Maths
DSs class is preparing for the NAPLANs (grade 3) and are practising questions phrased like some of those - which makes for quite complicated questions, IMO. For example, from last night's homework:...
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I'm glad he's learning his times tables at school Clancy - we got notes home when the kids were in grade 5 saying it was appalling none of them knew their times tables and why hadn't we taught them. I...
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I remember needing 'special help' with multiplation like this in Grade 5. We also new them by heart and I remember playing games in Grade 2. Anyway I am dreading re-learning stuff like this with dd....
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I LOVE maths. I have never ever learnt my times tables though. Even now I quickly calculate stuff in my head and don't just spout it all off, although some numbers just stick after a while like 5 x...
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Helen, that's exactly what I was doing to teach DS (not that he was very focused - he said I needed to write it up on a big whiteboard then he would be able to focus), so thanks for confirming that's...
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As I was reading this, I said something out loud about it and Ella asked me what multiplication was. So I got her to repeat the table of multiplication of 2 (how do you say that? My English fails me)...
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TJ's school is boycotting the NAPLANs. I must admit I'm kind of glad they are because he was SO stressed about this "big scary test that the whole country has to take and if you don't do well then you...
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"MAB blocks" I first had no idea what that was until I rememberd we used them at school. Never knew what they were called, but I loved them.
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I loved them too, Lin! The girls are currently using them to build stables for their horses...
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If you used chocolate you would only be able to do subtraction! I can't remember how we learned multiplication, etc at school. My problem with pony girl was that I often just knew the answer and found...
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"My problem with pony girl was that I often just knew the answer and found it difficult to explain how I got to it." If you're doing multiplications with numbers under 10 that is where the learning by...
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I LOVE my newly learned trick for 9 times tables!!! If you hold your fingers out in front of you (both hands) you can work out any multiplication of 9 by using the corresponding finger.... So if you...
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Oooo Al, I do so love that one. DD's teacher gave them that one too. These are the facts that came home with DD in her homework book a while ago, about multiplication, from her teacher.Zero facts -...
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Apart from the obvious, I too find that way too complicated, Donna! I think it's much faster drilling them into your head instead of trying to remember and implementing those rules. Personally, I...
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We learnt them off by heart, but we were also taught many of the tricks. I use a combination of both and I like that we were taught different methods as I could pick and choose my favourite. With the...
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There are some really neat tricks here! And I agree, GG. It is good to be able to pick and choose the one that works best for you.
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"I will find it hard to help her with this in the future because I find it hard to explain things that are so hard-wired into my brain. I'm just not a very good teacher!" You took the words right out...
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Oh KEWL! That's a great trick GG! I'm going to impress all the homeschool kids with that now, thanks!
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Hey Al, are MAB blocks the same a Cuisenaire Rods - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisenaire_rods ?
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Hey, they were invented by a Belgian teacher!ETA: This has become a post about multiple topics!Clancy, when is the test? I'd love to hear how he went and how the school did.Al, that's great that TJs...
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