Hi friends! It's that time of year again where I start thinking "I really should have worked out my curriculum last month but at least it's not August YET." For those who HAVE been procrastinating on your math curriculum though, have no fear! RightStart have released a new coupon code and it expires July 11,… Continue reading RightStart Math Sale & Some Favorites
It's convention season again, which means *sale time*! Due to Covid restrictions, many of the normally in-person homeschool conventions are online again this year, which means Right Start Math's normal convention discount is also available online! (Keep reading - I've included it at the coupon code at the end of this post!). I've written a… Continue reading RightStart Math Convention Time!
I'm now making my way through RightStart Level A for the third time and FINALLY got around to making the Sandpaper Number Cards from the games book! I have found that ALL my children really struggle with getting their numbers around the right way and I've read that kids greatly benefit from tracing the number… Continue reading How to Make Tactile Numbers for RightStart Math
Homeschool friends: Now is a great time to score a new abacus -- and it's a cute one! Also, I thought I'd give you a little snapshot into other things we've been doing over the last little while! Being that it's freezing cold and everything has shut down again, we haven't really been on any field trips, but we've been making fun at home.
It's time to stock up on all your RightStart Math needs! Cyber Monday deals start at 5AM CST (6AM EST), November 30, 2020. This is the best time to get additional manipulatives and books! Read more...
It's been a while since I've given you a looking into our homeschool math curriculum, so I thought I'd give a little update and share a few manipulative swaps that I do. I do love most of the pieces that come standard with the RightStart kit, but there are some things like to swap out. So, here goes!
RightStart Math are giving away their apps this week in celebration of Dr. Cotter's birthday! (Read more)
A few weeks ago I shared a bit about our reading and spelling curriculum, so this week I'm going to share a bit about the math curriculum we use! When it comes to teaching math to preschoolers, there tends to be two main camps: no curriculum (kids learn alongside you as you count things, read books about numbers, jump up and down a certain number of times, etc) and curriculum (following some sort of published guide). (Read More...)
Lately I've been having Manipulative Organization Envy.
Well, to be fair, most days I have homeschool organization envy (my homeschool area is um... chaos). But recently on the RightStart Facebook group, I'd been seeing people using a super duper organized container for all their pieces and well... I decided I needed to try it. I had been using a large Steralite box with all our stuff in it plus a couple extra containers for the cards, but had been taking way too long to find certain pieces in preparation for each lesson.
Good News! Due to the cancelation of in-person Homeschool conventions this year, RightStart is taking their convention pricing online! From May 6 until May 31, 2020, get free shipping and 15% off... (read more)
