When students are in the grammar stage of learning, picture books and reading aloud take center stage. According to the classical tradition, students in the grammar stage are repetitive creatures. They love to read the same books over and over and often end up memorizing large chunks of information. Through repetition, these children easily memorize […]
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First, let’s define some terms. What is supplementary? In mathematics, the term supplementary refers to the pair of angles that form a line. The sum of their angle measures is 180 degrees. Obviously, when we say ‘supplementary math’, we aren’t referring to angles. Rather, we are alluding to the need to supplement a main math
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On the heels of our post exploring the definition of ‘curriculum’. I thought that it would be beneficial to briefly address one of the most common mistakes that we make when choosing a specific program for our math students. First of all, we all choose to teach our children elementary arithmetic. That’s the official curriculum.
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What is Curriculum? When I was in college, I had a professor who was very adamant about the fact that curriculum is not a book. She would go around the room asking us to explain the curriculum for geometry or pre algebra. Then, she would get hysterical if we mentioned a specific book in our
Math Lessons for a Living Education is designed and marketed to Charlotte Mason educators. What does that mean? Basically, MLLE is designed to be an entertaining way to teach mathematic concepts to your children. Charlotte Mason education tends to emphasize story telling and using what are called “living” books. This math curriculum’s goal is to
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