Hi everyone.
I have tried soooooo many times with my DD with LM and she just does not like it. I’ve tried making it exciting, ive even had a LM picnic with all of her teds so she thought it was fun but she does not take to it.
She loves LR and is always asking for words but not dots.
I was just wondering what other (formal) ways to teach maths to my daughter who is 22 months. She can count to 20 because of signing time bt I would like to advance her more. I have made a book on fractions and shapes which she likes. I enjoy maths but i don’t know how to teach it to her without me getting frustrated. That’s why I LOVE LM because it is done for me.
Can any one help with ideas on manipulatives or should I start with an abacus at this age? or is she too young?
Help!!!
have you tried TW? or just flashing cards (dot cards) doman style? the flashing has really worked for us.
i also found a fabulous math program by dr. jones math. i actually spoke to him on the phone… a really nice guy. he can assess your little one and let you know more about the program. he really sold me and i just bought it. i don’t have any experience with it yet, but i will keep you posted. if you interested in finding out more about it, here’s the link:
http://www.jonesgeniuses.com/
i think it is going to be a lot of work for me, but i’ve been flashing dot cards forever, so how much harder is it going to be??
good luck! i would give him a call and tell him what’s going on. i bet he could help.
the doc :clown:
I have the same problem with my 2.5 year old son. He turns his head off the screen whenever I try to play LM for him (multiplication stage). I’ve just decided to take a month break from it and then see how he responds. Thinking maybe playing some math games with him for now. Does anyone has any more suggestions?
I have TW except for 7 and 8. I show them everyday for a month and then I take a break and show them again. I have know idea how much she is taking in. She runs around the house counting not in order but likes to count out loud. This is as far as it goes. I have made physical flash cards and she does not want a bar of that either. So I have taken a break from LM for a little while an I will try again.
Its just that I would like to still teach her maths in some formal way that is fun for her. I think the abacus is my next step but im beginning to think it might be a little early.
I was wondering about manipulitives? HAs anybody else had success with this?
I will look further into Jones’ program. I’m just wondering how religious it is?
Kimba
hi kimba 15!
i just had my first “class” with dr. jones. it is a little religious… but nothing i found offensive. when we spoke on the phone, he hinted around at it, but i didn’t take the bait so he dropped it. i think if you can get past this aspect of it, you will really benefit from this program… anyway 
he does work with manipulatives, but this is how he does it (which i think is very cleaver):
he puts numerals with DOTS on the floor (you have to see it as it is hard to explain, as he uses the dots as elements to help the kids learn to write their numbers… so the number 1 has 1 dot on the top which is where you start to make the number, the 2 has 2 dots, etc. i thought it was very clever and had never seen that technique before… where kids are learning quantity, numerals and writing the numerals all at once).
anyway, you put numerals on the floor like a number line and walk forward and BACKWARD (this is a very important concept in dr. jones math) on the floor and count as they count. and whenever you count forward you must ALWAYS count BACKWARD as this really helps with subtraction. another activity you can do with the number cards (or dot cards if you aren’t on numerals yet) is pick 2 cards and ask your child which one is bigger. this is important to include the dots because if you just do numerals, the 0 look physically bigger than the 1, so you have to stress that you are talking about quantity and not size of number.
he also stresses that you must start teaching your child to learn directionality (right and left) because that will help with positive and negative numbers, etc.
my dd and i are really far along with doman, so i’m looking forward to starting this as it is combining numerals and quantity. i’m leaving for a few weeks, but when we get back i’m going to start and will keep you posted!
i think it is worth an email/call to him. he (dr. jones) really does call you back, will talk and answer all your questions and will guide you through the entire program, which was the best thing about the program to me. do you think you could ever talk to pamela?? lol
anyway, good luck!
the doc :clown:
OMG
Doc that’s exactly the way my dad taught us math in the 70’s and 80’s
i’m sending him the link now
looking at the sites was so weired for me lol
karma for the link
Kimba15
my daughter didn’t click with the dots either
i firmly believe it works better with visual learners
manipulatives worked wonders with my daughter
she started Singapore Math at 2.8 years old and has loved every minute of it
now a year later she is starting the first grade program and doing really well
we still use the math dot cards 1 though 20 to help teach quantity
and some times she enjoys placing small stones or bears on top of each dot
we started using LM again after almost a year break
she is older now so i just let her play with it however she likes
we also use it to practice math facts and other things she learns in SM like even and odd numbers etc
i’m just so glad that she enjoys math and thinks it’s really fun
I have not read the link yet but what tatianna says is very very important. You have to have fun with what you are doing and that way you will love it. If your child does not like the dots, try dolls, animals or anything she likes. I bought dot cards form 1 to 100 and maybe it was too late, my grandson was turning 3 years and he never liked it. I am saving them for a second grandson. Nevertheless we usually have a very good time counting things and playing with number flashcards i bought from amazon. He enjoys that. We also like making cookies and he helps me measuring the cup of flour, sugar and the number of eggs i need.
Now I am considering starting a math program and am looking on the Singapore method mentioned by tatianna. I will take a look into this link and maybe it is better to start taking math curriculum seriously.