I hope everyone is enjoying this fall season and that lots of learning is happening with your children/students! |
1. Math Mammoth NewsStay tuned for our traditional Thanksgiving sale which is around the corner! |
2. Tutors that use Math MammothPerhaps you're in need of a tutor, yet you'd like your child to use Math Mammoth?Here is one possibility. Emily Paula is a private tutor who has used Math Mammoth extensively over the years (she has over 20 years of teaching experience). Her website is https://learnwithemilyed.com. I am not partial; she just happened to contact me recently. If you are a tutor using Math Mammoth, or know of one, I'm interested in making a list. |
3. What to do if you want your student to catch up several grade levels, and hopefully quickly?This scenario has apparently become more common in recent years: a student is going into, maybe 6th/7th/8th grade, but is operating in 3rd or 4th grade level in math. And thus the need to catch up... hopefully quickly.It means going through several grade levels of math, but what helps is that such a student — typically a teenager — has better cognitive capabilities than an 8 or 9-year old. So, they can proceed quicker. I am looking into producing a solution... basically some kind of a "crash course" or an accelerated version of Math Mammoth. But I want to outline what you can use for now. You can use the resources below to put together a somewhat individualized course for your student or child. How? First, use our placement tests as assessment tests to find where exactly your student has gaps. Then, based on the results, choose and assign the resources below, or parts of them.
Using these resources, I believe you can create a kind of "crash course" spanning several grade levels. After your student has (approximately) covered the topics for some particular grade level, you could give them the end-of-year test for that grade, as a checkpoint. It's possible that at some point in this journey, it will make sense to place the student to some particular grade level of Math Mammoth. But the resources I listed above should work for a catch-up "course" to cover a good amount of ground. |
4. Riddle of the DayGabriel Sobrino, a mathematician in Spain, has created a puzzle website called Riddle of the Day (Acertijo del día). There is a new logic or mathematical reasoning problem each day, with optional progressive hints and a clear worked explanation. The archive allows a parent or teacher to pick an appropriate challenge in advance. It is in English and Spanish and needs neither registration nor payment. See the home page here. Try some of the games here, such as Hidden Keys, Bridges, Areas, and Number Route. |
5. Homeschool Family Favorites PollThe "Teach Them Diligently" homeschool convention compiles and produces a Homeschool Family Favorites Guide each year.They use a survey to help them produce this guide. If you don't mind to take a few minutes, perhaps you could complete the survey and share what curriculum you have been using. It can help spread the word about Math Mammoth! Homeschool Family Favorites Survey |
6. Just for fun!
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