Free and Low Cost “Whole”istic Learning Opportunities: Math

To build math skills, we try to be as "whole"istic as possible!

Curriculum we use:
Kindergarten
Math Mammoth Grades 1-7/8
Times Tales DVD
Jacobs Algebra, Geometry, & Algebra II with AskDrCallahan DVD's

Fun with Math: 
~Help make budgets for birthday parties, household expenses, vacations, room remodels, eating out (figure tip), and special activities
~Balance checking account and write checks
~Build together and plan out with measurements together
~Learn about banking, credit cards, and investments (follow stock market and “purchase” stock)
~Use beans, buttons, or anything in a large quantity for counters
~Make a geo-board with square wood and nails in a grid pattern
~Use real money when teaching money
~Play games the use money and logic
~Use dominoes, dice and playing cards for math facts
~Use a ruler as a number line
~Double, triple, or half recipes for cooking
~Compare measurements with kitchen measuring cups and spoons and water
~Build tangram
~Help cut pies and cakes and pizzas to consider fractions
~Jump rope or play hide and seek for math facts (skip count too)
~Make up math stories for one another to solve
~Play suduko puzzles
~Online games
~Invest in pulleys, a scale, a stopwatch, a catapult, an abacus, puzzles, tangrams, tarps, canvas, and pvc pipe
~Use a calender, thermometer, compass, watch, clock, and a timer
~Play with lots of math manipulates

What kind of "whole"istic learning have you enjoyed? Check out the rest of our Whole"-istic Learning Series!

Wishing you homeschool blessings,