Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 But she has already written in the workbook? Dd bears down a bit hard so erasing won't work. MUS has a worksheet generator but it doesn't produce algebra 1 problems. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Sad, but true....I either re-write (or type) the problems, or come up with my own similar problems and type those. Alternatively I have used blank labels to cover answers and photocopied the pages. Once Ds switched to Lial's he wrote in a notebook, sot hat made life easier. Maybe you could have Dd use a notebook from now on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 If it was just a couple of pages, I'd just make it myself, but I would probably cover the topic with a different text or method anyway if a kid really didn't get the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 If it was just a couple of pages, I'd just make it myself, but I would probably cover the topic with a different text or method anyway if a kid really didn't get the whole thing. :iagree:I usually re-teach with a different approach, too. I do like to use same problems so I can see if the exact same mistakes happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Sad, but true....I either re-write (or type) the problems, or come up with my own similar problems and type those. Alternatively I have used blank labels to cover answers and photocopied the pages. Once Ds switched to Lial's he wrote in a notebook, sot hat made life easier. Maybe you could have Dd use a notebook from now on? Well, duh. Just write the problems out. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 If it was just a couple of pages, I'd just make it myself, but I would probably cover the topic with a different text or method anyway if a kid really didn't get the whole thing. I'm not in an area that I can go to the local homeschool store and pick up a different text. I certainly don't want to put math on hold for a week waiting for a new book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 There are many algebra problem generators online, couldn't you find some there? Did not ever think to look for one. This is our first math glitch since 1st grade. I kind of panicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Kutasoftware.com has excellent free worksheets (with answers) for Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2. For students having trouble with word problems in Algebra 1, I suggest going over the worksheets from the Pre-Algebra section first-- LOTS of good stuff... nearly a complete curriculum minus the teaching... Math.com has an Algebra 1 worksheet generator (free). From their main page click "Algebra 1" on upper left menu. From the next page look near the center for the link to the worksheet generator. You will need to make sure to click 'create an answer sheet' and also disable popups for that site as the answers are in a popup window. You can customize the problems (and number of problems) and it covers the 'trouble areas' of Algebra 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Kutasoftware.com has excellent free worksheets (with answers) for Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2. For students having trouble with word problems in Algebra 1, I suggest going over the worksheets from the Pre-Algebra section first-- LOTS of good stuff... nearly a complete curriculum minus the teaching... Math.com has an Algebra 1 worksheet generator (free). From their main page click "Algebra 1" on upper left menu. From the next page look near the center for the link to the worksheet generator. You will need to make sure to click 'create an answer sheet' and also disable popups for that site as the answers are in a popup window. You can customize the problems (and number of problems) and it covers the 'trouble areas' of Algebra 1. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 :iagree:I usually re-teach with a different approach, too. I do like to use same problems so I can see if the exact same mistakes happen again. Is there more than one approach for order of operations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Other helps: http://www.purplemath.com/ http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra Maybe go through some of this with her, then re-write the problems and have her try again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Other helps:http://www.purplemath.com/ http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra Maybe go through some of this with her, then re-write the problems and have her try again? Thank you. Maybe today is a bad day. She isn't having much luck with grammar either. :glare: I may just set her to reading for the rest of the day. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Is there more than one approach for order of operations? I was thinking of younger years, really, where you can get out manipulatives or backtrack if you need to. That is an interesting question though. Sometimes even different wording or a different teacher can make a difference. I've used Khan videos or googled for different explanations in the past for Ds. Jann in TX once posted a great lesson alternative for one of Lials' lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 white out and then make a copy so she can't see the indentations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 My kids write out their math problems, work, and answers on another piece of paper when they hit 3rd or 4th grade. If we had to re-cover material at an earlier grade than that, I would find another source for that material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Other helps:http://www.purplemath.com/ http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra Maybe go through some of this with her, then re-write the problems and have her try again? Second on Khan Academy.... I use it when my kids are struggling with a concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 You can find a used copy of Dolciani's Algebra on Amazon generally for a couple of bucks if you look around a bit. It is a classic textbook (You are looking for a 1970-1975 imprint) that has launched many a professional mathematics career, and the problems in it are beautiful and workable. If you have Prime, kick in free shipping if you find a used copy from a seller who cooperates with Amazon, and for $2-3, you have an entire textbook of extra problems, plus a backup explanation of concepts if you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 You can find a used copy of Dolciani's Algebra on Amazon generally for a couple of bucks if you look around a bit. It is a classic textbook (You are looking for a 1970-1975 imprint) that has launched many a professional mathematics career, and the problems in it are beautiful and workable. If you have Prime, kick in free shipping if you find a used copy from a seller who cooperates with Amazon, and for $2-3, you have an entire textbook of extra problems, plus a backup explanation of concepts if you need it. Thanks. ETA: The word must be out on these. They are not a couple of bucks. Everything I looked at was $40+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma aimee Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 http://themathworksheetsite.com/ love it -- i use it for the younger set -- but it has everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Is there more than one approach for order of operations? To teach it or to do it? The rules are the same, regardless of text. Please Excuse (My Dear) (Aunt Sally) Parenthesis Exponents (Multiplication Division) (Addition Subtraction) Lots of texts, from 5th or 6th through algebra, cover it; you might even be able to borrow one from a friend and do just that section. Why not make up some problems? And have her make some up for you? Play around with them - see what you can do to change the answer; see what you can do that doesn't change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks. ETA: The word must be out on these. They are not a couple of bucks. Everything I looked at was $40+ Go back and look again every couple of days. Cheap ones do appear when somebody dumps off a crate of books on a seller who doesn't realize what he has. I paid under $5 for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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