Math Moments
Creative Counting
At one of his homeschool programs, C learned the song: 5 little hot dogs sitting in a pan, the grease got hot, and one went bam! 4 little . . . . Tonight at dinner the variations started. It started with the same theme and worked its way to things like 5 little light sabers … Continue reading
Measuring Up
Today we started with some books I picked up a few days ago. We’ve been selling books back to the used bookstore, so I bought The Grapes of Math and the Math Curse with some of the credit. After figuring our how many quarts in a gallon, pints in a quart, etc, it asked how … Continue reading
My Weapon Is Math!
Sometimes I’m asked where I get ideas. Homeschooling is certainly not done in a vacuum. There are books about homeschooling, books of resources, tons of website and support groups. One group I belong to is an online resource sharing group for unschoolers. No philosophical discussions about unschooling and its merits, just resources your family finds … Continue reading
