Comments on: I’ve Got Math On The Brain… http://www.classichousewife.com/2010/04/29/ive-got-math-on-the-brain/ Her husband has full confidence in her, and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. Proverbs 31:11-12 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amber http://www.classichousewife.com/2010/04/29/ive-got-math-on-the-brain/#comment-19731 Amber Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:17:05 +0000 http://www.classichousewife.com/?p=7835#comment-19731 Oh! And side note.. I'd already tossed the notion around in my head of trying LifePac for 6th grade and seeing if we like it better than SOS or the other way around. We LIKE the SOS.. but I have always been drawn to the LifePacs! It's just never been in the budget before. And with the SOS, it's reusable for the other two kids. But those LifePacs! ;) Oh! And side note.. I’d already tossed the notion around in my head of trying LifePac for 6th grade and seeing if we like it better than SOS or the other way around. We LIKE the SOS.. but I have always been drawn to the LifePacs! It’s just never been in the budget before. And with the SOS, it’s reusable for the other two kids. But those LifePacs! ;)

]]> By: Amber http://www.classichousewife.com/2010/04/29/ive-got-math-on-the-brain/#comment-19730 Amber Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:14:28 +0000 http://www.classichousewife.com/?p=7835#comment-19730 Yeah - she's good pretty good on her times tables up to 5's or 6's and then she starts calculating it in her head instead of remembering. We're going to be spending some time with mom for several days, so instead of trying to do a lot of school, we could just focus on that and see how much faster and better she can get it with extra practice. I really don't want to start her on the new one without a little bit of extra practice, though, because it started with multiplying two digits times two digits, and all that multiplying (or counting in her head!) is going to drag her down a lot! We had to do the same thing with addition tables at one point. Just took a couple weeks and worked on them by themselves. It helped a lot! I think you're right. "Just do it!" Yeah – she’s good pretty good on her times tables up to 5′s or 6′s and then she starts calculating it in her head instead of remembering. We’re going to be spending some time with mom for several days, so instead of trying to do a lot of school, we could just focus on that and see how much faster and better she can get it with extra practice. I really don’t want to start her on the new one without a little bit of extra practice, though, because it started with multiplying two digits times two digits, and all that multiplying (or counting in her head!) is going to drag her down a lot!

We had to do the same thing with addition tables at one point. Just took a couple weeks and worked on them by themselves. It helped a lot!

I think you’re right. “Just do it!”

]]> By: Michelle Pendergrass http://www.classichousewife.com/2010/04/29/ive-got-math-on-the-brain/#comment-19729 Michelle Pendergrass Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:39:00 +0000 http://www.classichousewife.com/?p=7835#comment-19729 We use Lifepac and LOVE it. We've been needing to focus on memorizing the times table, too, but instead of spending two weeks straight on times table alone, I had him do the regular assignments and then did one number at a time before and after the school day. We did 2's for a couple days, 3's a couple days, etc...and spent more time on the harder numbers. Seems to be working! Change it! Just do it and make it better for both of you! We use Lifepac and LOVE it. We’ve been needing to focus on memorizing the times table, too, but instead of spending two weeks straight on times table alone, I had him do the regular assignments and then did one number at a time before and after the school day. We did 2′s for a couple days, 3′s a couple days, etc…and spent more time on the harder numbers. Seems to be working!

Change it! Just do it and make it better for both of you!

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