tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post998865187830218841..comments2024-02-24T19:30:31.240-05:00Comments on Aut-2B-Home in Carolina: Pause, Rewind, or Eject?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-24887634561583901532007-02-17T11:57:00.000-05:002007-02-17T11:57:00.000-05:00Sonya,Pamela is seventeen and almost ready to star...Sonya,<BR/><BR/>Pamela is seventeen and almost ready to start sixth grade math. If she is willing and able to try Algebra in a few years, I am willing and able to teach it! I would rather keep all developmental doors open because only God knows when Pamela will be ready to walk through one!<BR/><BR/>By the way, Sonya has a wonderful blog with a Charlotte Mason flair: <A HREF="http://simplycharlottemason.com<br/>" REL="nofollow">Simply Charlotte Mason</A>!walkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046468024103932112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-21419063109020718422007-02-17T11:37:00.000-05:002007-02-17T11:37:00.000-05:00What a great way to look at it, Tammy! Much more e...What a great way to look at it, Tammy! Much more encouraging than my mental "two steps forward one-and-a-half steps back." <BR/><BR/>I must admit that when I read those math concepts you're doing with Pamela, my first reaction was, "There's no way my daughter will ever get to that point." But immediately, even before that thought was done, the Lord reminded me of the evaluation I've been doing. We use the ABLLS to track her progress right now, and this month I was going through it and rejoicing about those concepts that I never thought she would "get" two years ago. This spring I'm checking them off as complete. It's those accomplishments that help us keep going, because we don't know where the "cut-off point" will be. We may think we know, but our kids might just prove us wrong! So we just keep on keeping on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-86435063560270802122006-12-15T08:39:00.000-05:002006-12-15T08:39:00.000-05:00Good news! The pause worked!
We did a few problem...Good news! The pause worked!<br /><br />We did a few problems with dollars and dimes with money. Very quickly, Pamela transitioned to drawing dollars and dimes. By the end of the page of nineteen problems, she could compare fractions to the tenths in her head! Pamela, who is highly visual and sequential in learning style, developed a smart strategy on her own:<br /><br />* If the number were written like <i><b>6</b></i>, she would add a decimal and a zero to make <i><b>6.0</b></i>.<br /><br />* If the number were written like <i><b>.6</b></i>, she would add a zero to make <i><b>0.6</b></i>.<br /><br />Pamela jumped right back into the book and correctly ordered five racers in six different races with times recorded to the tenth place! Yesterday, she started the transition to hundredths by working with pennies!<br /><br />8:36 AMwalkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046468024103932112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35650510.post-16883683895916395822006-12-13T13:43:00.000-05:002006-12-13T13:43:00.000-05:00There is a video series - Rock N Learn. I believe ...There is a video series - Rock N Learn. I believe they have a video about decimals that is set to music. Thought this might help? Good luck with your Christmas program. DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com