Friday, December 12, 2014

Preschool : Learning Numbers

Ideas from Mama's Learning Corner

What Would I Use Number Cards For?

We use them for all kinds of things in our homeschool.  Sometimes we use the whole stack of 100 and at other times I only pull out a set of 10 or 20.  It mostly depends on the age of the child I’m working with.  Here are a few of the ways we use them in no particular order:
  • Practice number recognition
  • Arrange in ascending and descending order
  • Play math games (I need to write a post on all of the games we play, as we play several times a week.)
  • Count by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s
  • Use as a number line
  • Choose which number comes next
  • Set out a group of manipulatives, count the number of items, and find the corresponding card
  • “Write” the date in numerals (example: 11-20-12)
  • Adding & Subtracting
  • “Write” their own equations
  • Practice odds & evens
  • Draw a card and practice writing that number in words
  • Draw a card and practice writing tally marks
  • Draw a card and practice writing that same number in Roman Numerals
  • Place Value

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Free Curriculum



Ambleside Online gives free Christian Curriculum. However, if you are not a Christian, you can still use the resources to look for free books. They have the links to  many great free books online.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Free Picture Books


There are lots of free digital picture books in We give books

Storyline Online has famous actors from the Screen Actor Guild Foundation reading great stories aloud.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Sean's Free curriculum for 2015


Some of these free books are quite advanced, so wait to use it when the kids are ready to listen at this level.


History:

  Story of Mankind (free from Project Gutenberg) - Old edition.

  [Cover] Our Island Story (Free from The Baldwin Project, as well as other sources)

 Science: A history through it's greatest scientists
(Free. But I can't remember where I got it. Will check and update)

Literature:

  The Age of Fables  (free from Project Gutenberg and Manybooks,net)



Railway Children (free many sources)


 We've got the physical book but you can get it free from the above sources as well.

The rest we will find our way throughout next years

Maths:

We will be continuing with MEP (Mathematics Enhancement Programme)
Free from Plymouth University



I'll update as and when we decide on new books to add to the curriculum

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

7 Math Hacks


1. Multiples of 9 works in reverse order!

7 Math Hacks That Will Change Your Lives! 1 - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial

2. Your hands can tell you the future ... okay, fine, it can tell you multiples of 6, 7, 8, and 9!

Quickly Multiply Single-Digit Numbers with Your Hands - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial

Quickly Multiply Single-Digit Numbers with Your Hands - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial

3. Butterfly method for adding and subtracting fractions! No fighting over pizza anymore!

Butterfly method for adding and subtracting fractions - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial

4. Reverse Zorro! Starting at the bottom, draw a line from the 4 to the 24 (4 goes into 24 six times). Draw the line to the 3 (six times three is 18). Draw the top line and write the answer. 

7 Math Hacks That Will Change Your Lives! 5 - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial

5. Know what date will fall on what day of the week any time ... GENIUS!
Top 10 Everyday Life Hacks That Take 10 Seconds or Less - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial

6. How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa all in your head!
7 Math Hacks That Will Change Your Lives! 7 - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial

7. Percentages will never stifle you ever again
7 Math Hacks That Will Change Your Lives! 8 - https://www.facebook.com/diplyofficial