Mrs Twain Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Mr. Twain is trying to figure this out. Our main math program is very good, and we are going to continue using it. Mr. Twain wants to do the LOF Elementary Physics book as a supplement with our 6th grader this year. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I read them aloud and we did the problems orally. Any problems that were a pain to do orally we didn't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Let Mr. Twain read it to them? :001_rolleyes: In all seriousness, I have to say that the Physics book was the first one we hit that we really didn't like - we found it dry and no fun. We had enjoyed the Elementary series as a read aloud/do oral thing (done after regular math 1-2 chapters a day) and Fractions & Decimals were done independently once a week, but we didn't like Physics and didn't end up continuing with it. So no help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Let Mr. Twain read it to them? :001_rolleyes: In all seriousness, I have to say that the Physics book was the first one we hit that we really didn't like - we found it dry and no fun. We had enjoyed the Elementary series as a read aloud/do oral thing (done after regular math 1-2 chapters a day) and Fractions & Decimals were done independently once a week, but we didn't like Physics and didn't end up continuing with it. So no help there. Yes, Mr. Twain would like to read it to them. He also enjoys doing math lectures during breakfast a couple mornings per week when he is home. He sets up the whiteboard next to the table while the children eat their cereal. :001_cool: Perhaps this could work...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 p.s. I would be surprised if Mr. Twain would ever find a physics book boring. LOF Elementary Physics was one of his favorite Father's Day presents this year. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Ah, if only we all had a Mr. Twain to teach Physics (or insert whatever topic *you* find boring!) ;) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Just do it when you like. We loved how many experiments were in Fred Physics-- we found a pile of them in every chapter. You will definitely want a $3 spring scale so you can play and do what Fred is modeling with discovering mu(s) and mu(k) and such. My 10YO had to prove everything Fred did to himself, as much as was practical ;) We ended up getting some of those K'Nex education kits-- the simple machines versions-- for his birthday, and they were hooked up to the spring scale as well and loaded with Skylanders and boxes of marbles and various other loads as the boys tried to figure out whether inclined planes and pulleys and levers would have additive or multiplicative effects when put into a system . . . It was a really delightful book when we played with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 We liked the physics book, and I am not the biggest life of fred fan. We used decimals, physics, and pre algebra with biology the last yr or two alongside Singapore 5a and 5b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thank you to everyone who posted. Mr. Twain thoughtfully ponders each response. He mentioned something about getting a spring scale. If anyone else would like to chime in, he is all ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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