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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 09:54:06 AM
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I'm trying to keep my son's memory of his lessons going through summer. Any suggestions on how to incorporate math into fun activities? I'd rather steer clear of boring worksheets if I can.
Thanks!
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 10:02:16 AM
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Hi there Kimberly Ann~
I homeschool my children and while we "school" year 'round we are way more relaxed during the summer months. I am not sure what age your son is but my son, 12 yrs. old now, has always enjoyed building new things. He recently decided that he may like to be a chef. So we also do a ton of cooking. While doing these things are fun for him I still like to give him a bit of a challenge so I will have him either enlarge or shrink the size of what he builds as well as increase and decrease the batches of food he makes.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start; anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end.
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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Bfriday
True Blue Farmgirl
125 Posts
Jessica
Miles
TX
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 10:19:20 AM
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Kimberly Ann, I too have been trying to keep my kids lessons going over summer break. We have a "school time" during our daily routine for the summer. They can do worksheets, do a computer game, or we can play a learning game. Playing store is a good way to get a math lesson in. My daughter is 8 and she is learning to count money. Playing store helps her add, subtract and count out how much money she needs. You can also use math with them while your in the grocery store, in the garden, or cooking dinner. She is learning time as well so we do lessons with the clock, "you have 20 minutes till lunch, what time will the clock say then?" Things like that! Good luck!
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 1:47:39 PM
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My son was in Early Childhood Development classes for the last two years. He will be starting kindergarten in August. I always have him do work on weekends and holidays. We bought cutting, writing, math, and reading books for his age at the bookstore. They also sell books to prepare your child for the next grade up. To make it fun for my little guy, I also have cutting, pasting, and easy craft books too. I have him paint, color with crayons or markers in the middle of doing his worksheets to make it fun. We only work one hour a day. Then he gets to play whatever he wants when we are done. Oh yes, we also read one of his books together. Then we write the words on an eraser board & he tells me what they are. You can make "school time" fun with rewards or incentives that your son really likes. Have a great summer!
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 1:48:19 PM
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My kids have always done workbooks during the summer and we have at least an hour of quiet reading time in the afternoon every day...all in the same room with our books. It helps alot!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 9:12:37 PM
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For all of us teachers out there Thanks!
It depends on the age and level that your son was performing at when school let out...if I knew what grade he was in I could give you some awesome websites to get materials. However, you know your son's learning style and what he is entertained by...use your imagination and you will surely come up with something!
Samantha
www.elphie0503.blogspot.com
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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