Times Alive!

Until the 2011 school year started both of my boys had been doing five days worth of living math lessons. I loved our time with it. This year, however, I decided to put them into Teaching Textbooks. One of the things I used during our lovely Living Math Lessons was a programme called Times Alive!
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K5 Learning

To be honest, when I was approached about writing a review for K5 Learning, I was going to pass. We just haven’t liked any online sites that we have tried. I decided it was only fair to give it a quick look before saying no, and my five-year-old was immediately drawn into the site. I
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Teaching Textbooks

For the past few years we haven’t used a math curriculum of any sort. Yes, you read that right. For several years we’d been “free flying” as I call it, learning math through games, hands on applications, & stories. We had a grand time of it, and both of my children had a firm foundation
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CalcuLadder: Turning Finger Counters into Number Crunchers

We’ve tried many computer and online math drill programs.  We’ve even used flashcards. But we often return to the first formal drill program we bought years ago: Calculadder by Dr. Myers.  It’s quick, simple, very effective, and can be used for all the children in a family. Each drill page has a number of problems,
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Grocery Cart Math

Grocery Cart Math by Jaye Hansen has been a fun addition to my son’s math schedule.  Many of you know that our family typically spends only three days per week in the math textbook.  The other two days of math are spent doing “other things” like games, logic, problem solving, math projects and more.  (You
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Math On the Level

Math On The Level is a pre-K through pre-Algebra math program designed to accommodate families teaching multiple children of various ages.  It is a relatively new curriculum on the home-schooling scene.  The authors, Carlita and John Boyles, developed this wonderful math curriculum as they home-taught their own children.  With advanced degrees in several Education fields
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