AimeeM Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 DD is doing well with it, but she's burning out. Frankly, she's burned out on CLE... period. I feel the need to keep going with it, since... well, you know, I bought it, lol. I could move her to something else, but that would be difficult (finding the correct placement in another program, yada yada). She is particularly "over" ("totally over") the word problems in CLE. Anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Mostly bumping... Perhaps Zaccaro's Real World Algebra for a change of pace once a week or so? Reading Life of Fred Algebra just for fun? Hope you find something that helps... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 If you are keeping CLE as the spine, maybe one or more of these could be added or even on certain days substituted? Life of Fred Zaccaro's Real World Algebra Hands On Equations Algebra Tiles Khan Acacdemy? Does that have Algebra? Teaching Textbooks Algebra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMV Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 How far has she gotten in Algebra? What topics have you covered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smfmommy Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 How about Hot X: Algebra Exposed! by Danica McKellar? If you do apps - DragonBox 12+ is worth the price and would be a fun break for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 I almost forgot about Zaccaro's! I've had that in my Amazon cart for a while! How is it split up? Could I use the word problems *instead of* the word problems in CLE? The more I think about it, the more I'm considering just moving her now - even if it means repeating some things - into a program we can use long term (since CLE ends after Algebra 1). While she's doing well, she hasn't went terribly far (so far this winter, the kids have had the flu, pneumonia, and are currently down with bronchitis), so I don't think it would be terrible to just go ahead and move. She's done several years with CLE (supplementing with Math Mammoth), and I think she's just sick of it. She never cared for for Life of Fred and doesn't do well with computer programs... but I had also forgot about Hands On Equations. What are algebra tiles? Are they manipulatives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirtyogapantmama Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Before adding something...What about making the current program more "fun" or at least a little different...here are the ideas that have worked for us: For word problems: Do them on a "small/individual" white board. Then just transfer the *answer* to the workbook. I'm a scribe. The student tells me what to write, I write it on the white board, scrap paper or sometimes in their workbook. I'm a student too. We do the problem individually and then see if we get the same answer. I don't do all of the above for every lesson. I've picked 2-3 days a week and do a couple problems for the lesson this way. It breaks up the lesson, making it "fun" or different for the student while allowing me to *see* they are understanding the concepts. Some problems could be done *orally*. This does take some work from the parent to detemine what problems can be done that way. But even just a couple can really help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Before adding something...What about making the current program more "fun" or at least a little different...here are the ideas that have worked for us: For word problems: Do them on a "small/individual" white board. Then just transfer the *answer* to the workbook. I'm a scribe. The student tells me what to write, I write it on the white board, scrap paper or sometimes in their workbook. I'm a student too. We do the problem individually and then see if we get the same answer. I don't do all of the above for every lesson. I've picked 2-3 days a week and do a couple problems for the lesson this way. It breaks up the lesson, making it "fun" or different for the student while allowing me to *see* they are understanding the concepts. Some problems could be done *orally*. This does take some work from the parent to detemine what problems can be done that way. But even just a couple can really help. You know, that might do the trick. She LOVES it when I do her work "with her". She hates working alone. I need to brush up on my algebra anyway - I think she'd really love this idea. I do think I'll add in some Zaccaro's for word problems... but I'll also admit that I'm more than a little sick of CLE's word problems, too (it isn't just her; love CLE, but their word problems are boring). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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