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Post by alexa11 on Apr 30, 2020 21:21:34 GMT
Please post some Amazon links for math workbooks. My DGD is a pretty smart cookie but I'm afraid with no school she's not going to be ready for 3rd grade. I know teachers are doing their best with online teaching, but I want her to do more. I have been trying to work with her on learning multiplication tables, but I'm not sure about the rest of the math. Also, is there anything else (any subject) that 3rd grade teachers see lacking at the first of the year even when things are normal?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 30, 2020 21:32:56 GMT
I would ask her teacher for a recommendation, you’ll want something that meshes with the school’s curriculum. My kid’s 2nd grade teacher sent us the name of the one she recommended with a link to it on Amazon. We bought it and the kid never looked at it once even though I kept encouraging her to do some of the worksheets.
We got way more use out of the Target dollar spot multiplication flash cards than anything else.
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Post by ntsf on Apr 30, 2020 22:01:08 GMT
do multiplication with legos.. and other manipulatives..
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Post by hop2 on Apr 30, 2020 22:19:56 GMT
Go online to your states education dept and see if there is a curriculum to look at for ideas.
It should be pretty easy to get a hold of the topics your state has in their curriculum for each grade level. For example here there is the beggining a of local/state history at that age. Which can lead to some rather fun projects. It was also somewhere around 3rd grade when mine learned all 50 states ( puzzles are great for this ) Also science has some super fun things to learn at that age.
Then once you have direction perhaps you can find some stuff at teachers pay teachers.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 30, 2020 22:27:27 GMT
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Post by caangel on May 1, 2020 0:11:40 GMT
I second/third the multiplication tables, lots of websites and apps out there, plus blogs with hands on ideas. Is she struggling in math or are you just worried about her falling behind?
I'd also make sure she is writing, even if it is just a daily/weekly journal if she isn't already doing something similar for school.
For some "extra" ideas:
My kids are older elem and one of the things I have always worked on with them at home is their printing (now cursive).
Re cursive: I recently encountered a college Jr who could not sign her name in cursive on a check. My kids have been asked to sign a few things and they would freak out because they didn't know how even though they were taught cursive in school. So I just started them writing their name several times, first tracing then on their own. We've moved on to words and sentences since they already learned letters in school. They sign and date their worksheet each day to make sure they are also practicing their name. They are doing so much computer work I felt it was important to make sure they work their fine motor skills too.
That being said I wouldn't introduce cursive if it will be introduced in 3rd. Just focus on printing and proper letter formation. I always say doesn't matter if you got the correct answer if no one can read it.
I also have them practice typing. Our district provides Typing Agent through their student portal (as well as digital copies of all their text books). My kids find it too young so we use Typing Club (free website) which I really like. I have my kids do 20mim per day and the website logs the time for them. Our middle school uses it for their keyboarding class.
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Post by CeeScraps on May 1, 2020 0:13:22 GMT
Measurement....cook, bake, woodworking
Telling time on a regular analog clock
Multiplication facts are great!
Show her some division too.
Money.....counting it (have her count her own money). She could shop at your store.
Writing--have her journal. Cut a spiral notebook in half so it's not so intimidating.
Keyboarding--work on sentences, capital letters, spacing, punctuation (get ahold of a Shel Silverstein poem book. Have her type some poems).
Finger placement on the keyboard. Your hands don't move only your fingers. Keyboarding is finger exercises.
Does she have an email? Create a Google account and become familiar with what is available there. She could create a spreadsheet and documents there.
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Post by alexa11 on May 1, 2020 0:19:53 GMT
Is she struggling in math or are you just worried about her falling behind? No- I just want her caught up or a little ahead. I taught 7th grade math... I'd also make sure she is writing, even if it is just a daily/weekly journal if she isn't already doing something similar for school. She loves to write- she makes her own little books with stories. That being said I wouldn't introduce cursive if it will be introduced in 3rd They had just started cursive and she can't remember much. I have a workbook in my Amazon cart now. Thanks! |
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Post by caangel on May 1, 2020 0:22:16 GMT
For printing and cursive just make sure she is forming the letters correctly. To make it even more complicated there are different methods so it may be best to ask what style of cursive they are teaching so as not to confuse her.
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Post by catlady on May 1, 2020 2:12:39 GMT
For math, Khan Academy is great. And she can move up if she masters a skill. We have access to the website through the school so we do not have to pay for it. Check with your school.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 1, 2020 4:32:35 GMT
Also for math you can check out prodigygame.com it covers a lot of multiplication and other math facts and makes it into a fun Pokémon type game.
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Post by caangel on May 1, 2020 4:58:50 GMT
Also for math you can check out prodigygame.com it covers a lot of multiplication and other math facts and makes it into a fun Pokémon type game. My kids LOVE prodigy! My daughter actually asked for a Prodigy Birthday party (which I ended up mixing cuz I didn't have time to be that creative). They do ST math for school and Freckle, too. |
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Post by paigepea on May 1, 2020 13:06:34 GMT
Sorry - I’m going to say stay away from prodigy. My dd used to beg to play it in Gr 4/5. It has very little math going on and it encourages paying for more equipment to complete the levels. I stopped it in our house.
Do you have IXL access. That’s great.
For a fun game, my dd uses (and used even more at that age) TOWER MATH. It’s great for math facts.
As far as multiplication tables, my dd had to write them out over and over again in Gr 2/3 to memorize them. Sometimes memorizing is best.
Multiplication war. Use the numbers she knows and play war with her but she must multiply the cards. First to multiply wins the cards. This is better with a friend of the same level. Might be cute with a friend over zoom.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 1, 2020 14:14:53 GMT
Sorry - I’m going to say stay away from prodigy. My dd used to beg to play it in Gr 4/5. It has very little math going on and it encourages paying for more equipment to complete the levels. I stopped it in our house. Do you have IXL access. That’s great. For a fun game, my dd uses (and used even more at that age) TOWER MATH. It’s great for math facts. As far as multiplication tables, my dd had to write them out over and over again in Gr 2/3 to memorize them. Sometimes memorizing is best. Multiplication war. Use the numbers she knows and play war with her but she must multiply the cards. First to multiply wins the cards. This is better with a friend of the same level. Might be cute with a friend over zoom. We bought a Prodigy subscription for a year. My kid has been using it consistently because I’ve been setting goals for her, her friends also use it and it’s one of the daily choices for her math class work requirement. |
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Post by paigepea on May 2, 2020 12:45:46 GMT
Sorry - I’m going to say stay away from prodigy. My dd used to beg to play it in Gr 4/5. It has very little math going on and it encourages paying for more equipment to complete the levels. I stopped it in our house. Do you have IXL access. That’s great. For a fun game, my dd uses (and used even more at that age) TOWER MATH. It’s great for math facts. As far as multiplication tables, my dd had to write them out over and over again in Gr 2/3 to memorize them. Sometimes memorizing is best. Multiplication war. Use the numbers she knows and play war with her but she must multiply the cards. First to multiply wins the cards. This is better with a friend of the same level. Might be cute with a friend over zoom. We bought a Prodigy subscription for a year. My kid has been using it consistently because I’ve been setting goals for her, her friends also use it and it’s one of the daily choices for her math class work requirement. I’m glad your dd enjoys prodigy. I found those subscriptions to be expensive for the amount of math that is actually happening. It’s like 5 seconds of math per 8 min of play. Very little math was required and the math was particularly basic and didn’t develop. There are better apps out there. I confronted the staff about it. They had to stop using the app at school but it was already out of the bag for at home with kids begging for subscriptions. I almost did it too until I sat down to see how much math actually occurred. I remember asking about the app here and there were many peas who had stopped prodigy at home for these reasons. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 2, 2020 14:44:50 GMT
We bought a Prodigy subscription for a year. My kid has been using it consistently because I’ve been setting goals for her, her friends also use it and it’s one of the daily choices for her math class work requirement. I’m glad your dd enjoys prodigy. I found those subscriptions to be expensive for the amount of math that is actually happening. It’s like 5 seconds of math per 8 min of play. Very little math was required and the math was particularly basic and didn’t develop. There are better apps out there. I confronted the staff about it. They had to stop using the app at school but it was already out of the bag for at home with kids begging for subscriptions. I almost did it too until I sat down to see how much math actually occurred. I remember asking about the app here and there were many peas who had stopped prodigy at home for these reasons. Well, considering that there’s NO math in Splatoon 2, Animal Crossing or Roblox (her games of choice, and they’re expensive too), I’ll take a little over nothing. My kid would play video games 24/7 if I let her. This is one thing she can do with her friends from school online where they can play together since they can’t do anything IRL together, so it really doesn’t bother me too much. I set a goal of 30 problems for her and she usually does it in 1-3 days. She usually plays for 20-30 minutes a day with her friends, and that’s 20-30 minutes of other games she’s not playing. My kid is very strong in math anyway so all of it is more like review anyway. |
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