MeganW Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 What's your best suggestion for an 8.5 year old 2nd grader who is REALLY struggling with telling time? Same question re: money. Math Mammoth? DVD suggestions? Other ideas? Is this an indicator of other issues? (Conceptual basics that were missed?) May I ask you to list exactly what those would be? Skip counting by 5s? What else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Do you have base 10 blocks? You can see an example at my blog. Scroll down and you'll see how we built a clock out of the blocks. This is what FINALLY helped my son "get" it. Math U See teaches it this way. They use five-blocks to build the clock (minutes) and the blocks on the outside are the hours. Worked amazingly well for my very hands-on visual son. http://daisyhomeschoolblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/week-in-review-121911-122211.html Time is tough for a lot of kids because they just don't need to know it until they are older. It isn't relevant to their lives yet. My kids picked up money much faster because I had them count out their money for church, for shopping, etc. We played store. When I taught counting and skip counting, I used pennies, nickels, and dimes from the very beginning so they associated the two together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Skip the educational resources. Ask the child to remind you that it's playtime at 10:00 am. Show him how the hour hand points to the 10 and the minute hand points to the 12. Hang a little clock face illustrating 10:00 on the clock right next to your real clock. When he knows how to recognize 10:00, ask him to remind you to get lunch at 12:00, go somewhere at 2:00....etc, all on the hour. When he's got that down pat, change it up to 10:30, 12:30, etc... Once my ds got to that point, the rest was easy. THEN we talk about counting by 5's, finding the exact minutes. This is still better done while you are in a waiting room, grocery store line, in the car, ANYWHERE but the school table. Money - One simple game: "WIN MOMMY'S MONEY" :D I hold up a coin, if you can tell me the name of the coin, it's yours. If you can't, it's mine (after I remind you what it is). When the names are down cold, he has to tell the name and how much it's worth. When names and values are down cold, lay down 2-5 coins for adding together. By the time he has adding down cold, you'll be broke.:tongue_smilie: (But he will KNOW money.:lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Do you have base 10 blocks? You can see an example at my blog. Scroll down and you'll see how we built a clock out of the blocks. This is what FINALLY helped my son "get" it. Math U See teaches it this way. They use five-blocks to build the clock (minutes) and the blocks on the outside are the hours. Worked amazingly well for my very hands-on visual son. http://daisyhomeschoolblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/week-in-review-121911-122211.html Time is tough for a lot of kids because they just don't need to know it until they are older. It isn't relevant to their lives yet. My kids picked up money much faster because I had them count out their money for church, for shopping, etc. We played store. When I taught counting and skip counting, I used pennies, nickels, and dimes from the very beginning so they associated the two together. Well, I'll eat my words...the blocks on the clockface is a wonderful idea. I'm going to do that with cuisenaire rods with my little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Well, I'll eat my words...the blocks on the clockface is a wonderful idea. I'm going to do that with cuisenaire rods with my little guy. LOL. Well, I agree with your post also, but when it still wasn't sticking with my son, the blocks helped. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momsuz123 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 So, you may think this is crazy, but my kids love it and it works. Have a bunch of coins in a cup in your kitchen. When your child wants to eat or drink something, say "okay, that will be 45 cents (or whatever)". My kids love this. I make them "pay" for milk or dessert or whatever comes to mind. I don't do it every day, but I try. We are also playing the game Money Bags, which is awesome for money. As far as time, every time we leave the house, I will ask them to tell me what time it is. Every day at calendar time they have their little Judy clocks and they set the hands to the correct time and show me. I also never answer the question "what time is it?" I answer it with a ? "well what time is it?". Of course, I help them through it if they are struggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 We use android apps for time telling and money. My son's math curriculum gives him a lot of practice as well. He also likes to count money in his piggy bank or my wallet & that helps a lot as well. There is a clock that teaches time as well; I can't remember the name though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Thank you thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Skip the educational resources. Your post was great! Thanks so much for this info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Do you have base 10 blocks? You can see an example at my blog. Scroll down and you'll see how we built a clock out of the blocks. This is what FINALLY helped my son "get" it. Math U See teaches it this way. They use five-blocks to build the clock (minutes) and the blocks on the outside are the hours. Worked amazingly well for my very hands-on visual son. http://daisyhomeschoolblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/week-in-review-121911-122211.html Love this idea! Is just building it enough? Or does MUS have them making hands and moving them and so on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyandgoofy2 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Can anyone recommend a good toy clock or cash register to practice and play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 OP, I would highly recommend getting the Right Start Card Games set. With all your kids, you'll definitely get your money's worth. It covers up through 4th or 5th grade math and has lots of great games for time and money. ETA: While Right Start doesn't require the games set until level C, I find it super-helpful to have right from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Love this idea! Is just building it enough? Or does MUS have them making hands and moving them and so on? MUS has them making hands and moving them to different time. They do it orally, in writing, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Yep really play with money, play store, give them a bit of allowance allowing them to spend their own money for things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Thank y'all so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnygirl Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Do you have base 10 blocks? You can see an example at my blog. Scroll down and you'll see how we built a clock out of the blocks. This is what FINALLY helped my son "get" it. Math U See teaches it this way. They use five-blocks to build the clock (minutes) and the blocks on the outside are the hours. Worked amazingly well for my very hands-on visual son. http://daisyhomeschoolblog.blogspot....11-122211.html Another THANK YOU for the great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 A little Judy clock and a big can of coins have been very helpful at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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