Desert Strawberry Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I'm 34 weeks pregnant, it's cold, and dreary (for Louisiana, don't roll your eyes at me!). I'm tired, impatient, and I've got the blahs. Kids are fine with Khan Academy, Life of Fred, the usual stuff, but I'm feeling...underwhelmed. We need something fun to freshen up our routine. D printed out some MEP Reception and I printed some pre-writing sheets for Gemini, and I put together a binder of learning games for the older kids. I also have this list of card games. http://www.deliacreates.com/40-card-games-kids/ I need a fun day! Update: I take back. My kids are not fine. One is taking a moment alone to compose himself because he has been bossy and bitchy all morning. Another is crying in his room-loudly :banghead: - because of some problem with his shoes, or going outside, or not going outside, or...I don't even know. A third is behaving in a generally disruptive fashion and the last is playing LOUDLY and Intently in the direct path of everyone. Not a great start to the day.I hope this is helps us all feel a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawlas Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Board games? Yahtzee, monopoly, Game of Life, modified go-to-the-dump (Right Start game) to suit whatever facts your kids need to work on? Logic games and apps? Meh. My kids enjoy this things a lot, but a little underwhelming too lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Have you done prime numbers? I did a fun activity with my dd on The sieve of Erasthenes for finding the prime numbers under 100. Lots of math practice on the 'worksheet' and they end up generating all of them from 2-99. We made up a song even to memorize them at her insistence. Even the littles can get on board as I used a colander in the sink to help Alex make a 'model.' We put shiny gemstone rocks into the colander and submerged the whole thing in water. Primes are represented by shiny rocks, water is composite numbers...lift (apply the sieve function) and you are left with only primes. Simplistic yes, but the worksheet is the meat of the activity and it is great fun:) http://www.mathgoodies.com/webquests/number_theory/PDF/unit3_wks2.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Have you done prime numbers? I did a fun activity with my dd on The sieve of Erasthenes for finding the prime numbers under 100. Lots of math practice on the 'worksheet' and they end up generating all of them from 2-99. We made up a song even to memorize them at her insistence. Even the littles can get on board as I used a colander in the sink to help Alex make a 'model.' We put shiny gemstone rocks into the colander and submerged the whole thing in water. Primes are represented by shiny rocks, water is composite numbers...lift (apply the sieve function) and you are left with only primes. Simplistic yes, but the worksheet is the meat of the activity and it is great fun:) http://www.mathgoodies.com/webquests/number_theory/PDF/unit3_wks2.pdf Yesterday! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 This is one of my go-to sites for Thinking Thursday math activities: http://nrich.maths.org/frontpage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Have you done prime numbers? I did a fun activity with my dd on The sieve of Erasthenes for finding the prime numbers under 100. Lots of math practice on the 'worksheet' and they end up generating all of them from 2-99. We made up a song even to memorize them at her insistence. Even the littles can get on board as I used a colander in the sink to help Alex make a 'model.' We put shiny gemstone rocks into the colander and submerged the whole thing in water. Primes are represented by shiny rocks, water is composite numbers...lift (apply the sieve function) and you are left with only primes. Simplistic yes, but the worksheet is the meat of the activity and it is great fun:) http://www.mathgoodies.com/webquests/number_theory/PDF/unit3_wks2.pdf You'll be excited to see this mentioned in BA 4C. :-) We had already done it too when we came upon it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Take care of yourself! You deserve a break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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