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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 05:47:47 AM
I have been out of the loop of homeschooling for a few years. My 5th grader is struggling with math and spelling, and my 8th grader with spelling.
Can you direct me to on-line sites that you recommend? Or other materials that are inexpensive?
I found on-line flash cards that were a big help last night.
Thanks!
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Sep 21 2012 : 10:43:18 AM
Thank you all!
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| Farmer Judy |
Posted - Sep 17 2012 : 8:58:07 PM
For spelling and words to know you may want to check this web site: http://quizlet.com/2647639/set-1-of-100-words-every-middle-school-student-should-know-flash-cards/ this is just for vocabulary flashcards http://www.flashcardmachine.com/words-8th-gradersshouldknow5.html and I like this for everyday math which in a lot of ways is more important that what the kids learn in school http://www.ehow.com/way_5431979_use-math-everyday-life.html
God bless,
Judy
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| queenmushroom |
Posted - Sep 17 2012 : 6:19:03 PM
I was taught phonics. I personally think it's the best way to go especially after seeing how kids spell today. I was also made to write my spelling words out 10 times each. I had 20 spelling words a week. If you didn't learn how to spell them correctly by the end of the week for the test, there was definitely a problem somewhere. Sometimes keeping things simple gets better results.
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| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Sep 15 2012 : 10:39:20 AM
Ironically I just watched a documentary last night and forgot the obvious game for math, Monopoly! There was a sixth grade math teacher that uses the game to teach with. He had a lot of stuff written on the board extra too, teaching things like the precentage more you would make per a house on a property and such as that. But, just playing the game normally would also really instill a lot of math skills!
I also went to dollar tree last night, I knew for sure they had workbooks but I wasn't sure up to which age level. Well they for sure go up to 5th grade. However, when I was reading through the K one it was at least 1st to 2nd grade level, so for sure look through them before buying. I think the Sam's club ones are a bit more on age/grade target, and seem to offer a bit more structure, sense, etc to their teaching method. And are way more thick (more pages) then the dollar tree one, per a page, I'm going to gander to bet you get more pages per a dollar from Sam's, then dollar tree.
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| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 11:40:43 AM
Also don't forget about things you already have at home-
Mad libs (most dollar stores carry these, I haven't met a boy who doesn't love these either!)
scrabble
boggle
word search (again dollar store)
cross word puzzles (I used to have a program to make my own hmmm need to find that so I can create my own using our own vocab words)
And my husband's favorite, scattagories.
I also bought a new game for us but haven't opened it yet, called in a pickle, it's a word game that looks pretty fun. Kind of story telling word game I think.
Math
dominoes- do not play this how I seen it always played in NYC. Where you just play till you run out of dominoes. Instead play how I was taught here in Kansas. Where we could only score points if we made the ends add up to increments of 5. 5, 10, 15, 20, etc. You didn't score points unless the ends all added up to some increment of 5. If they added up to anything else, you made 0 points, so even if they added up to 36 you got zero points, only adding up to 35 would score you points, or 30, or 40, etc. Increments of 5. This helps them really have to think and add, and see what will add up to what if they want to score points, cause of course the person with the most points wins.
You can also play uno the same way, the one left with the cards worth the most points (the ones like wild cards are worth the most, and of course the number cards are worth their face value, so of course they have to always be thinking about how many points they are holding in their hands if their opening were to run out of cards, how many points is left in their hands that will go to the other person. Again thinking about math!
This is off the top of my head you may have other games for spelling and math in your home as well, look around and think about what what already have, or what you could afford to add to your game collection. I know at Thanksgiving time games go really super cheap so you may want to keep a eye out then as well, and like I said scour the dollar stores for games too.
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| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 11:17:21 AM
It's not free, but very inexpensive. Sam's club has a lot of really good workbooks. We have been using them for about 2 years, my DD is 6, and started K this year, she is way ahead of the game we are doing Calvert Kindergarten and so far she already knows every thing we are covering cause of the Sam's club work books. They run less then 10 dollars, and are very thick workbooks. Most are in the 7 dollar range. They have math and spelling ones. I also believe they have pc games for both under 10 dollars, often times Staples and such will have pc games for both for only a few dollars (like 2 or 3, for sure 5 or less dollars).
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| MrsRooster |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 10:23:27 AM
I bought this recently and it seems like a good way to help spellers.
http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/005760/940811516cc640a471803341
My daughter and I play lots of math games and we do math every day.
Good Luck
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| AnnieinIdaho |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 09:36:57 AM
Hi---
I don't have any resources to recommend because I have been out of that area for so long, but I do know the best thing that ever happened to me in 3rd grade was Mrs. Kline, who believed in learning to read and spell phonetically. (So many learn to sight read nowdays). I am a strong reader and speller and excelled after learning the basics in phonetics. It didn't take that long to construct the foundation of understanding phonetics. This is most likely available in all kinds of educational tools, such as flash cards, work books, etc. Sometimes, when we are little, we may have missed a basic building block, and review of the alphabet, and sounds may be in order. Good luck. Sometimes in math, if a person is visual learner, you just have to get out clothes pins or toothpicks and make bundles of ten and show them basic concepts to strengthen the building blocks. Best to you now!
Annie
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Sep 14 2012 : 08:32:01 AM
Kristina - try edhelper.com They have a lot of FREE stuff you can use in most subjects for the lower grade levels. For the higher grade levels, you may want to join as a subscriber. It's not too expensive though, and when you consider all you get, it's a bargain. Good luck! Nini
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