Trucks and buses Our next-door neighbor gets on and off a school bus twice a day at the end of the block and it causes great excitement in our house. When we hear the rumble down the street, someone inevitably announces, “There’s Megan’s bus!” Well yesterday, Caitlyn (2), baby Daniel, and I went grocery shopping while Mackenzie was at Joy […]
Problem Solving – One Reason I Love Learning at Home
The following problem came up in Mackenzie’s Singapore Math Challenging Word Problems (1) book today: An orange weighs 4 units. It is 9 units lighter than a pineapple. What is the total weight of the two fruits? I was all prepared to help her draw out the problem and work through the steps but instead she slid off her chair […]
Resourcefulness
Mackenzie had one stroller to use, and didn’t want to leave anyone out. “No problem, Mama. Let me just make a few modifications.” She unhooked the front to make a double-decker seat. Tucked two in the back. Put three under her arm and off she went. [That’s pretty much what I looked like at the grocery store the other day. […]