| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling by Subject Math for Homeschoolers Alternative Resources for Teaching Math by Julie Shepherd knapp, copyright 2006 Several newer and "less schooly" approaches to teaching math... Hands-On Resources Pre-K Math Rod Activities Base 10 Blocks -- free online virtual math rod activities Brownie Skip Counter and Math Pies -- hands-on math from The Toy Maker, also lots of fold-able paper shapes Math Cat’s Crafts – symmetry, geostringart, etc (PreK-6th) Hand Made Manipulatives -- print out, color, and cut out The Coin-U-Lator -- a hand-held game that teachers coin recognition, adding and subtracting money thru games Family Math by Jean Kerr Stanmark, Family Math for Young Children by Jean Kerr Stanmark, and Family Math: The Middle School Years by Karen Mayfield-Ingram -- fun hands-on activities for informal learning of math, the first book is a "homeschool classic" and covers K - 8th Fun and Creative Resources Playing Fraction Pies -- play a tune using fraction pie slices instead of whole notes, quarter notes, etc. Chameleon Graphing by Ursula Whitcher at Math Forum @Drexel -- a fun way to learn about graphing points, lines, coordinates, etc., includes the history of mapping using plane geometry School House Rock -- their award-winning "Multiplication Rock" songs have been helping kids since the 70's, skip-counting songs and more Songs for Teaching Mathematics -- "using music to promote learning" CDs available for purchase, samples of songs free online Visual Manna -- supplement your study of history, English, geography, math, the Bible, and science thru art, other art curriculum for several age groups and topics also available, techniques include following the steps to correctly draw animals, reproducing the shading and coloring techniques of given works, and using a grid to copy drawings, sample lessons online Times Tales -- memorize the times tables with picture stories (mnemonics) Times Tables and Addition The Fun Way by City Creek -- memorize math facts with a storybook (each number is a character in the story), pictures and stories allow the students to associate a mental image with the math fact, storybook, workbook, audio tapes sold separately, good for students who aren't successful with rote memorization Teaching The Right Brain Child by Dianne Craft MA CNHP of Child Diagnostics -- manual, videos, and flashcards (sold separately), a former homeschool mom and special ed teacher helps parents learn how to use Right Brain Strategies to teach their children Math, Reading, Phonics, Sight Words, Spelling, Vocabulary, Following Directions, and Study Skills. Her website is rather bare bones... here is a description of her program. Math Cat’s Crafts – symmetry, geostringart, etc (PreK-6th) Geometry Through Art by Norman Shapiro -- free lesson plans, downloads The Geometry of Perspective Drawing on the Computer by Andrejs Treibergs -- a high school level tutorial Math in Fashion -- weaving pattern calls for use of the quadratic equation! Math & Music -- teaches the basics of Middle School level math by integrating it with Music, Physics, and History. Sports Math Series by Good Year Books -- (4th - 8th) Basketball Math, Baseball Math, Football Math, and Racing Math, multiple activities and projects encourage use of computational skills, data analysis and probability The Number Balance - teddy bears on a see-saw show addition Fun Math Lesson Plans -- for all grades, such as one called "Barbie Bungee" which teaches linear functions and slope, from the NCTM Games and Activities BoardGameGeek.com -- "Games to improve your math skills" -- no online games, but a great run-down of what's available out there in "Gameville" Box Cars and One Eyed Jacks -- (K - 12) dice and card games of all sorts to teach math skills great strategy games that teach abstract skills such as planning and considering alternatives, no reading required so suitable for all ages Check out the many Fun Ways to Practice Math Facts and Other Sills on the Math Skills Practice Page, includes links to free online games Learning Math thru Literature Murderous Maths by Kjartan Poskitt -- a series of humorous books that teach math concepts with cartoons and irreverence, originally published in the UK, now available thru Scholastic Books, a review by Popular Science These three sites have wonderful Math Reading Lists for all ages, from picture books and fun math fiction to serious math texts: Living Math -- has tons of ideas and resources Gnarly Math Hoagies Gifted Education Pages: Mathematics |
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