Dawn K Homeschool

I was searching for a favorite multiplication or times table chart to print out for my youngest to consult when he is frustrated.  He still has difficulty memorizing them, and though we are working on securing them to memory, this chart helps him when he is stumped during a long multiplication problem.  I thought I would share some of my favorites. 12x12 with apple decor 12x12 color with safari theme 12x12 simple black and white 12x12 pastel with stars 10x10 with various animals 10x10 with various animals (blanks to fill in) 10x10 simple black and white 9x9 simple black and white Facts listed by factors rather than grid WorksheetWorks.com  is my favorite multiplication drill worksheet creator! While you are waiting for those math facts to stick, play  Timez Attack for free . If you are looking for other online games which reinforce multiplication, here are some suggestions: Solo Games Balloon Pop Multiplication Station (Easy) Multiplication Station (Advanced) Car Was...

Well, okay, we still have to listen to our Latin chants, and the boys have to correct their math problems. Today was more challenging because the boys also had piano lessons. I thought I would share a little more about how our day goes. Their day starts with some time to play followed by eating breakfast while completing their independent work. I'll share our resources for this. Independent Work 1. Logic Daily, they complete one page from this book: MindWare Grid Perplexors: Level A . To mix things up a bit, I'll alternate with Logic Liftoff every other week.    2. Daily Grams This is one program I have used since practically the beginning. It is one of my most often recommended resources. Each lesson consists of six parts; the first two sentences always involve correcting capitalization and punctuation. The last is always a lesson in sentence combining. The other three vary, presenting the student with practice in analogies, parts of speech, letter writing, dict...

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I wanted to share one of my favorite resources for math word problems. You know, problems children should learn how to do since most of real life math is comprised of such problems. Figure It Out: Thinking Like a Math Problem Solver by Sandra R. Cohen along with Curriculum Associates, Inc. http://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/detail.asp?topic=T0M&title=FigureItOut These books are great because they actually teach your child "how" to solve math problems -- step by step. I bought mine at Rainbow Resource ( http://www.rainbowresource.com/ )