Homeschooling recommendation for math

Jayne · February 21, 2022, 02:14:05 PM

I am currently homeschooling my 5 yo granddaughter (although her parents intend to put her back in school in September). I thought my homeschooling days were done, but here I am.

I have discovered a new math program that I am really enjoying, so I thought I would share. It's called Life of Fred. It is not for everybody but was a good match for our situation. My granddaughter was starting to think that she does not like math. This program teaches math concepts through a very silly story about a boy named Fred. This story is so much fun that we have to limit it to one chapter a day or she we go through the whole thing at once. It was exactly what we needed.

diaduit · February 21, 2022, 02:19:08 PM

Hardly any free downloads I'm sure?

Jayne · February 21, 2022, 02:39:30 PM

Here's a page with links to sample pages: https://www.stanleyschmidt.com/FredGauss/31samplepages.html

We are currently on the first book. This is a pdf for the first 20 pages: https://www.stanleyschmidt.com/FredGauss/lof%20EA%20sample%20pages.pdf

This is enough to get a feel for how it works.

bedtimeprayers · February 21, 2022, 04:04:19 PM

https://www.commoncoresheets.com/
Some. good worksheets here by math topic

Christina_S · February 21, 2022, 07:21:30 PM

That's awesome! I couldn't stand Life of Fred when I did it for pre-algebra, but I'm glad she's having success with it. It can be a dangerous thing when kids start to think that they're inherently bad at math or that they hate it.

OzarkCatholic · February 26, 2022, 11:14:55 PM

We have the whole series! My wife has taught Mathematics at the university level for 15+ years, so we have a litany of resources available. But with our 6 year old, Life of Fred is a favorite.

We also had to limit Life of Fred to one chapter a day, for what it's worth!

MundaCorMeum · February 27, 2022, 08:57:10 PM

We have the first two books in this series. We don't use them for formal math studies, but I really like it as a supplement.

Jayne · February 28, 2022, 06:55:03 PM

Quote from: MundaCorMeum on February 27, 2022, 08:57:10 PM
We have the first two books in this series. We don't use them for formal math studies, but I really like it as a supplement.

Yes, I'm using it as a supplement along with MathUSee. While this is not as much fun as LoF, my granddaughter seems to like it after all. We were doing a superhero themed craft the other day and needed to put a name on our "hero". She decided to call him Mr. Demme, the name of the teacher on the instructional videos.

I think I am on the right track if she thinks that math teachers are super heroes.