We are trying to figure out a math curriculum to use with our 11 yos w/ ADD. He's at about a 3rd grade level in math. We've tried Saxon, BJU, Abeka, Lifepacs. Nothing seems to work. He tends to balk whenever it comes to math. Makes for much frustration for mom. Can anyone give me some suggestions on math curriculum for me to look at? Right now we are just working on simple basic facts for the summer but do need to find something to do come September. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Have you looked at Math U See? or Time4Learning. . . Time4Learning is on the computer which can be very good for those types of students. I don't know enough to know if you can purchase components rather than the whole curriculum but I'd check. Along those lines try some math fun sites this summer. That might help get him interested or at least not hate it.
My ADD 11 yr old uses Marh~U~See & it has worked for her. Combination of visuals & hands on if you have a learner in one of these styles.
I don't have a whole lot to add, except that I do know that most children with ADD are kinesthetic/visual learners - just kind of goes with it all. Hands-on materials and even computer games are good for this. Try things like... flash cards and instead of saying the answer he claps it or jumps it. Try writing out math problems with sidewalk chalk outside. (I'm all about the sidewalk chalk. LOL) Even a chalk or dry erase board might be more interesting than a workbook for him. I would do more oral drills than written ones. Let him jump on the trampoline while you call out multiplication facts or something similar. (Jumping rope?) Anyway, just some ideas off of the top of my head. (My middle one, who is only 4 right now, is a very kinesthetic-visual learner and almost nothing in audio. SO I've been thinking on how to do different subjects in these ways lately is all; it's at the front of my brain. LOL) Hope all that helps spark something for you, and good luck! (LOL)
Math u see was my first thought. You could also look into Shiller http://www.shillermath.com/sm/home.php?src=index.htm
Just throwing our favourite out there, http://www.mathmammoth.com/. It's around 40 dollars for a download full of reosurces. The author's other site, http://www.homeschoolmath.net/ has a lot of great resource links and also a blog. You could send her an email and ask her advice. She's always friendly and eager to help out.
I would check out Kitchen Table Math from www.artofproblemsolving.com. Lots of hands on activities to learn concepts from basic operations through manipulating fractions.
Hi, I also have a 3rd grader and he has the same problem. For me this was the first time I had any problems. I tried so many math curriculums that I got dizzy. I have always used Saxon so I went back to Saxon and modified it for him. We do not do timed tests everyday, instead we do flash cards for 5 minutes, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Once a week we do a timed test. We do either odd or even problems. I try to keep the lessons to about 15 minutes even if we have to revisit math a couple times a day. I also print a lot of extra worksheets from edhelper, that support what we are doing or if he is have a specific problem. We still use the Saxon manipulatives because he enjoys making shapes and designs using the colored tiles. It is working out better, even if it isn't perfect. Right now he is in math 5/4 and should be finished with it by this October. Good Luck! I sure hope you find something that works. HTML: [html] [/html]
Thank you all for posting those links. Our daughter does not grasp math like our son does in some area, in other area's she shicks the heck out of me. I checked out the sites, and learned what the Fibracca sequence is. Math was my favorite, but maybe I've forgotten some things over the years. Dan
