Almost Unschooling Grama

  Joke of the Day Good News!  Homeschooling Just Crossed the Tipping Point https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/homeschooling-just-crossed-the-tipping-point/ I remember making these when I was a kid. Fascinating fun! https://leftbraincraftbrain.com/milk-carton-crayon-ice-candles/ Trashket Ball is always a hit! https://thecozycraftyclassroom.blogspot.com/2019/04/word-problems-in-math-best-game-ever.html Thought for the day: I'm reading War Room by Chris Fabry and The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn.

This is my grandson's word problem box.  One of my biggest math book pet peeves is that kids are given a set of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems, but the problems on the page or on the worksheet are all the same type. They almost never need to figure out what kind of computation they need to make.  So, I cut up the books or worksheets and place them inside the box and have my kids pick out 2 random problems to solve a day. I have them circle all the numbers and underline the question. I also encourage them to draw a picture of the problem if they aren't sure of what operation they should use.  If they still need help deciding I have them highlight  any clue words from a chart like the one found here  https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/clue-words-chart-11156394    At first, most kids need you to walk through the entire process, but if you are consistent with the 2 problems a day rule, they will pick it up quickly.