Julieofsardis Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I love the way Math Mammoth teaches dividing fractions. It's the explanation that I always needed but never had. I had never used this curriculum before. I was just unhappy with all the other ways of teaching I had come across in my current math curriculum. I downloaded this and now I'm hooked. My son is understanding without a hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 DS has always been a Mathy kid, MM has helped him even more. DD not so math minded struggled at first but now even she is doing great. We love MM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 This is great to know! I have considered MM before, but will probably wait until it is on sale again through the co-op. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Do you let them work for a certain amount of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I love the way Math Mammoth teaches dividing fractions. It's the explanation that I always needed but never had. I had never used this curriculum before. I was just unhappy with all the other ways of teaching I had come across in my current math curriculum. I downloaded this and now I'm hooked. My son is understanding without a hitch. :iagree: Did you watch Maria's videos on this topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Yep, MM rocks. I probably have posted about this more than any other subject in my extensive 2 month experience with homeschooling! ;) If it weren't for MM, I would be seriously considering slitting my wrists right now. DD has come *so far* with it, and I am confident that she is finally getting the math education she deserves!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 In what section does she teach dividing fractions? We're switching to MM either in January or May, and I've already download the Light Blue 4-5-6th grades, so if you tell me what section it's taught in, I can take a peek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julieofsardis Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 I just downloaded the fractions 2 in the blue series. I think it combines the fraction lessons from grades 5 and 6. I've been doing about a section a day with ds. Some days it's 2 pages ad sometimes 4. There have been a couple of days that we didn't finish, or I felt he needed another day on a topic. Even though this wasn't all about dividing fractions, the previous lessons were a nice intro. So, even though we had covered adding and multiplication, I went ahead and re-did those using her methods. I think it helped. We're gonna start the grade 6 after the 1st. This is back-tracking a little for us, but since the concepts are presented a little differently, I thought it wouldn't hurt to run though all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julieofsardis Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 :iagree:Did you watch Maria's videos on this topic? My internet service is so spotty at home that we have a hard time watching videos online. It's a terrible thing. I miss so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 :iagree:Did you watch Maria's videos on this topic? She has a lot of videos on her youtube channel. here is a link http://www.youtube.com/user/MathMammoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbeach Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You know I love when I hear + MM stories. We *love* MM here. We use a combo of light blue MM and Horizons (purely for added flavor, though we've used all the MM supplements with as much success). MM works really, really well with my kids. I had a panic moment one day and emailed Maria in a "What should I do, what should I do?" state, and she got right back to me. Amazing customer service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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