He’s such a wonderful person, along with his wife, Lady Di, and son, Radius. His friends can’t be beat either -King Arthur, Geo of Metry, Sym, Sir D’Grees, King Lell, Per, Countess Areana, Vertex, Sir Tangent, Sir Lionel Segment and others.
Living in Camelot under King Arthur, Sir Cumference and his buddies must work through many complications that require mathematical and logical thinking. During visits to such places as the Mountains of Obtuse, Angleland and the Isle of Immeter, people must be rescued, clues must be found and problems must be solved!
The stories are full of action and suspense that have kept my children enthralled time and time again. The author, Cindy Neuschwander, is an absolute genius in the creativity of these books! It’s beyond me how the books not only have a great plot, but teach math concepts within the storyline – and don’t lose any qualities of living literature in the process!
Depending on the book(s) you read, the following concepts are covered:
- Circumference
- Diameter
- Radius
- Pi
- Angles
- Lines
- Measurement
- Perimeter
- Area
- 3-D shapes
- Counting by 10’s, 100’s, 1,000’s
Any child 1st grade and above will enjoy listening to the stories, but older children (4th grade and higher) will most likely grasp the math concepts best. I used to check the books out from the library until I almost wore my card out rechecking them! Now, I’m the proud owner of each and every one. (A CM homeschool can never have enough living literature on the bookshelves, can it?)
-Written by Cindy, an eclectically Charlotte Mason mom of three.
The biggest reason Cindy chose to homeschool was because she loves experiencing life with her children and watching them grow inside and out. She's sure that’s why the Charlotte Mason method first caught her attention. It allows her to be creative in scheduling, rigorous in learning, yet opens the door for plenty of close-knit time, opportunities for her children to explore their interests and offers enough free time for them to be children. She implements many of Charlotte Mason's methods with an eclectic twist of things that work for her family! At Cindy's website, Our Journey Westward, you will find a blog packed with fun learning ideas and a shop full of creative curriculum, including the NaturExplorers studies.
We have really like these books.
There are lessons to go along with these books at
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/sir_cumference.php
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Oh, I’m SO excited to learn about the Homeschool Share lessons!!
Love these books! Just discovered them awhile back when gathering resources for our Middle Ages unit. Thanks for sharing more about them.
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I have been wondering about these books! I came across them on a search. So nice to read a review before buying. Thanks!
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I have a daughter that is a Freshman and I have just pulled her out of public school. Is there any math stories like these that are at her grade level? She struggles with math so this is where I am really hoping to find something that makes since to her.
Any suggestions you might have would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Beverly
Beverly, I’m hoping others will pipe in here, too. I don’t know of any written specifically for high school children. However, the Sir Cumference stories are very good for any age level in my opinion. I just finished reading Sir Cumference and the Knights of the Round Table with a 4th grader and 7th grader as a jump start to a lesson about find the diameter, radius and circumference of a circle.
If your freshman is struggling, maybe these are just the books to add some excitement back into math.
Good luck!
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