Back to School

Winter break is over and school is back in full swing. I love coming back from a long break. I find myself more motivated to teach again and Rebecca more willing to learn. The other thing I love is starting new curriculum. I tend to purchase a new workbook or 2 (or7 in the case of this break) during our breaks. They excite and re-motivate me. The books arrive days before the break ends, so it's like starting fresh. I have several books I'm still waiting on, but did receive all the new math I wanted to try.

Rebecca struggles in math. She has very weak working memory and rapid recall therefore learning math facts is difficult, not to mention frustrating. Imagine being in 5th grade and still learning addition and subtraction. We've had success with Times Tales for multiplication, but division is like another language. So, for the rest of this year, I've decided to give Rebecca a rest from the facts. I've given her a calculator and we are moving on.

Math Mammoth is what we are working out of and even though we have the general 5th grade workbook, I've decided to break things down a bit. We will be working on decimals, fractions, measuring and geometry. I really like Math Mammoth! It really breaks down each area and offers lots of practice before moving on. Now comes the hard part - deciding which book to start with...