Need recommendations

[houseelf]

Whoever mentioned the Starfall site for reading deserves my deepest gratitude. DD is a reading machine. I'm turning to you guys again for your best suggestions.

I'm looking for the best resource/web site to teach DD mathfacts. I worked with DS using old school methods: drills and flashcards. It was painful for both of us. I did purchase a board game (Mad Math), a floor mat game, and Hooked on Math. However, at the end of the day nothing worked better than old school flash cards and timed drills. I'm hoping for something a bit less painful. Thoughts, suggestions?

Kelly

[Pollyanna]

I forget how old you dd is. My method is not very impressive and it varies a bit from child to child but mostly I try to build math facts into our day. So a child that likes cooking I will ask, "hmm, can you help me, the recipe says I need 2/3 cup of flour but I want to double it so how much flour will I need?" For the sports oriented child I will have them add up two touch downs a PAT, and a safety. You know, stuff like that. I realize this may not get them all the basic math facts down but it allows them to think mathematically. I figure they do enough of the math fact, time tests at school. I will be interested to see if someone has good web site recs, etc.

[Phoebe]

www.touchmath.com is a recommendation for you to use to teach DD. Both of my girls were first taught this way and learned quickly.

[DCJenn]

Have you ever seen the book called One is a Snail? It takes groups of 'things' and add/multiplies them - for example five is one snail and one dog (one foot plus four feet) 40 is ten dogs OR five spiders. (or insects- whichever one has 8 legs). It's really cute and it was a catylist for lots of conversations about how things all add up.


Jenn

[Vanquisher]

http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm

I am going to look at these too, but here is a place to start.