susan marie

Hi All,

My 8 yo dd loves any kind of math ... she did workbooks for a while
(singapore), loved them at first, then decided they were too easy. She
skipped on to an old 5th grade math book we had from "the early days".
She got about a third of the way through, stopped - too boring, too
easy, waste of time. She asked for and put on her shelf another book -
one of those mega math books that covers everything from arithmetic and
algebra to geometry and statistics (I think she likes knowing it's there
and she could do it if she wants - I don't know if it will ever actually
get used as a text, but it makes a nice reference book. Today we used it
to compare Chinese numbers (Sagwa) to hindu-arabic). But, she wants to
just do fun math for a while, to which I said fine. She likes stuff she
can do with her hands - even with books, she uses all sorts of
manipulatives from around the house - she doesn't want books, and
computer games are a second choice, but we'd like a couple of those
too. So, any thoughts on games, puzzles, computer games, etc. for a kid
who loves math? She understands fractions, decimals, money, the basics
and likes any kind of puzzle. We're going puzzle shopping tomorrow. She
likes to cook, so she gets plenty there, and she loves anything with
patterns, and she likes music, so she gets that (quarter notes, etc.).

So, what are some of the favorites out there? Thanks much!

peace,
Susan

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which
we arrive at that goal."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.


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Betsy

**Today we used it
to compare Chinese numbers (Sagwa) to hindu-arabic). But, she wants to
just do fun math for a while, to which I said fine.**


The book, How Math Works, by Vorderman has a variety of hands-on math
activities. The first one is making a puzzle with the Chinese numerals
from one to ten. The book is recommended for ages 8 and up.

Your library may have this book.

Pam Soroshians two talks on Joyful Math from the HSC conference are
available online and are chockful of ideas. There's a page to order
them somewhere on the hsc site, http://www.hsc.org

Betsy

Gerard Westenberg

So, what are some of the favorites out there?

Well, this isn't a Maths game but a Maths resource that my yougnest two sons like - a book, Math By Kids, published by Pennsylvania Homeschoolers. Kids of all ages have written their own Maths problems, for others to solve. Some are really creative! My youngest two sons like me to read a problem aloud and we try to solve it together. Mostly orally. They also like writing their own Maths problems for dad to solve when he comes home from work...And I like that it is their choice - I bought the book, it sounded interesting, I left it around and read out some problems and they have become keen! ..Leonie W.


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[email protected]

In a message dated 10/7/2003 12:25:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
>>>The fun is in the discovery of new tricks and then sharing them with
each other! <<<<

OR discoverying or inventing a new way to present them. Magic could probably
be broken down into just a few basic moves/illusions. The "magic" is in the
presentation.

I've seen the same gimmick used by two totally different magicians. The first
was a complete groaner--downright embarrassing. The second was stunning and
awe-inspiring.

~Kelly


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