my dd loves them. But even if she didn't, we'd do them anyway. I think knowing the basics can't be beat. I agree that it's makes a huge difference in recall. Unless they're doing them extremely well, they're not to be skipped. But that also doesn't mean you can't do them online or through a gadget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofpumpkins Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 We do everything here too. The only exception is for my 1st grader: If he gets all of the speed drill facts correct in 1 minute, he doesn't have to do flashcards that day. This has only happened a couple of times, but is still a good motivator for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeinfl Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 We do the timed drill daily, though we don't time them. We don't do the flashcards, but instead use the flashmaster daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 We did both daily until they got fast at their facts. Now we just do the speed drills, but not timed. I think it's good practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I have a ds in 310 and dd in 202 and we do the speed drills and flash cards every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My first grader does the speed drills 4-5 times a week. My 5th grader does speed drills 2-3 times a week but I give her 2 minutes instead of 1 because she has processing issues. We no longer do the flash cards. They play on mathrider instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I have mine do them everyday but they are not timed. They do not complain. I think it is essential to mastering those facts and equivlents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 My kids need the repetition. :iagree: When I used CLE with my oldest (400-level), we did them but not the flashcards. I didn't have her do the speed drill on quiz days, just lesson days. If we combined two lessons, she only had to do one speed drill. We do the Abeka-equivalent. All of my kids, so far, do better if they are asked to recall the facts quickly once they have learned them. I found out the hard way that skipping these (even if I was doing flashcards) was a mistake with my kids. Your mileage may vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinapod Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 We do one or the other, as in flashcards or speed drills. I also use a Flashmaster hand-held game instead of either of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 We do one or the other, as in flashcards or speed drills. I also use a Flashmaster hand-held game instead of either of the above. There's something about a game. She loves doing XtraMath on the computer, probably because she's very limited on the computer. She's actually repeated the lesson just to try to get faster. Handwriting is hard for her, so the timed drills were very frustrating. She sees progress much, much better with XtraMath (probably any game for that matter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Yes, we always do the speed drills. That's a weak spot for Rebecca, so she needs continued work in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 no. but we do use the flash cards daily. we also used times tales earlier in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlcspcarcetc Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 WE always do them, but that's because that's one of the places that dd9 is a little slower (3rd grade, doing 2nd grade math). She did timed tests in PS in first grade and has since had a huge aversion to math facts. This makes it much less stressful. However, dd9 tends to get hung up on them...her brain just has to be int he right mode or she will get significantly less. I figure it's really good practice for her. Both of my girls love doing them. I love how CLE 2 has the graphs so they can see their changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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