Amanda_Jo Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I finished planning out the next quarter of school only to realize that both of my dds are going to finish their math books (BJU 1 and 3) with at least 6 weeks of school left before the end of the year. I am pretty sure that I will go ahead and start the 1st grader on BJU 2nd grade a few days a week while using the other days of the week to do extra addition/subtraction drill. But, since my 2nd grader is already pretty far ahead with finishing the 3rd grade book this year I am hesitant about starting her in 4th grade for the last of our year. I am thinking about spending the last weeks of school doing something different during math time, but keep it math related. I know she could use some extra drill on her multiplication facts. I'd also like to do some fun things that would also maintain other math skills. Also maybe extra word problems or even extra logic. Anyone have anything to recommend? Favorite fun math? Favorite drill, word problem, etc book? What would you do? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Were you thinking game based? Review workbooks? I know BJU has math review workbooks ( 1 and 3). That might be an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Also there is calculadders, living math, and ofcourse OUR favorite : Cool Math 4 kids ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 What about something from Critical Thinking Company? We've only tried their logic and grammar books, but ds loved the Detective series for that. They have one for math, too, as well as other skill books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Honestly, this seems like the kind of situation that Life of Fred was made for. On the other hand, I've never used Life of Fred myself, so I don't really know. Sorry, I'm not really much help. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 LoF would probably be a good fit. Also there is Singapore Challenging Word Problems books (you'd want to pick level by scope and sequence, not grade level). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 picture books about math http://childrenspicturebooks.info/articles/picture_books_for_math.htm Google "math journals" and "math journaling" Tangrams look for the calendars for 50% off at B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/2012-tangram-box-calendar-cole/1102155902 topology http://mathssquad.questacon.edu.au/mobius_strip.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda_Jo Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 Thanks for all the suggestions so far! I saw the BJU review books, but I'd like to do something different. A lot of the review book would be wasted, so I don't want to spend my $ on that. But, this suggestion made me remember to pull out the TM cd from the BJU level. It has more than enough math facts sheets to last 6 weeks. I'll print out and give her one a day to take care of some fact review. Past that, I'm not opposed to fun/games, but would mostly like workbook/book based learning so that the rest of the children don't revolt during math time! A game or fun learning activity that all of us can do together would be good though. The Critical Thinking Co. and Singapore word problems sould like great options. I will be looking at those to see what levels and books to get. I haven't looked at LOF in awhile, but last time I checked the new elementary series was well below her math ability while the old books were too far ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 How about origami? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486461726/ref=s9_simh_bw_p14_d0_g14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1GB2SNAXVEWJF0DRW60E&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1321581422&pf_rd_i=283155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsplaymath Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Moebius Noodles! This was designed as a 6-week enrichment course to expose children to big math ideas. Scroll down to the bottom (the earliest posts) and work your way up, exploring a few activities each week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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