tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736700727041443935.post1467743835388900184..comments2024-01-07T08:35:30.428-08:00Comments on Making Rivendell in the Desert: My Homeschool Master PlanHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06132139747413662413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736700727041443935.post-799601514845543742015-08-20T21:35:11.593-07:002015-08-20T21:35:11.593-07:00Any tips on how to speed up this magical moment th...Any tips on how to speed up this magical moment they love learning before I start drilling them? I can see how to do that with history and Hebrew etc. (clay lamps, special books, cool food, movies, etc) but how do you give magical moments with math??<br />I would like some ideas here... :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132139747413662413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736700727041443935.post-1242750516993962502015-08-18T16:24:17.580-07:002015-08-18T16:24:17.580-07:00PS and of course the mathematical equivalent of re... PS and of course the mathematical equivalent of reading is have them memorize all their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division tables from 1 to 12.<br /><br /> PPS And by the way, the Roman Numeral for 4 is "IV", NOT "vi" which is 6<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8736700727041443935.post-61047506130833430612015-08-18T16:13:13.552-07:002015-08-18T16:13:13.552-07:00this made me drool. Maybe I'll move in with yo...this made me drool. Maybe I'll move in with you so I can help teach the kids. Or maybe I can skype them tutoring sessions? When they are older of course.<br /><br />The one thing I'd say is for all the drilling stuff (e.g. math/grammar/etc), don't push it too soon. Keep the sequence, but if they start it in, say, 4th grade instead of 1st, no harm done. They will catch up quickly enough. It is more important to give them a love & excitement of learning at that stage, then forcing them into the drills asap. Of course, young brains must be drilled, but I started that in 4th & 5th grade, and was never the worse for it. grades 1-3 can be a jumpstart, but if they aren't reading well then, give them some slack. Just tell history stories and do physics magic tricks and slowly sprinkle them with good books until they are reading 400-pagers on their own. THEN and only then, throw them into the drills. But not before.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com