Jeez Lou-EEZ!
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threadwalkerI seem to have dropped the ball on N's math. (fuckity fuck fuck fuck!)
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Math... errr, dang! (head-table! head-table!)
So last night over dinner at Mimi's we had math races. No, we were not chasing over-sized number characters through the restaurant, although I'm sure that would have been more fun. I have a copy of the sheet of math he gets tested on each Friday. He has to complete it in 2 minutes before moving onto the next, so we drilled with a watch. There were treats involved as bribes for putting on a happy face and for small improvements. Ugh - I hate food bribes, but I was at a loss and had 15 minutes to plan.
On the way home from Mimi's, we did animal math in the car out loud. 2 = bunny ears (like when you hold up 2 fingers). 5 = space monkeys (4 limbs + tail). So 7 minus bunny ears is space monkeys. Yeah, I've probably messed him up for today, but it made him laugh out loud and he got a kick out of it. On the plus side, he wanted to do one more "race" when we got home. He managed to complete 4 more equasions in the 2 minutes even though he was yawning his head off. I was so proud and made sure he knew it.
Argh! But my "parenting" meter got a kick in the gut over it. I hate playing catch up. There are so many things to track and I keep finding out I'd dropped the ball on something. I suck. But I try. Are there bonus points for trying?
Reading is on target or at least on track.
Spelling rocks.
Writing it legible.
Math... errr, dang! (head-table! head-table!)
So last night over dinner at Mimi's we had math races. No, we were not chasing over-sized number characters through the restaurant, although I'm sure that would have been more fun. I have a copy of the sheet of math he gets tested on each Friday. He has to complete it in 2 minutes before moving onto the next, so we drilled with a watch. There were treats involved as bribes for putting on a happy face and for small improvements. Ugh - I hate food bribes, but I was at a loss and had 15 minutes to plan.
On the way home from Mimi's, we did animal math in the car out loud. 2 = bunny ears (like when you hold up 2 fingers). 5 = space monkeys (4 limbs + tail). So 7 minus bunny ears is space monkeys. Yeah, I've probably messed him up for today, but it made him laugh out loud and he got a kick out of it. On the plus side, he wanted to do one more "race" when we got home. He managed to complete 4 more equasions in the 2 minutes even though he was yawning his head off. I was so proud and made sure he knew it.
Argh! But my "parenting" meter got a kick in the gut over it. I hate playing catch up. There are so many things to track and I keep finding out I'd dropped the ball on something. I suck. But I try. Are there bonus points for trying?
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Date: 2008-04-04 04:26 pm (UTC)yes. Do you know how many parents don't try?
I love the animal math.
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Date: 2008-04-04 04:33 pm (UTC)I remember playing games with Rachel to improve her math skills...we started out with 2 dice and rolled them...she had to add them as fast as she could...if she got it right she got a penny. After a while we started timing it, and if she got it in 5 seconds she got a penny, if not, then no penny. The next step after that was to get it in 5 seconds or she gave ME a penny. It was quite a fun game and can be done for subtraction too (larger die roll minus smaller die roll). (this works when you get to the times tables too)
I still have trouble keeping up with everything I need to do as a parent. All I figure I can do is do my best and keep truckin on!
I think you are a kick a$$ mom! Kudos to you for all that you do for your kids...
HUGS.
SPACE MONKEYS!
Date: 2008-04-04 05:02 pm (UTC)You ROCK.
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Date: 2008-04-04 08:08 pm (UTC);-)
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Date: 2008-04-07 02:58 am (UTC)