Curriculum suggestion for a math-challenged daughter?
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Curriculum suggestion for a math-challenged daughter?
I'm new at this. I'll begin homeschooling this coming fall (07) my 6th grade daughter so I'm looking into and researching everything. I'm struggling to find the right curriculum for her. She has always struggled, primarily in problem solving and reasoning. I'm not a math person either. Any suggestions that can help a math-challenged 6th grader and her mom would be greatly appreciated.
"The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
- M. Montessori
Proud non-member of the HSLDA
- M. Montessori
Proud non-member of the HSLDA
I have read some good things about a math book geared toward middle school girls. It was written by a female mathematician/physicist/actor.
Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar
http://www.mathdoesntsuck.com/
Of course there is some debate about using examples from shopping, fasion, cell phone minutes, etc. to stereotypically reach out to girls, but if the regular math books use sports examples that stereotypically reach out to boys, then maybe this is a balance for those girls who don't like math as it is traditionally taught, but who might get excited about examples that they are interested in.
http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2007/ ... suck_d.php
Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar
http://www.mathdoesntsuck.com/
Of course there is some debate about using examples from shopping, fasion, cell phone minutes, etc. to stereotypically reach out to girls, but if the regular math books use sports examples that stereotypically reach out to boys, then maybe this is a balance for those girls who don't like math as it is traditionally taught, but who might get excited about examples that they are interested in.
http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2007/ ... suck_d.php
I really like Saxon, as do our 2 middle school girls. It's a simple approach, no bells/whistles. You can go at a slower pace when they get stuck. I've posted details about it at our family site:
http://www.everygoodpath.net/search/node/saxon
http://www.everygoodpath.net/search/node/saxon
Mark - http://www.everygoodpath.net/ Homeschool ideas
http://www.everygoodbook.com/ Classic Book lists easy to search/sort for history, literature, and reading lesson plans
http://www.everygoodbook.com/ Classic Book lists easy to search/sort for history, literature, and reading lesson plans
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