Jo - Sunday, October 12, 2008, 12:12 pm
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Categories: Math
I am writing this blog because my son has been frustrated between simplifying fractions and comparing fractions with uncommon denominators. What is a fraction? Answer: A fraction is a number that names part of a whole or group. Money (the real kind) and candy (especially after Halloween) are great manipulatives for teaching fractions Coolmath4kids.com: What […]
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Jo - Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 1:26 am
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Categories: Holidays, Homeschooling, Lesson Plans, Writing
Usually l let children choose the setting, characters, and the “who, what, where, why, and when” before they begin a creative story. However, this time I decided to try something different—I chose the prewriting “set-up” for the story, but I used a couple of stickers in place of words. The result was an instant hit! […]
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