JenniferB Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 If you use the Al Abacus and Activity Guide, do you also use the worksheets? Are they necessary or desirable? Tell me what you think about them. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We do use them, but we just started RS a couple of weeks ago so I feel like it's necessary at least for now. This is a different way of thinking than we are used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'm interested in this question too Jennifer I just got the "Activities" book recently, it's an older edition (second edition) and I'm wondering if some work sheets might be helpful. I'm thinking they might significantly improve the "efficiency" in several ways. One, is that while Dr Cotter has a lot of great ideas, the explanations in this work (and the math games book) can be a bit "chewy." So some "stream-lining" might be nice. Second, it would just save some time for a busy parent. I don't have them, so I'll read the thread with interest. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 We do use them, but we just started RS a couple of weeks ago so I feel like it's necessary at least for now. This is a different way of thinking than we are used to. Melinda, are you using the full RightStart program, or just the Al Abacus & Activity Guide? I had the full program "B", and for me (my child) it was too many games, activities, models, etc. for each concept, and also difficult to gather all the materials for each lesson, and thus lessons were getting missed, skipped, or not done day to day. So, I sold it and I'm using another program that is more traditional, but I want to incorporate the concept of thinking in terms of 5's and 10's with the al abacus. I'm not really sure how I will do this, so I'm not really sure what I need to buy. :confused: I may start out using the al abacus activities for 5-10 minutes after our usual math lesson, then transition to incorporate the use of the abacus into our math lesson, and eventually have my child "imagine" the abacus in his mind to help figure problems. Anyhoo, this is my plan, but I'm not sure if it will turn out that way, or what I need to accomplish the goal of thinking in terms of 5's and 10's while using traditional math materials/curriculum. Any advice out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 OK, since noone is getting back to us on this forum, I've posted a question on the Al Abacus website. I'll copy/paste what they say when I get a reply. Anyone else want to chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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