Sum Rummy

RightStart Math has done it again with this great game! Sum Rummy is from the RightStart Math Games for Math book. This book is full of card games that teach and review important math skills in a fun and engaging way (just listen to Emmie's giggles in the video below and you'll see what I mean!). This game can be played with RightStart Math's basic set of number cards or with a regular deck of cards.




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Making Clean-Up Time Educational

OK, there's nothing Earth shattering about this post. It's just a mom cleaning up Jenga blocks with her son but when those blocks have words on them, clean-up time can become educational:




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Fractions & Percent War

Hard to believe the year is almost 1/3 over! Just last month is was only 25% of the way through. Now, ask your elementary school student which of those values is greater. Will they know? They will if you play Fractions/Percent War with them!

Fractions/Percent War is a simple card game of war using cards that have various fractions and percentage values on them. You can make a deck yourself using some index cards or you can buy a sturdy, laminated deck from RightStart Math. The great thing about this deck is that you can use the cards for many other games (check out the RightStart Math Games book for tons of great math games).

Here's a quick popcorn-eating-filled video of my 10-year old son, Westin, & I playing a "friendly" game of Fractions/Percentage War (which I won, by the way;):


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Telling Time to the Hour: Matching Game

Our little kindergartner is starting to learn how to tell time and I'm using the same elementary math curriculum (RightStart Math) with him that I've used with his oldest sister, who is a senior in college, and his 6 other siblings!

Here's a quick video showing how we use a simple matching game to work on time-telling skills and here's a  link to the Level A math book on the RightStart Math website. (This is an affiliate link, meaning that if you make a purchase through this link, I will receive a commission for the referral. I love RightStart Math and am excited to represent them in this way!)

Taking Your Homeschool Outside

It's springtime!!! Can I hear an amen??

I don't know about you but my senses are overwhelmed in the bestest of ways by the sights, sounds, and smells of spring. So the last thing I want to do it stay cooped up all morning while the flowers are busy blooming and the birds are singing & I know my kiddos feel the same way!

My last post was on how to get them moving inside but when the weather doesn't confine you to 4 walls, take your home school outside. You and your children will be better for it:

Adding Activity to Your School Day

OK, so this isn't earth shattering or life-changing but it is a competitive way to get your kiddos moving during your school day. Little ones need some breaks throughout the day so they can refocus. Watch this video and then try this idea (or use it as a brainstorming spring board) to get your children up and moving. You'll find that they will come back to their work with new energy and focus and who knows, you all might have a little more fun in your day, too;)

(P.S. The reading book I briefly show in this video is "How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. I have used this program with great success with all 8 of my children so I highly recommend it. You can probably check it out from the library, as I have in the past but you can also buy it here.)

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RightStart Math Balance

This amazing tool from RightStart Math makes balancing equations come to life! Watch the video to see how to use it for addition equations and use then use this link to get your math balance if you think you'll find it useful. (Keep in mind that I make a percentage off sales made through this link but I only promote RightStart Math products because I love them and have been using them for over a decade!)

I'll try to post a couple more videos soon showing how to use the math balance for multiplication and more but for now, watch how easy it is to use for addition: