2006-08-31 10:24:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
look around the house and find things.
Square footage of the house, per room, upstairs vrs downstairs.
Food math... doubling recipes.
How many loads of laundry... how much soap... how much soap in a new container, what is the percentage per week of soap used?
Use chips ahoy cookies to do a math/science project.. The cookie represents a mine shaft inside of a mountain
and you have to mine the chips with only a toothpick. what is the percentage of damage to the "mountain" how many chips did you get out... etc.
Go through the daily newspaper for ideas.. sports numbers, real estate numbers, etc...
The possibilities are endless!!!
2006-08-31 21:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by Kathy F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a couple of classes on statitics...use the small colored marshmellows...to guess and calculate the average the mean, the probabilities...and after all is learned...let them eat the marshmellows.
Do some classes on fractions, pie is perfect for this...have them try to understand that 1/4 is BIGGER than 1/8 of a pie... show them how you cut the pie and lable each piece with a toothpick that they labeled with fractions...then instead of asking for pie...they need to ask for 1/8 of a pie...
Do a pretend store front, get change and small money from the bank, real money works better.
Tell them that they must do a chore for money, and tell them how much they'll receive, then label some items in the house with prices, this could be an apple or a new small toy, etc...so they learn the value of work in reference to items.
Same goes with budgeting, show them your check books and what comes in and what goes out...have them figure out your bank balance for you....then visit the bank, check the balance with them and see if they got close.
The more "real" it is, the better. Same with geometry or space, bury a "treasure chest" filled with goodies at night, design an elaborate map with directions, angles, steps, feet etc...each ending to a new hint on how to get to the treasure...they will remember this for years to come. The excitement of the map and treasure is overwhelming at that age. Be sure to make the map and instructions look old...and place in an old bottle for example, have them believe it is real...and get excited with them...but make them do the job of figuring out all the details or solving the puzzle. Ask your husband to help you design the hiding place and the hints....
2006-08-31 19:43:09 · answer #2 · answered by schnikey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 4th grader should be doing well in multiplying and hopefully aware of some algebra. Your 6th grader should be getting alot of algebra.. Why not stop by your local library and they will have lots of resources to assist you and it is all for FREE!
2006-09-02 23:27:12 · answer #3 · answered by LAUSDDISTRICT8MOMOFTHREE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Im Ashley, and I am being homeschooled through out High School and every day I go online to www.DiscoverySchool.com to work on every thing until my books come in. When I was in 9th grade i studied Phsycology. So now I am waiting for my Geography and Art books to come in. I participate in American School. Thats my homeschooling group. But try the website.
2006-08-31 17:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would start with the course objectives (what do you need/hope to accomplish this year). From there, you should be able to find worksheets/curriculum/games to teach these things.
Of course, your other option is to get a math text (Saxon is great) and look through it for ideas.
2006-09-02 12:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is the circumfrence of a circle with a diameter of 5?
what is the time it will take for a 500 gallon pool to fill if you use ahose that puts out 3 gallons per minute, and another that puts out 5 gallons a minute?
2006-08-31 18:51:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what you're actually looking for. If you're looking for curricular things, check out your state program of study or check out workbooks at Staples or other similar places. There are also lots of worksheets available online.
2006-08-31 18:05:28 · answer #7 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sports always help if they're boys. It's a good way to help learn fractions and decimals. It's also a god way to learn percentages. i.e. batting averages, field goal percentage, etc.
2006-08-31 17:31:17 · answer #8 · answered by pacerslover31 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋