tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35512668730766535582024-03-19T01:06:54.610-07:00George Family - Montessori At HomeSheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-9729830236132202112018-08-27T20:12:00.002-07:002018-08-27T20:12:48.478-07:00Curriculum For Sale<br />
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Abeka Reader Books - such as those above. $5.00 each<br />
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Also I have the following Abeka Readers:<br />
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Grade 4:<br />
Adventures in Other Lands<br />
Song of the Brook<br />
Flags Unfurled<br />
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Grade 5:<br />
Beyond the Horizon<br />
Adventures in Nature<br />
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Grade 6:<br />
Message of the Mountains<br />
Billy Sunday (book report book)<br />
Adventures in Greatness<br />
Mountain Pathways<br />
Of America II<br />
Voyage of Discovery<br />
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Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication flash cards. $5.00/per set.<br />
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BJU English 4 Teacher's Guide. $15.00<br />
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Also have BJU 6 English And Workbook - $25.00 for the set of 2.<br />
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Language Arts - 7th Grade level - $15.00</div>
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English I - $15.00</div>
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Bible -8th Grade level - $15.00</div>
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Alaska State History (I had a child that wanted to learn about Alaska!) - $5.00</div>
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Each boxed set comes with the log in codes, CDs to download everything on to the computer.</div>
<br />Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-27809957106165246552016-12-30T04:52:00.000-08:002016-12-30T04:53:04.181-08:00Montessori Materials for SALE<br />
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All of the items below are genuine Montessori Materials - made of wood so they are sturdy and have an appealing feel for the child. This appeal is an important part of the whole Montessori experience.</div>
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These items are all just like new. My children knew these were not toys, but tools for important "work" that they would do during our "school time" - so you will find them to look as though they are new! In most cases, I have the original boxes that they came in which will be included.</div>
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Large Fraction Skittles, with wooden stand - Original Paid: $60.00 / Asking Price: $35.00<br />
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The Algebraic Binomial Cube: Original Price Paid: $28.00 / Asking Price: $15.00<br />
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Long Division (sometimes called "Test Tubes Division" or "Racks and Tubes")<br />
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Original Paid $150.00 / Asking Price: $75.00<br />
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Boards pictured to the left, beads and tubes pictured below.<br />
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(Includes skittles and cases as well - not pictured)<br />
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Multiplication Checkerboard: Original Price: $58.00 / Asking Price: $40.00</div>
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Wooden Fraction Circles: Original Price: $54.00 / Asking Price: $35.00<br />
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-40961697359980630492014-06-11T03:42:00.002-07:002014-06-11T03:43:06.236-07:00Favorite ResourcesOnce a child learns to read, you can scarcely keep him from learning... just keep him interested and learning will come with ease!<br />
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We use many resources beyond Montessori in our home school.<br />
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Whether you home educate or not, these are resources we highly recommend.<br />
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<strong><em>Abeka</em> phonics,</strong> language and reading books from Kindergarten through 2nd grade were a joy for us. Also, <em><a href="https://www.hookedonphonics.com/" target="_blank">Hooked on Phonics</a></em> made phonics more interesting for the younger kids.<br />
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<u><strong>Story of the World history</strong></u> series, <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/cms_content?page=1168468&sp=102656&kw=story%20of%20the%20world&mt=b&dv=c&event=PPCSRC&p=1018818&gclid=CjgKEAjw2dqcBRC2q-LXjpfxjnQSJAAeYF5Lg9Nwd9YzpQqvXrUP65IKz6moo6N8ieTSj0UHKA36DfD_BwE" target="_blank">found here</a><br />
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- Interesting for all ages even the young ones! The CDs are priceless as the storyteller is a master at his craft and all the stories are told in an exciting way. History comes alive and is typically the first thing they want to do each day.<br />
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<u><strong>Math U See</strong></u> math curriculum, <a href="http://www.mathusee.com/" target="_blank">found here</a>. <br />
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- It is the first series we've found that is close to Montessori style learning. It has seen us through from addition all the way to Trig and we're still going.<br />
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<strong>Wisdom Booklets, </strong><a href="http://ati.iblp.org/ati/about/curriculum/wisdombooklets/" target="_blank">found here.</a><br />
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- You do have to be a member of ATI to get this curriculum. But you can see examples online. This resource has been invaluable to us. I don't know what we would be doing without it. Children from young ages all the way to adults are challenged by this curriculum as the Bible is the main textbook. God does it better than any of us!<br />
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<strong>Anything Montessori -</strong> too much to explain here, but Montessori is what we have loved the most about learning - particularly the younger ages. Learning comes alive with all Montessori Materials.<br />
Learn more <a href="http://amshq.org/Montessori-Education/Introduction-to-Montessori" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://livingmontessorinow.com/about-montessori/" target="_blank">here</a>. Find materials at a variety of sites, <a href="http://montessori-n-such.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.montessoriprintshop.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to start.<br />
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<strong>History Resources -</strong><br />
We have found that most history curriculum miss the learning and adventure that the history of our world presents. Many are filled with names and dates, but little about the "why" and the "how" it all happened. This tends to make history dry and meaningless. We are blessed to have found many resources that help us truly understand how the world became what it is today - both the good and the bad - by reading real accounts by people who were actually there. The best way to learn history is to read these biographies, autobiographies and the like. Here are just a few we are thrilled with:<br />
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<strong> <u>The War Between the States</u>,</strong> by John J. Dwyer. What a comprehensive, well-illustrated book with dozens of biographical features of politicians, theologians, soldiers, inventors, spies, nurses, musicians, journalists, artists, and many others from that generation. A vivid account of the wartime experience for those on the home front. The amazing story of the savage cold war that occurred after the Confederacy surrendered. Things you don't see in typical school books today.<br />
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More to come.... stay tuned as I will add to the list as I have time!Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-13073461152441936802013-09-15T20:19:00.000-07:002013-09-15T20:19:03.736-07:00<a href="http://keithgeorgefamily.blogspot.com/2013/09/to-train-up-child.html"><span style="color: #3300cc;">To Train Up a Child</span></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have been reading a wonderful book</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Home-Making” </b>and have found such wisdom in it; I thought I’d post a few excerpts here and encourage others to read it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s really about the glory of the Christian home – in all areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> From moms and dads roles, and even to the role of the child and most of all, the great love, joy and sweetness that should fill our homes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Just one of the many areas that I found encouraging (and challenging!) has to do with our children's roles and what God calls each of us to do to shape those roles. If you've ever thought of homeschooling, but felt you were not capable - read this for some encouragement!</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So far as children are concerned, the part of the parent is to train them for life, to send them out of the home ready for whatever duty or mission God may have ready for them. Much more important than any way of teaching or training is the way the parents lead their lives. They may teach the most beautiful things, but if the child does not see these things in the life of them he will not consider them important enough to be adopted in his own life. To quote here the words of another, </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em><strong>"You cannot give your child what you do not possess: you can scarcely help giving your child what you do possess.</strong> If you are a coward you cannot make him brave; if he becomes brave it will be in spite of you. If you are a deceiver you cannot make him truthful; if you are selfish you cannot make him generous; if you are self-willed you cannot make him yielding; if you are passionate you cannot make him temperate and self-controlled. The parent's life flows into the child's life. One angry word from your lips will outweigh a hundred rebukes of anger. One selfish deed, one social deception, will do more to mar than a hundred homilies can do to make."</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We know little about Jesus’ childhood other than one line that tells us that at 12 years old he was subject to His parents and for eighteen years longer he remained in their home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was Jesus!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was over His birth that the angels sang their song: “Glory to God in the highest…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had made all the worlds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had adorned the heavens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Him all the hosts of glory obeyed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet he humbled himself, veiled his glory and dwelt in a lowly home of earth for thirty years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wrought himself with his own hands to help and support the home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He submitted himself to earthly parents and obeyed them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He obeyed them, not by constraint, but cheerfully, all these years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did his part well in the making of that home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So what is the great duty of children in our homes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To obey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although He was the Son of God, he learned obedience to human parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did their will and not his own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had entered upon the affairs of his heavenly Father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was here on earth for the greatest mission of all yet his preparation for that mission was not in any of the fine schools of the world, but in a lowly home; not at the feet of rabbis and philosophers, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">but with his own mother for his teacher</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What an honor does this fact put upon home!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a dignity upon motherhood!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most would not argue that the job of a child is to obey and honor the parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know that God proclaims “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Honor thy father and they mother…”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But nothing proclaims this louder than when Jesus, the Son of God, for thirty years in a lowly home on earth, submitted himself to human parents and obeyed their commands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So does the thought ever arise, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Is it manly – is it womanly – to yield to my parents, to have no will of my own, to do their bidding in all things?” </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Behold Jesus till thirty years of age yielding to the control of his human parents, asking them continually what they would have him to do, referring every question to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was it manly in him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surely then it cannot be unmanly in any son of earthly parents in this world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where shall we learn manliness if not in the life and from the example of Jesus?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is nothing manlier in all Christ’s life than his quiet subjection to his parents in that cottage at Nazareth, though conscious of his divine origin and nature and of his glorious mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is nothing manlier on this earth than a man in the prime of his strength and power showing deference and love to a humble parent and yielding obedience and honor as if he were a little child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And let’s remember who Jesus was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Was there ever any human parent in this world who was really worthy or capable, in this sense, to be his teacher, to guide and control his life?</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was there ever, in any home on earth, such a distance between parents and child as there was in that home at Nazareth?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet this Son of God, with all his wisdom, his knowledge, his grandeur of character, did not hesitate to submit himself to the training of that peasant mother and that peasant father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should any child of this world assert that he is too far advanced, too much superior in knowledge and culture, too wise and intelligent, to submit to the parents God has given him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Christ could be taught and trained by his lowly parents for his glorious mission, where is the true parent who is not worthy to be his own child’s guide and teacher?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So this is the way in which children can do the most to make the home true and happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the part of the parents to guide, to train, to teach, to mold the character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God holds us responsible for this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We must qualify ourselves to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it is the part of the children to accept this guidance, teaching, training and shaping at the parents’ hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When both faithfully do their part in the home life will be a sweet song of love; where either fails there will be discordant life, and the angel of blessing will not leave his benison of peace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This home-life that is depicted is ruled by love; the parental authority is exercised in love;</b> it seeks only the highest good of each child; it asks nothing unreasonable or unjust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it withholds things that a child desires, it is either because it is not able to grant them or because the granting of them would work injury rather than benefit.<o:p></o:p></span><br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx9PhPg_KVBMGw-aP6VgIPzV32hWtI8rxs6hgxi-IEoJetyGypU_QzPdLKdxiJCA60xF6Y2LB5z7xFO0uTjKJVQxCwulEv4rXybaPcRHO-Cz-kqcNZm29GzZwnhqInVIZ4FFb89iboKUr/s1600/CreationMuseum+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx9PhPg_KVBMGw-aP6VgIPzV32hWtI8rxs6hgxi-IEoJetyGypU_QzPdLKdxiJCA60xF6Y2LB5z7xFO0uTjKJVQxCwulEv4rXybaPcRHO-Cz-kqcNZm29GzZwnhqInVIZ4FFb89iboKUr/s320/CreationMuseum+058.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When faced with the fact that Jesus was trained at home, it makes the homeschooling of today less daunting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But more importantly, it creates a more humble thankfulness to have the opportunity… to do what God called me to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To create a home that has so much love in it that the children want to stay much longer than today’s children usually do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To stay under this umbrella of protection while they seek to build their own homes and families!.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only by God’s grace will our family do this!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">May we lean into the Lord as we seek to live a life of love and harmony with our children in spite of our many faults! May we have a home in which we are all growing healthier and happier each day. Where there is never any discord, any wrangling, any angry words or bitter feelings. Where the home life is a harmonious song without one jarring note, day after day. Our home, no matter how humble or plain, may it be the dearest spot on the earth to each member of our family. May it be made so happy a place and so full of love that no matter where one may wander in after years, in any of the ends of the earth, may this home still hold its invisible lines of influence and draw us ever near. Amen.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-46693960515055064382013-09-10T14:26:00.004-07:002013-09-11T06:02:44.451-07:00Montessori Long Division (aka Test Tubes or "Racks and Tubes")Prerequisites for this work include:<br />
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It is advisable to only introduce this material after the child has a full understanding (from the prerequisites) of what is happening in the division process. <br />
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The "racks and tubes" or "test tubes" are materials which build upon previous Montessori materials. After working with <strong><a href="http://www.georgefamilymontessoriathome.blogspot.com/2013/07/montessori-single-digit-division-board.html">single-digit division</a> </strong>this is a good next step to work with a really large number!<br />
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I also presented the <strong>stamp game division</strong> (I'll post about stamp game soon!) before introducing this material.<br />
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Children love to work with large numbers and it's exciting to finish a problem this big!<br />
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1. Write a number (dividend) for the child, such as <strong>3,957,246.</strong><br />
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2. Set up materials as above, with the millions positioned on the left. The child should already know that, in division, we always start with the highest number. <br />
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3. Explain as needed, that, "there are always ten beads in each tube." Count them and show how to skip count by 2's as you take them out.<br />
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4. Now begin setting up the problem with the dividend. In the problem, the dividend is 3,957,246. First, the child will take out "3" of the beads that represent the millions and place them in the corresponding dish.<br />
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5. Continue with the remaining numbers - 9 beads for the hundred-thousands dish, 5 beads for the ten-thousands dish... and so on.<br />
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6. After all the dishes are filled with beads representing the dividend, look at the rest of the problem. Ask the child, "What is the divisor?" (Answer: 3!)<br />
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7. Place three of the skittles (see below) in the place holders.<br />
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8. Remind the child, "Each skittle gets an equal amount." as you take the appropriate amount of beads out of each tube and put them in the bowls. <br />
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9. Take the millions bowl with the millions beads in it, and divide them up among the skittles.<br />
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10. Write the answer on the sheet with the problem written on it. The answer is "1" - each of the skittles get "1" million.<br />
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11. Clear the board by putting the beads you've counted from the bowl back into the tubes and moving the millions slightly over to the left.<br />
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12. Bring forward the hundred thousands and divide the quantity in the bowl in the same manner, writing the partial quotient when finished and clearing the board again.<br />
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13. Bring down the 10's thousands (5) and notice that they cannot be equally divided - there are two left over. (See below)<br />
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14. Take the two that cannot be distributed and put them in the NEXT LOWER CATEGORY BOWL (thousands)<br />
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15. As needed, help the child realize that we can change the 2 ten thousands for 20 1,000s (this should be easy to understand if the child has worked on division with the stamp game!)<br />
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16. Distribute those beads into the board, write the partial answer (9) and clear the board and place it to the left.<br />
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17. Bring down the hundreds beads into the board and notice that you cannot even give one to each skittle. <br />
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18. When there is no sharing possible, write zero on the answer sheet and put the beads into the ten bowl. (below)<br />
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20. When finished, place commas in the right place and review the problem with the child.<br />
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21. If there happens to be a remainder (not equally shared beads in the 1 category), show the child how to write r=(n) on the paper to the right of the quotient. (My child knew how to do this already from her work with the stamp game division.<br />
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Aim of this exercise is to introduce the child to long division!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.</span> </div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izP2dUgTCo4">See This for Another Example</a>Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-63209570015709712352013-07-20T15:32:00.002-07:002013-07-20T15:33:07.439-07:00Workboxes<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">When homeschooling, it doesn't take long to figure out that if we're not </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">organized, our home school feels like a sinking ship!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had done some research on Sue Patrick’s Workbox system (See her website at <a href="http://www.workboxsystem.com/">http://www.workboxsystem.com/</a><span style="font-size: large;">)<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1237768957"></span><span id="goog_1237768958"></span> via some other home schooling blogs and thought they would be just the thing for us.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">So far they are working great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a little more challenging for me than some of the other moms because I use so many Montessori materials rather than worksheets and text books alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I tweaked the system to work for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">It takes some up front planning, but it will be well worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Here’s a snapshot of how we are using the system so far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">I chose to buy some scrapbooking drawers when they were 50% off at Michaels Craft stores. One set for each child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe these can also be found at JoAnne’s Fabrics and possibly at Sam’s Club.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Once I have the work planned on my spreadsheet, I break it down into days and fill up the workboxes with instructions for the children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can open a workbox and see exactly what they need to do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">If they have a card in the workbox that says “WORK WITH MOM”, they know they need to get a “presentation” from me, or work with me to complete the entire assignment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to stagger the “work with mom” boxes so that both children don’t need me at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">In this box, Kailyn has several math problems – addition and multiplication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Subtraction isn’t taught until addition and multiplication are nearly mastered.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knows that she will need to get appropriate Montessori materials to complete the problems she can’t do in her head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She might choose the “Stamp Game” for the addition and the “Checkerboard” for the multiplication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beauty</i> of Montessori materials is that once I’ve given a complete “presentation” of how to do the work, I can then assign follow-up work that the child can work on alone for the rest of the week or even as long as a month, depending on the level of difficulty and the various follow-up assignments available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This makes it easy to fill in the workboxes with follow-up work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">challenge</i> with Montessori materials is just learning all of the best ways to use them and the proper order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I’m not using a set textbook or curriculum that tells me what to do next with a worksheet for everything, it takes a lot more planning and time to educate myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But once I get over the hurdle of proper use, it’s a thing of beauty to fill up the boxes and then watch my children enjoy their work (most of the time), challenge themselves, and problem solve without mom having to tell them every time make a mistake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They typically figure out errors on their own since the materials are self-correcting in most cases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The workboxes also eliminate any wondering how much more they need to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The kids</span> are able to quickly see their progress as they take the number off the workbox and put it inside when they have completed that work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Another benefit is that they seem to find it fun to open the next box and see what is in there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might be a fun follow-up work or something they haven’t done before, or maybe their favorite subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m working on adding some fun craft items in the middle of the day to break things up a bit, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not naturally “crafty”, so this will take some work!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m also considering letting them work in any order they want, rather than in the order the drawers are numbered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That would be the Montessori thing to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I’m not sure how that would go just yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll do some trial runs to see if we can make that work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working in the order they choose might be a great way to keep motivation higher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then they could choose a fun craft, or favorite work, once they have completed their workboxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">We’ll see how this next week goes as I focus on staying flexible and upbeat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter how good the system, I know if I am not excited about the home school day, my children definitely won’t be!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if I do not keep a pleasant demeanor, my children will certainly not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><em>Lord, help me to train up these children in your Word and teach them about all of your wonderful creation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is only by your Grace that I will be able to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amen.</em></span></div>
Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-38133394216805807962013-07-20T15:30:00.002-07:002013-07-20T15:33:20.650-07:00Chore Packs<br />
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Now, I can’t take credit for any of this, the idea was created by the Maxwell Family, see “Managers of their Chores” at www.chorepacks.com <a href="http://www.chorepacks.com/"></a><br />
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I originally heard about this idea from several other homeschooling families and I was impressed with the results they seemed to get. We’ve been using them for nearly 2 years now, and it’s been such a life-altering sucess, I thought it would be worth sharing with other weary moms!<br />
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Here’s how I implemented it in our home: <br />
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First, I came up with a list of items that need to be done around the house. Things that are done daily as well as bigger jobs that might be done only one time per week or month. Then I sorted through the lists to identify which items were appropriate for the ages of my children and which I would need to continue to do myself.<br />
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Second, I made detailed instructions for completing each task or chore. This is a critical step because mom’s idea of a clean room might not be the same as the child’s idea of a clean room. ;-0 These instructions might look something like this:<br />
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o Make bed (a presentation is provided by mom the first few times, on how to do this and how it should look when finished)<br />
o Pick up all unapproved items from floor and shelves (these are items that are not approved by mom to be on the floor or out on shelves)<br />
o Put away clothes, ensuring that all drawers will close properly (no clothes hanging out of half-closed drawers!)<br />
In the beginning, we had a detailed list for everything – even brushing teeth! <br />
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o Wet toothbrush<br />
o Put small amount of paste on brush<br />
o Brush for 2 minutes, until timer goes off<br />
o Rinse mouth<br />
o Dry brush and put away toothpaste<br />
o Rinse the sink out so no toothpaste can be seen<br />
o Wipe counter<br />
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Yes, we needed that much detail in just about everything. This way, everyone has expectations set properly. <br />
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Third, I began to provide “presentations” on how to do each chore properly so the child knows exactly the steps that are needed in order mark that chore as “completed.” It is critical to always check the child’s work after completion! For the first month, we had the detailed steps posted in the appropriate rooms so they could check the list and ensure they didn’t miss any steps.<br />
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Fourth, once the child knows how to complete a chore properly and completely, this chore card can be added to his chore pack without mom’s help. It's a nice little clip-on packet and each chore card can be moved from front to back as the chore is completed. Over time, new chores can be presented and added to the chore packs.<br />
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We started with smaller things, but now my children can clean the bathroom (minus the toilet), clean bedrooms, clean the basement, clean the blinds in various rooms, empty trash cans and sort laundry, unload dishwasher, set table and dust. The kids like knowing exactly what they need to do and seeing their progress as they move cards from front to back in their chore packs. The last card in their pack says “Report to Mom” so that I can see they are finished and/or check their work if one of their chores is a bigger or new job for them.<br />
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No longer do I have to run around telling everyone what to do. I just say, “Grab your chore packs!” and off they go. They get their work done and I get my chores done without interruption. It is such a wonderful thing to spend just 30 minutes to 1 hour on chores and then stand around looking at our clean house and rejoicing in the work we accomplished together. I really don’t know how I ever survived before using these.<br />
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But even more importantly, my children are seeing that they are an important and needed member of the family. And, they are learning life skills they will need to have when they have their own family someday.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. -Proverbs 13:4</span></div>
Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-77388488404695113052013-07-20T15:25:00.001-07:002013-07-20T15:25:34.511-07:00Organized for the Year (original post February)I'm not sure if it was the fact that it is the start of a new year, or if it has something to do with the potential of having another child join our family... but something got into me and I was ready to reorganize and get a fresh start for the homeschool year! Since we homeschool year-round, we don't have a summer off to do planning. Instead, we work 4 weeks on, and 1 week off, all year.<br />
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So last week after returning from Christmas vacation, the kids and I worked diligently on organizing our bedrooms and then the homeschool rooms. I'm so pleased with the outcome!<br />
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The best part is, since the kids were so involved in it all, they have done a great job of leaving the homeschool room clean at the end of each day. It's such a joy to have a nice work space.<br />
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This is the extra bedroom that has been acting as our primary homeschooling room since we moved to MO. We've now converted it back into more of an actual bedroom... for guests or possibly for another child to move in. Kailyn kept her flag wall going, however. She works on a flag each day identifying the country and then making the appropriate flag. It's a project she's really enjoyed so we're keeping it until she's done them all. </div>
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This is the desk in the bedroom which we're also leaving in place for now. It's a nice, quiet spot.</div>
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We're fortunate to have this little room that sits off the guest room, it's the perfect homeschool storage room and now we've made it into more of a work area as well. The workboxes are moved in here as well so everything is in one space and the door can be shut as needed. The window lets in just enough light to make it light and bright in the room.</div>
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Geography work is all stored here in baskets that are easy access. They sit on top of low shelves that hold most of our books. We keep a separate basket that contains all of our library books. When homeschooling, just go ahead and buy a ton of bookshelves because you're going to have a whole lot of books!</div>
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Reading books and files are stored on shelves as well. I really didn't have enough shelves of the right sizes, so we decided to turn some of them all sideways so we'd have taller openings. This worked out great.</div>
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More geography work</div>
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Montessori language materials and extra math books are stored on the file cabinet.</div>
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Kailyn helped me finish our home-made Montessori pin maps. We love Montessori methods for geography but the pin maps are so expensive, so we made our own. She couldn't wait to start using them so she sat down to work on Africa as soon as we finished them! <a href="http://www.montessorioutlet.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi" target="_blank">Order maps and labels here</a></div>
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I used actual pins since the kids are old enough to keep from poking themselves. Quilting pins worked well and with a coupon they were very affordable.</div>
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I used boxes from Montessori catalog "Small Hands" which work perfectly for storing the pin labels for every map. I printed a small picture for each one, representing the country for easy identification. We use just one cork board and the kids just put the map on the cork board and remove it for a different one when ready.</div>
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After a day of organizing, we sat back and admired our work and how clean the entire upstairs looked. And then made hot chocolate and sat by the window looking at the nice snow we had that day.</div>
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What kind of organzation have you done to your school room? Would love to hear other homeschooing moms' ideas for making use of every inch of space!</div>
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Healthy Hot Chocolate:<br />
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1 cup raw milk (right from the cow!)<br />
1 heaping tablespoon of raw cocoa<br />
1 t. vanilla<br />
2 t. raw honey<br />
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Mix all ingredients in a pan on low heat. Don't over heat so as not to ruin the healthy enzymes in the raw honey. Stir until well mixed and enjoy!<br />
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<em><strong>Psalm 34:8</strong></em></div>
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<em><strong>Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.</strong></em></div>
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<br />Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-3069028768660513112013-07-15T06:04:00.003-07:002013-07-15T06:04:32.629-07:00Character Training: Self-Control<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">This month our Character Quality that aligns with our Wisdom booklets is <strong>Self-Control</strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The definition we use is</strong>: The ability that self-control is the ability to do what is right instead of following our own desires and passions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Our operational definition is:</strong> <em>“Instant obedience to the initial promptings of God’s Spirit.”<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The word control is derived from the Latin phrase <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">contra rotua</i>, meaning “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">against a roll</i>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the ability and power to resist the natural flow of events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in today’s world, the natural flow of events can look so appealing and so many lies can seem like truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there is only one truth and we must study diligently, God’s Word so that we will be able to distinguish right from wrong and choose the right path.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It even takes self-control to learn to ride - </span><br />
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"Instant obedience to the initial promptings of God’s Spirit." <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">To further study this quality – we found Biblical men and women who demonstrated this character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some my children found included:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also identified some men and women who did not demonstrate this character quality, and then read about the consequences they faced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And on Easter Sunday, what better person to study than Jesus Himself – who showed the ultimate self-control when he willingly went to the cross to die a horrible death because he loved us all so much!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And lastly, we have the operational definition posted in large print at our eating table – it’s THAT important that we learn to put this one into daily practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy (late) Resurrection Day, everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I mentioned the Character Qualities in an earlier post… we teach these using our Wisdom Booklets each day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it might be fun to share a post on the Character Quality we are working on each month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I recommend teaching first <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Attentiveness</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Obedience</i>, I’m starting with a different quality since it is the one we’re learning about this month. (I start with Attentiveness because, if I can’t get my kids’ attention, then I’ll never get their heart!) <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We also relate the Character Quality to many scriptures by identifying people in the Bible who did or did not demonstrate this quality – and then what happened as a result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My son said, “Whoever says the Bible is boring… must not have ever read it!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll say “Amen” to that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s more exciting than anything Hollywood has to offer – and more useful too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #351c75;">We also take time to learn a related hymn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This month it is the hymn: “Open My Eyes That I May See.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We learn the history of the hymn and then we listen to it and sing with the CD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I am not much of a singer so I’m so happy to have this CD with all the hymns on it, which are all related to the Character Qualities!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Calibri;">We also reference our large Character Sketches books which take the learning to a whole new level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each quality is related to animals in nature and stories are told about them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the process of learning about the animal, there is geography and history learnings which come from that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are additional stories of people in the Bible as well and they are written in such a way that it keeps the learning interesting for all ages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve learned so much more about these stories myself, as we read through the Character Sketches books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can find information about the Character Sketches books here: </span><a href="http://store.iblp.org/products/C123/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://store.iblp.org/products/C123/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Then it is my job (mom) to be very ALERT and look for my children demonstrating this quality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could be that D remembers to clear the table after dinner, or K picks up a scrap of paper on the floor and throws it away – anything, big or small.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I immediately say, “Wow, look at how alert you are!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then at night, I am sure to call out all the examples I’ve seen of alertness in front of dad during Bible time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve learned it’s important to praise kids in front of as many people as possible, as that praise multiplies by the number of people that hear it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-61630281176363697822013-07-15T06:01:00.000-07:002013-07-15T06:01:06.139-07:00Character Training!<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One of the reasons we home school our kids, is so we can teach them character as well as academics.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They shared their family “guidelines” with us and we were so amazed by their family’s love for each other that we decided to use their list and tweak it a bit for our family.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This course of study becomes a part of our lives as it weaves through everything we do, all day long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also realize that as we teach these to our children, we ourselves are convicted by God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I might think, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Oh Lord, I don’t want to teach on this topic because it’s painful to see how I’ve failed at this throughout my life.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is teaching Keith and me while we teach our children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I’ll just humble myself and admit this to my kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say that while Mommy is teaching them, God is teaching ME <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">how</i> to teach them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-45093720315622212012013-07-15T04:50:00.003-07:002013-07-23T10:28:56.403-07:00Using the Montessori Peg Board<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Peg Board has many uses, here is the example we worked on this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The purpose is to take a square and make it into a smaller square that is <strong>equivalent</strong> to the larger square. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For this example, we took the number <strong>625</strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First, my son "D" takes the units pegs (units are always identified as the green color, tens are blue and hundreds are red.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this age, he is already well prepared to have the amounts represented by just a color – so there is some abstraction in this work that has come with years of being in the Montessori classroom using these representations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the peg board with the units pegs in a square that is equal to 625.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This process continues until the smallest square possible is built – equivalent to the original square of 625!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From here we can see that 625 is equal to <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">25</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">²</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Working to find the <strong>answer to 25<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">²<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div>
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<strong>Step 2:</strong> Once he has the two rows of the problem both written and shown visually with the beads and tiles, he begins to use the hundreds squares and beads to find and show the answer to the problem.<br />
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25 represented by the 5 bars (light blue bars have five beads on them)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From here he can work through the answers to multiple problems, practicing the steps over and over as well as practicing writing out the problems in his math notation workbook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t know how to do this until Jr. High school, (and even then it was pretty shaky) but perhaps if someone had shown me how all squared numbers actually make a square – I might have found it interesting and concrete enough to try a bit harder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m looking forward to practicing this myself so I can help my daughter prepare for algebra the same way!</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><br />Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-31654458313977563142013-07-15T04:49:00.001-07:002013-07-15T05:23:00.574-07:00Montessori Grammar Symbols<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maria Montessori, knowing that children respond well to shapes and colors, used a system of colored shapes to represent the different parts of speech. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These are taught during the early years in the children’s house – introduced as the 3-D shapes initially.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, in 1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup> grade and beyond, they are introduced again and used in many ways in the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the time the child begins sentence analysis, these are already very familiar and the names of the words are quickly and easily memorized – making grammar study not so intimidating (not to mention not so boring!)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. The <b>Noun</b> is represented by a black triangle. The triangle stands for the pyramid, one of the first human structures, and black is for carbon, believed to be the first mineral discovered by humans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. The <b>Adjective</b> (small dark blue triangle), <b>Article</b> (smaller light blue triangle), and <b>Pronoun</b> (large purple triangle) are part of The Noun Family and so use the triangular shape with different colors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. The <b>Verb</b> is a circle, to represent the shape of the sun which gives life. The red color also symbolizes life (blood). The verb gives life to the sentence. The <b>Adverb</b> is a smaller circle and is often pictured orbiting the verb like a planet; it depends on the verb for existence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. The <b>Conjunction</b> is a small pink bar which represents a link in a chain; the <b>Preposition</b> is a green crescent to symbolize a bridge. It bridges the noun to other words in the sentence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. The <b>Interjection</b> is a gold triangle with a circle on top; it combines the symbols of the noun and the verb together</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this lesson, my daughter is already familiar with Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs and Articles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve just given a lesson on Predicates and now she will practice what she has just learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will take a lot of repetition with various activities – but this is the first step I use with her because it keeps her interest high and her failure rate to a minimum!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Another motivating factor for her is being able to self-correct.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">To add interest, I use cut out words which are color-coded to match the Montessori grammar symbols. I laminate them so they will last. This helps her come up with creative sentences to use for her first attempts at symbolizing sentences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Later, I'll give her a page with sentences and eventually, a whole paragraph from a story or book to symbolize. I may just ask her to start with symbolizing 1 or 2 types of words. My 4th grader can symbolize a paragraph with nouns, verbs, articles, predicates, interjections, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">You don't have to purchase expensive Montessori materials for this, you can simply create your own or get them online and laminate them. I did purchase small template with the "official" shapes so the kids can make their symbolizing more neat - and it's a bit more fun as well!</span></div>
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-84245577766437206922013-07-15T04:47:00.003-07:002013-07-23T10:29:49.107-07:00Montessori Algebraic Pegboard - Square Roots<br />
Here’s my first attempt. I'm starting with something very easy! This example uses some affordable materials that can be repurposed for many different math concepts. In this example, the goal is to help the child understand how to find a square root of a number with two periods.<br />
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<strong>FINDING THE SQUARE ROOT OF 625 ON THE ALGEBRAIC PEGBOARD</strong><br />
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Preparing the board to find the square root of 625... Note that Montessori kids already understand that each color represents a value. Green = units, blue = 10s and red = hundreds<br />
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We put 6 red beads (6 hundreds), 2 blue beads (tens) and 5 green beads (units) in their respective dishes. Starting with the red beads we make a square.<br />
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Below: Building the largest possible square with 100s pegs, 4 X H square. The student will not be able to add another row to the bottom and right sides with the 100s pegs. So they will need to exchange the remaining 100s pegs for 10s, giving 20 more 10s, for a total of 22.<br />
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Below: Building the largest possible rectangles with 10s pegs<br />
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Below: Completing the square of 625 with units pegs. They have now built a complete binomial square. They find the square root by counting the values of the pegs along the bottom or right side. Each of these sides has two 10s and five units. They review that these values can be written as a binomial (20 + 5) or as a monomial (25). <br />
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Below: The square root of 625 is 25 <br />
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We repeat this activity with several numbers between 100 and 9,999 that have square roots without remainders, and then advance to numbers with square roots with remainders.<br />
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If you're thinking, "<i>Well, that was a lot of work when there are many shortcuts that could have been taken</i>." I'd say - you're right. But the purpose behind all Montessori materials is to first be sure the child has a deep understanding of what is happening in an operation, before he is shown any shortcuts. This develops a deeper understanding that will last a lifetime, rather than a memorization of steps that last only until the test on Friday.<br />
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The saying is really true... "To teach is to learn twice." Although, I'm not sure I ever learned the first time, so I'm thrilled to be able to learn it now! Particularly since these materials make it fascinating and fun. I can't count how many times I've said, "OH, so THAT'S why they taught me to do the steps that way in school!"<br />
<br />Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-68179612254646772792013-07-15T04:42:00.002-07:002013-07-15T05:23:00.575-07:00Montessori Sentence Analysis - Lesson 1<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is one of the most basic Montessori Language Lessons on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sentence Analysis.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This material is presented after the child is already familiar with the Montessori shapes that represent the different words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A red circle represents the action and the person or thing is represented by a smaller, black circle, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later, once these concepts are mastered, the child is given the names for each of these words such as ‘verb’ or ‘noun’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are quickly memorized at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m still working with “K” (my daughter) on these but also starting sentence analysis at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I prepare a simple sentence on a strip of paper using a noun and a verb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <strong> </strong></span><strong>“Fred eats cheeseburgers.”<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We can then play around with the words to see that they only sound correct when they are in this order.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a very simple operation, but this will build into large and complex sentence dissection in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I’ll share some of those soon!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From here, she has some follow-up work that includes writing some of her own sentences which use two nouns and a verb.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This operation will build and build into complex sentence analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When complex sentence analysis is started at this age, then when the child is required in 6<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> or 7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> grade to do this type of work it will come easy to her!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The colorful checkerboard materials build upon child's prior knowledge. When children begin with the familiar, there is no reason to panic when learning more challenging concepts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The colors green, blue, and red representing the ones, tens, and hundreds place values are repeated from previous materials to give the child a sense of mastery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The beads are the same colors and represent the same amounts as the bead cabinet found in Montessori preschools and early elementary classrooms.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The multiplicand is placed on the bottom and the multiplier is placed along the side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The child sees that 3x4=12 and exchanges by putting a two bead-bar in the ones place and carrying a one bead to the tens place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My youngest rolls a die to come up with her own problems to solve at this first level of multiplication. Eventually moving up to multipling large numbers - up to the millions!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now her board is ready for her to do some exchanging. We always start with the "units" place so her first exchange comes with those beads in the green square.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If she knows that 3 X 4 = 12, she can simply do the exchange. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If she has not yet memorized this answer, then</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> she can count the beads to come to the answer of "12". (That's the lovely thing about Montessori materials - the teacher doesn't have to correct the child, because the material is self-correcting!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My daughter is still using other materials to learn her multiplication facts, but I've found that there is no need to wait to perform these larger operations, while learning her facts at the same time. It makes it more fun for her as she feels like she's performing "big kid" work - and she is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The checkerboard can be used for bigger, more advanced operations too. These multiple digit divisors use what we call the "magic slide". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay tuned for an example of that once we get there! Here is a good video to help you out in the meantime: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmougAurzOk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmougAurzOk</a></span><br />
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The yellow tape represents Ancient times and the blue tape indicates where the Middle Ages begins. We'll keep adding colors as we move along - and keep adding more historical information as we find it.<br />
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Daddy wasn't thrilled about the new wall decor, but it was fun making it and we're looking forward to adding to it as we learn more.<br />
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We've also been preparing for the homeschoolers art and talent show. This will be our first time and K was hesitant to enter. But she's really done some wonderful work in her art class - that talent gene must have skipped a generation (me) and gone right to her! We're looking forward to the fellowship with other home schooling families, as well as seeing all of the art work the other home schoolers have done this year!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This material is presented after the child has a strong grasp on all of the grammar symbols and has completed work with the Simple Sentence Analysis (Set 1) Montessori materials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first set of materials focuses on simple sentence analysis which is a Red circle (verb) and two black circles for nouns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are then referred to as the subject and the predicate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, when I flip over the red circle, it will say “predicate” on the back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This shows the child the beginnings of sentence analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second set (which I will demonstrate here) has many shapes and arrows which represent various parts of a sentence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are worked through one step at a time and I will admit I’ve had some trouble figuring out the proper order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I need to work by adding one new item at a time – but haven’t found any really good websites that provide me with sentences to work with so I can be sure to move at the right pace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So my 4th grader son and I were a tad confused today as we worked through the example – but we made it through!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish it could be nice and smooth – but then, I’m not a trained Montessori teacher... only wish I was!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is our attempt this morning of a more complex sentence analysis. Since he has already worked through several applications of this with a trained AMI teacher, he was able to pick up right where he left off fairly well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sentence we used is below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We always start with the most important question – the <em>action</em> in the sentence.<o:p></o:p></span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Who did the action?</b> “The donkeys” (This noun is also the subject.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The child tears out “The donkeys” and puts them on the circle to represent a noun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(In the picture, my son put the blue triangle under the donkeys because it also stated that they were “shy” which is an adjective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blue triangle represents an adjective.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are many parts and many possibilities for sentence analysis with the Montessori language materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They make grammar more fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I am still learning how to use the many moving parts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you’re interested in finding some of these materials, there are a few websites who will sell you a PDF document that you can print, laminate and cut out the shapes and information to get you started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you can find several places online who will sell the wooden pieces as I have purchased here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shop around, you’ll find some prices are much lower than others!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all Montessori materials have to be expensive, although many of them are so it’s good to get creative and save some money by making them yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For my son, who doesn’t like to write, this keeps him interested enough to complete the work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And because he is doing the work hands-on, he really does remember it well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is a website which has some pretty good instructions on many Montessori subjects, including this language example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is the website:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we started with a quick review of the three types of triangles and she quickly remembered and matched them up. Then I showed her a quick lesson a few days ago on angles - Right Angles, Acute Angles and Obtuse angles. She used the Montessori materials to make and measure angles and label them. She then transferred this work into her Geometry notebook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I thought we were ready to go a step farther. I took out the Geometric Sticks material. (<em>This is very expensive material to purchase, although if you have the means, it's great because it is made of wooden sticks which are wonderful to work with and children love to handle them.)</em> Price kept me from purchasing the real thing. Instead I made some out of cardstock paper and laminated them. I purchased a cork board and some pins similar to the montessori board. I used online sites to help ensure I had the sizes and colors correct (they DO matter!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">There are many advantages to teaching geometry at a young age. These concepts will not be overwhelming to her when she starts needing them for more complex math or when she takes her first Jr. High geometry class. And, geometry at this age, using these materials, is a lot of fun. (For mom too!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once she I feel she has the types of triangles mastered, we will be able to play the "detective adjective" game (another Montessori work). I'll be sure to post that when we get there!</span></div>
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We happened upon these books last year and my son has read all four in the set and is anxiously awaiting the next four (soon to come this year at last check!) We both loved them. And I thought, <strong>“What a breath of fresh air!!”</strong> <em>Thank you Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley!</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.wrightontimebooks.com/" target="_blank">Wright on Time</a> is a series of books written by a homeschooling family for homeschooling families. The Wright family consists of dad, mom, daughter Nadia – age 11, son Aiden – age 7, and we can’t forget Prince Pumpkin III, their 50 year old turtle. The family is doing exactly what many homeschooling families dream of – traveling around the country, state-by-state, in an RV.<br />
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Each book is set in a different state with a different fun and educational theme. It’s like taking your child on a wonderous road trip across the USA powered by the imagination! You can pick up any book in the series and enjoy it fully without having read others in the series. Of course, if you want to know the complete story of the Wright family’s adventures, you are going to want to read the other books! <em>~ from www.wrightontimebooks.com</em></blockquote>
The author began the adventure in their native southwest as the family journeys through Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and South Dakota. The next few stops are Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Tennessee.<br />
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We're so excited about the next set - the only hard part is waiting. Particularly since the next set includes our old home- Minnesota! What fun.<br />
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Even if you don't home school, your kids will likely love these books.Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-67003348522216544962013-07-14T05:04:00.000-07:002013-07-23T10:26:58.370-07:00Montessori Fractions - FInding EquivalentsWhile my 3rd grader is still focusing on multiplication at this age, but there is no reason to wait on starting other concepts. Just starting another textbook would not be beneficial (at least not for her) at this stage. However, Montessori "work" makes it very beneficial to and it's easy to overlap. It also provides some fun in between all that having to memorize multiplication tables!<br />
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So, while still working on multiplication, I've added to her list multiplication of fractions with whole numbers. (See past posting for details on that.) And now we've added another set of work with fractions.<br />
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I created a list of fractions in columns and, using the Montessori fraction circles, have asked her to find equivalent fractions using these circles. After a short demonstration from me, she is able to do this work herself. She usually does a few each day, until she's finished the sheet of fractions. At first, I observe her to ensure she is doing it correctly. Once she has the hang of it, she can do this work herself and the materials make it self-correcting.<br />
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Here is a quick demonstration.<br />
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First, I made a sheet with 2 columns and listed several fractions. (I drew in the lines between the numbers to make fractions once I printed this document.)<br />
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Next, we took out our box of Montessori Fraction Circles (a must for any homeschooling Montessori mom) and I demonstrated how do to this.<br />
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Using the first example - I took out 1/2 circle. I laid it on a surface where it was easy to see.<br />
Then I started randomly pulling out other size fractions to see which would fit in to the 1/2 circle EVENLY. I made sure she understood that we couldn't take different sized fractions to make them all fit. They all had to be the same.<br />
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Finally, we "found" that 2 of the 1/4 fractions would fit perfectly into the 1/2 circle we had. So I then wrote in an = sign and showed her that 1/2 is 'equal' to two quarters (2/4). I reminded her that equivalent means equal to.<br />
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I then asked her if any other circles might fit into this 1/2. We put away the 2/4 fractions and started looking for more. Finally, she found that if we took 4 of the 1/8 fractions they would also equal 1/2. She continues searching for more possibilities until no more can be found with her circles. <br />
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She records all of her work on the sheet I gave her. Later on, I ask her to look for patterns which many times help to see how she will later to more complex work with fractions.<br />
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Typically this concept would not be taught until later years in school. However, by doing this now, she is building a firm foundation for what is to come. Fraction equivalents does not need to be confusing at all when done this way.<br />
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Much of Montessori works this way. For example, my son is currently taking what is normally considered middle school-level Geometry. However, the first several lessons were very easy for him because he had been learning Geometry concepts since Kindergarten - using Montessori materials. So the names of many shapes and angles were very familiar rather than new and intimidating for him.<br />
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The fraction circles have so many possibilities for learning, they are worth the cost since they can be used for many years, at many levels.<br />
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You can also take this work right into the kitchen and have her help you double a recipe or cut a recipe in half. This puts the "why" behind the "what" in how she can use it in every day life.<br />
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-13147088433702807032013-07-14T05:03:00.001-07:002013-07-15T05:23:24.961-07:00Making a Salt MapWe just finished a 2 year chronological study of the Ancient Times (we use the Story of the World for History). So rather than just jumping to the Middle Ages, a review of all the things we learned seemed in order. After we finished up our wall timeline, we decided to so a salt map of the Roman Empire just before it fell. We discussed why it fell (morals and evil had taken over and down it went!)... and then we made our map.<br />
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You can do salt maps for just about any region - here are the steps!<br />
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Step 1: Turn the map over and use a pencil to color the back side of the map.<br />
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Step 6: Allow your map to dry for several hours or sit it in the sun or even the oven to make it quicker. (Watch the oven carefully... you are baking cardboard afterall!)<br />
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-48894420167451967102013-07-14T04:57:00.000-07:002013-07-23T10:26:58.368-07:00Montessori Single-Digit Division Board<br />
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Using Montessori materials for math is our favorite past time. In fact, just using the Checkerboard for multiplication (see my earlier post on that) to solve just one large-number problem, is the equivalent of the child performing a whole page of hand-written multiplication problems! But a whole lot more engaging than a sheet of paper with 100 problems on it. This is why we like to work with large numbers. Large numbers are very appealing to most children. They feel they've really accomplished something when they solve a problem such as: 3 X 63,575.<br />
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However, when starting out in division, I begin with the single board and single digits. Although Kailyn hasn't committed all of her multiplication facts to memory (that will come with time) she does have a deep understanding of multiplication. So it seemed we are ready for a new challenge. Here is our first presentation on division using the Montessori Division Board. From here, we can move to double digits and even very large numbers - up to the millions. I'll post on that when we get there!<br />
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<li> Carry the material to a table or floor area and set up as shown below. We use a clipboard under her paper as she likes to work on the floor.
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<li> I write out a problem such as this: 12 ÷ 3 =
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<li> Count out twelve beads into the green bowl.</li>
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<li> Place three skittles in the first three spots at the top of the board. Explain that each skittle represents one person.
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<li> Using the beads from the green bowl, place one bead under each skittle in the first row. Kailyn likes to pretend she's handing out bowls of ice cream to each "person." "One for you, one for you, etc."
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<li> Continue until all twelve beads have been placed on the board.
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<li> Ask the child how many beads each person (skittle) has. Write the answer on the paper. </li>
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After her first presentaiton from me, I observed her solving a problem. Now, she can select from a list of problems I've created and do the work on her own each day. The next presentation I wil give her is on how to handle "remainders". Then, we'll go to double digits and eventually larger numbers using the "Racks and Tubes".<br />
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Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3551266873076653558.post-17929861456619448332013-07-14T04:51:00.001-07:002013-07-23T10:26:58.359-07:00Montessori Fractions - Beginning through Basic OperationsOne of the first activities when teaching Fractions with Montessori materials, is to have the child explore and eventually label the fraction circles. I use the red fraction circles in the green frames for this.<br />
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I make my on labels on small papers that have fractions written on them: 1, 1/2, 1/2, 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 and so on. These can probably be found online in a search, and you could print them.<br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">PRESENTATION 1 (Age 4-6 typically)</span></strong><br />
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<li>Have the child bring over the first tray of fractions (1-5).</li>
<li>Tell the child that a fraction is a dividing of a whole into equal parts.</li>
<li>Take out the first circle and place it in front on the tray.</li>
<li>Take our 1/2 and place it in front of the tray.</li>
<li>Take out 1/3 and place it in front of the tray.</li>
<li>Show the child how to carefully replace each one back into it's spot.</li>
<li>Once the child is comfortable with the first tray, have the child replace it and take out the second tray (6-10)</li>
<li>Have the child explore this tray as with the first tray.</li>
<li>Once the child is familiar with the second tray, use the two trays together</li>
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<li>Have the child bring over the first tray of fractions.</li>
<li>Take out the whole circle.</li>
<li>Tell the child: "This is a whole"</li>
<li>Place the whole in front of the tray.</li>
<li>Take out one of the group of 2 and say,m "This is a 1/2".</li>
<li>Place it in front of the tray.</li>
<li>Repeat this way up to the group of 5.</li>
<li>You can continue this with the second tray. Some children may already have a grasp on this so it will go quickly, just depending on what age you've started them.</li>
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<li>When the child knows the names, begin with the two trays.</li>
<li>Point to a few fractions and ask the child what it is. This will serve as your confirmation that the child knows the names.</li>
<li>Tell the child taht you will show him how to write fractions.</li>
<li>Point to the group of 2. Ask the hcild how many pieces there are. (2)</li>
<li>Say, "Yes, there are two pieces, so I will write a 2."</li>
<li>Take one 1/2 and place it in front of the tray.</li>
<li>Ask the child how many pieces are here. (One 1/2)</li>
<li>Say, "There is one."</li>
<li>Place a line over it and write 1 over the 2.</li>
<li>Replace the 1/2 back onto the tray. </li>
<li>Repeat this way for all of the fractions.</li>
<li>You can remind the child that we place how many piees are all together under the line and the piece we have taken out goes over the line.</li>
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Labeling <a href="http://www.amonco.org/FractionCircle1.pdf" target="_blank">Get Fraction Circle Labels here</a><br />
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<li>Once the above has been practiced (sometimes many times - depending on the child) you can begin labeling.</li>
<li>Take out all the labels and place them in their corresponding piles in front of the fraction circles.</li>
<li>Have the child label each part of each fraction reading each leabel as he does.</li>
<li>Some children go through this very quickly. Others like to do this activity over and over again!</li>
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">PRESENTATION 3: Operations</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">Addition with the same denominator</span></strong> (I start this as soon as my child has learned addition)<br />
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<li>Have the child bring out the two trays.</li>
<li>Write two fractions (with the same denominator) as shown:</li>
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2/6 + 3/6 =</div>
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<li>Show the child that we first take out 1/6 two times (2/6)</li>
<li>Place these in front of the tray.</li>
<li>Then take out 1/6 three times (3/6)</li>
<li>Have the child count how many 1/6 there are (5)</li>
<li>Show the child how to write the answer as shown:</li>
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2/6 + 3/6 = 5/6</div>
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<li>Read the whole equation with the child.</li>
<li>Write another addition problem and have the child do it.</li>
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This is work the child can continue to do on his own, if you supply the equations!<br />
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<li>Write a subtraction equation on the paper. (4/8 - 1/8=)</li>
<li>Create 4/8 and place it in front of the tray.</li>
<li>Point to the 1/8 and tell the child, "I will now take away 1/8"</li>
<li>Move 1/8 from the 4/8 and move it off to the side.</li>
<li>Ask the child to count how many 8ths are left. (3/8)</li>
<li>Have the child write the answer.</li>
<li>Repeat a few times!</li>
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Younger children like to do this work over and over. I started at 1st grade. Older children will quickly see the pattern and may want to move on without using the materials. Keep them using the materials as long as you can - this will increase their deeper understanding.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">Multiplication by a whole number</span></strong><br />
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<li>Have the child bring over the two trays of fractions.</li>
<li>Write a multiplication equation on the paper: 2/8 X 3 =</li>
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<li>Tell the child, "We will take 2/8 3 times."</li>
<li>Take 2/8 one time, two times, three times.</li>
<li>Push them all together and have the child count the number of 8ths.</li>
<li>Show the child how to write the answer.</li>
<li>Do a few with the child.</li>
<li>When he understands, he can use the equations written on cards and complete problems on his own.</li>
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I had one child that had mastered this by 1st grade. I have a 3rd grader that is mastering it pretty quickly now. Currently, she can multiply but does not have multiplication facts all memorized. With Montessori materials, in this case, I may start showing her division soon because Montessori materials make it VERY easy to move forward with new concepts since everything is quite visual. I'll teach her division of WHOLE numbers first and then teach divison of fractions.<br />
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I'll post more on fractions soon!Sheri Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581967302342863532noreply@blogger.com0