Hands On Math Fun With Tangrams

 We've been studying some geometry lately.   My math child is never content to do anything just like the books says, and when he saw  his Saxon book had an activity sheet with geometric shapes he was running upstairs to get the tangram set from its dusty spot on the bookshelf.  (We haven't used them since last year at this time!)

What followed  was more than an hour of working through the cards in this set.   He methodically went through each one, until he had completed every single card.

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Collage Friday - Mostly Math

Today's Collage Friday has a math emphasis (among other things). Our math times have been much more enjoyable this year, and I wanted to take a chance to share that with you.

We thought and researched very carefully about math instruction this year; resulting in a "math epiphany" of sorts.

For my children, a rigorous, no frills approach to math works best.  Our spine needed to be demanding and very structured.  Math is one of our "non negotialbes" (read more about a day in our homeschool) that is completed first thing each morning.

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Ten Things To Consider When Choosing A Math Curriculum

Math is not my strong suit. 

I was a teacher and have a masters degree in education, but I was woefully unprepared to teach math to my own children.

I remember my dad saying "How are you going to teach them math?".   I was offended by his statement.  But you know what, I should have done better research in the beginning - I WAS unprepared to teach my children in this area! 

Over the summer I have THOROUGHLY researched many math curricula available to the homeschool market.   We have also had experience with two different math programs in our homeschool.   

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