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Finally, some recent success in the math facts department.
I know, I know, it’s all about consistency and drill, drill, drill. But my word, I would rather stick a fork in my eye than have to deal with a kid who throws up their hands and says, “I dunno.”
But, finally, today, after I said, “Yes, you will take your turn on the Math Shark and you’ll do it with a smile on your face and you’ll do it five times with a smile on your face each time!” After all those harsh words words of encouragement and three times of working at that Math Shark that Cowboy looked at me with a HUGE smile on his face and exclaimed, “That’s my fastest time yet! This is fun!”
You know I had to make him add, ”Thanks for making me do this!” And so, doing his remaining two turns was a breeze.
Making habits is a real drag. But, once they’re made they’re powerful.
Here’s our current rut we’re trying to form in math for the non-teen set.
- At least a page of work in their text books daily.
- Math copywork daily (the same set of facts every day for the whole week)
- Minimum of 5 sets of facts on the Math Shark daily.
- Putting corks on all the forks . . . just in case.
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Oh – I just figured it out! Ha ha!!!
You have inspired me to do more math drill with my children – thankyou! But what does “putting corks on all the forks” mean?
This is great! We’re in a bit of a school break right now, but are still trying to do math. I never thought of copywork! Duh! My children learn so fast that way – thanks for this post!
Not yet, just honing my craft. But, stay tuned!
Wow, I’m loving all the homeschool posts. I hope you’re making something from these recommendations, because my wish list is growing.