SnMomof7 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 We are normally a CLE family, but we have a LOT of special needs,therapy appointments, possibly surgery, etc. coming up over the next couple of years. We have 7 kids and the twins are busy toddlers. We had 20 appointments last month, it was crazy. I seriously thought about public school, but I don't think that would be easier. I think we will do Progressive Phonics for printing and reading. I need to get DD4 through grades 1 and 2 math, then onto TT3 for 3rd. We are leaning hard on online resources, like Math Seeds, but I wonder if I should have some sort of super simple workbook to do. It must be open and go with super short and simple lessons. This kiddo has some fine motor/perfectionist issues that result in frequent meltdowns. So...any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 (edited) If she likes Star Wars, the Star Wars math workbooks are nice. I had read through them at Barnes & Noble out of curiosity. If she likes Disney Princess kind of stuff, the dollar tree store $1 math workbooks are nice for car rides and waiting times. https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Workbook-Grade-Workbooks/dp/0761178082 If she prefers something plain, Spectrum and Kumon have math workbooks that might work. B&N has those too. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1483808696 ETA: We use markers for math workbooks when my kids were younger for the dollar tree store ones. Kumon and Spectrum could have too many questions for some pages. The Disney Princes books that Dollar tree sells for $1 https://www.amazon.com/Set-Disney-Princess-Workbooks-Alphabet/dp/B0068OT1L6 Edited July 9, 2016 by Arcadia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 CSMP is great for kids with special needs. Very short lessons at grade one level and only about one worksheet a week for most of the year. You'd need attribute blocks, c-rods, maybe a geoboard, a whiteboard or magnetic erase board and to make up some mini-computers (which the kids can make themselves with some paper and paint.) You do have to actively teach, though not so much with the worksheet lessons, but the lessons are short, sweet and scripted, so perhaps one of your older kids can teach it? It avoids the fine motor issues, which will, very obligingly, wait to be addressed in some other subject. :p I don't use the Parade of Problems books, but if you have your eldest teaching CSMP, you might use the Parades of Problems books as sort of exams to update you as to where kiddo is at. http://stern.buffalostate.edu/CSMPProgram/Primary%20Disk/Start.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggieMama Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Mathseeds is great. You could pair it with Prodigy Game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Dream box is also a great computer program. Or MUS videos and workbook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Thanks everyone. She looooves Math Seeds, actually. She has been devouring it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Beshears Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 What about volume I of Learn Math Fast or some Math Minutes books? I haven't used them personally, but am looking into both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 I hadn't really heard of Learn Math Fast. I'm not sure it right for this child, but DH may be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Rod and Staff math has great Teacher's Manuals for those grades (cheap to find used, too); the TM has oral class work and a small amount of chalkboard work that we did together on the whiteboard. "Math class" with first or second grade usually took less than 15 min. daily. I have found that R&S has a slow and steady pace that makes it easy to get done consistently. If you don't want the R&S student books for those ages (lots of writing, especially in the 2nd grade books), you could teach using the TM's and use a Spectrum math book for paper work. You may need to cross out some of the problems in the Spectrum books, because they don't always give enough white space to write. This combination of R&S TM's done mostly orally, and Spectrum workbooks for practice worked very well for one of mine when he was going through an especially rough patch. He was having medical issues with good days and BAD days, and lots of medical appointments. I needed something that was do-able for * both * of us. :) :grouphug: and prayers for you and your family; sounds like you have a full load right now. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Thanks for the prayers. I appreciate it SO much. It's been a difficult past two years....and I think it will continue to be hard, or get harder, for a couple more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 The Math Made Easy by DK looks like a possibility - especially as it has a Canadian option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fralala Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Thanks everyone. She looooves Math Seeds, actually. She has been devouring it. Do you also use the worksheets? We use Mathseeds to augment Singapore Math, but I think it's a great program and very complete-- it duplicates everything we do in SM! I'd just look over the list of topics so I could go over the lesson with some kind of real-life manipulatives (if she needs this-- some kids don't seem to, but it's nice to make sure you're providing the concrete examples in some form), and then use the worksheets after the games. Best wishes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 I don't. They seem so expensive to print! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I don't. They seem so expensive to print! We have an inexpensive Epson ink jet printer and can buy incredibly cheap generic ink on Amazon. We print hundreds of pages at once and the cost is negligible. Maybe it's worth seeing if your printer has generic cartridges available or if you could find an inexpensive new printer that uses them? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00916UM0C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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