Elementary math curriculum based on oral learning with games to reinforce?

[hisforhomeschooling]

I know that you could do this with any curriculum, but I am wondering if there is a curriculum out there that specifically lays out 180 days/36 weeks of learning where the learning is mostly done orally. Where I could sit on the couch with my kids and talk to them about the topic of the day, or sit at the table and do it while they are eating snack. We can use the white board or manipulatives to talk through it. Then, built into the curriculum, to reinforce the topic of the day, there is a game built in that can be played with dice, cards, dominoes, paper, pencils, and counters. In other words, no special supplies. 

 

I know this is something that I could make looking at the scope and sequence of other curriculums and then searching Pinterest for games, but I am wondering if it is already put together. I love the games and books and sites I have been finding through my other thread, but I am wondering if there is a full-year curriculum that is built around simple games. 

[wapiti]

Hmm... have you looked at Miquon?  or Right Start? (Personally, I think the kitchen table may be superior to the couch)

Edited February 25, 2016 by wapiti

[UCF612]

Sounds pretty much like Right Start.

[Monica_in_Switzerland]

Right Start, although you do need to order their game set or their basic supply set for some of the game cards.  

 

You can also order a stand-alone Right Start Games pack and add it to any other curriculum, but then you need to determine how often/which game to play.  

[hisforhomeschooling]

Hmm... have you looked at Miquon?  or Right Start? (Personally, I think the kitchen table may be superior to the couch)

 

I have such snuggly boys that if we could do it on the couch that would be lovely. I agree that math and writing work best at the table though :)

 

Verbal Math and Family Math? Right Start card games are supposed to be really fun. I'm still thinking about getting those. 

 

I did just get the Verbal Math book on my kindle. It doesn't look like it is whole year, but I guess that depends on how much you do in a day. Also, how can you be the doctor's next companion when I am pretty sure I am :p

 

Sounds pretty much like Right Start.

 

I do keep looking at Right Start, or at least the game pack, but I am hoping for something that will use tools I already have. I am pricing the game guide used. 

 

Right Start, although you do need to order their game set or their basic supply set for some of the game cards.  

 

You can also order a stand-alone Right Start Games pack and add it to any other curriculum, but then you need to determine how often/which game to play.  

 

Yeah...that is something I am considering. Buying the pack used and using my own supplies. I would really love something that plans it out for me with supplies I already have. 

 

ETA: We have cuisinaire rods and I see that you use them. Is it just for your curriculum or do you play with them? Any games you love? 

Edited February 25, 2016 by hisforhomeschooling

[Monica_in_Switzerland]

I have such snuggly boys that if we could do it on the couch that would be lovely. I agree that math and writing work best at the table though :)

 

 

I did just get the Verbal Math book on my kindle. It doesn't look like it is whole year, but I guess that depends on how much you do in a day. Also, how can you be the doctor's next companion when I am pretty sure I am :p

 

 

I do keep looking at Right Start, or at least the game pack, but I am hoping for something that will use tools I already have. I am pricing the game guide used. 

 

 

Yeah...that is something I am considering. Buying the pack used and using my own supplies. I would really love something that plans it out for me with supplies I already have. 

 

ETA: We have cuisinaire rods and I see that you use them. Is it just for your curriculum or do you play with them? Any games you love? 

 

For the Cuisinaire rods, I get lots of inspiration from the website www.educationunboxed.com.  I use them with Singapore Math to introduce pretty much every concept.  At the lower grades, they are also used for actual calculation until the facts are learned.  They work really well with Singapore, as Singapore moves students to something they call the "Bar Model" for word problems and cuisinaire rods are just concrete bar models.  It makes the transition very easy.  I did briefly own Miquon materials, but after finding EducationUnboxed, I preferred to just teach lessons directly and didn't need worksheets.  

 

I'm not sure how old your kid is, but we loved the game Jelly Beans, which is described on education unboxed.  My kids used the cuisinaire rods to calculate the dice sums/differences until they knew them by heart.  We also played a lot of "Going to the Party!"  Both games are described in her Games section on EducationUnboxed.  

 

While general calculating with the rods isn't a game per se, my kids enjoy it and it makes math more fun.  

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Kitchen Table Math

[Sarah0000]

We did Singapore 1 textbooks over lunch or snacks. Its so well laid out visually that a ton of manipulatives aren't necessary. We did this as a supplement though, after lots of hands on play.

 

Life of Fred can be done on the couch or in bed. Some problems require written output. We skipped most of those and went back to them when we weren't snuggling, if they were interesting enough.

[hisforhomeschooling]

For the Cuisinaire rods, I get lots of inspiration from the website www.educationunboxed.com.  I use them with Singapore Math to introduce pretty much every concept.  At the lower grades, they are also used for actual calculation until the facts are learned.  They work really well with Singapore, as Singapore moves students to something they call the "Bar Model" for word problems and cuisinaire rods are just concrete bar models.  It makes the transition very easy.  I did briefly own Miquon materials, but after finding EducationUnboxed, I preferred to just teach lessons directly and didn't need worksheets.  

 

I'm not sure how old your kid is, but we loved the game Jelly Beans, which is described on education unboxed.  My kids used the cuisinaire rods to calculate the dice sums/differences until they knew them by heart.  We also played a lot of "Going to the Party!"  Both games are described in her Games section on EducationUnboxed.  

 

While general calculating with the rods isn't a game per se, my kids enjoy it and it makes math more fun.  

 

Education Unboxed is great! Thanks! I have 3 boys, aged 2.5, 4.5 and 6. Jelly Beans would be great for the older 2!

 

Kitchen Table Math

 

I wish it was an ebook so I could put it on my kindle! I have been looking at that one for awhile. Thanks! 

 

We did Singapore 1 textbooks over lunch or snacks. Its so well laid out visually that a ton of manipulatives aren't necessary. We did this as a supplement though, after lots of hands on play.

 

Life of Fred can be done on the couch or in bed. Some problems require written output. We skipped most of those and went back to them when we weren't snuggling, if they were interesting enough.

 

 

I wish Life of Fred was less expensive! I would love to do that with my 4.5 year old! I have been wishing we could get it since I first saw it. It is expensive for one year, even used. We are doing Math Mammoth, which was 30 for the whole thing, so pretty much everything is more expensive!

[Monica_in_Switzerland]

I have a jelly beans game board I made in Word, if you want you can PM me your email address and I'll send it to you.  You just have to fill in the numbers, then I suggest laminating it.  But it has cute word art and little circles for the numbers to be written in (I was too lazy to make tiny little text boxes.  haha)

 

Oh, another big favorite here was Cuisinaire puzzles.  I got that from Education Unboxed as well.  

[hisforhomeschooling]

I have a jelly beans game board I made in Word, if you want you can PM me your email address and I'll send it to you.  You just have to fill in the numbers, then I suggest laminating it.  But it has cute word art and little circles for the numbers to be written in (I was too lazy to make tiny little text boxes.  haha)

 

Oh, another big favorite here was Cuisinaire puzzles.  I got that from Education Unboxed as well.  

 

Thanks so much! I will do that when the kids have their quiet time. I appreciate the offer! 

[Targhee]

RS

[Um_2_4]

Mathematical Reasoning by CTC could be done largely on the couch. At least for the younger levels.