Another Pass~Introductory Psychology

Last week was a very busy week around here with my kiddos, but I wanted to report that my 15 yr old daughter passed the Introductory Psychology CLEP exam on 12-7-11. She learned a great deal from studying for this exam. She used the same materials that her brother used when he studied for it. If anyone is interested, just scroll to find the other post about this exam and what they both used.
My daughter is thrilled to have 3 more college credits earned. Now to figure out what her next test will be....maybe Human Growth and Development? Although we will probably wait until after the Holidays to start studying for it.

Let's Talk MATH

Math~It's one of my favorite subjects and also one that is very important for our kiddos to grasp. Like I explained to my kids, it does not matter what they decide to do later in life, it will involve math. Every job requires math in some form or another. Even if one doesn't work outside the home, math is still required. Balancing a check book, cooking, planning a garden, budgeting your bills. There is no end to the list of why you need to understand math skills.

Have you ever gone to a store or restaurant and have the cashier not count out your change. The question should be have you ever had one to count your change back? Now a days that just doesn't happen. Everyone relies on gadgets, i.e. calculators, cash registers and such to tell them the answer. One of the first things dealing with math, was teaching my kids how to count using money.
Start off simple, with pennies, nickles and quarters then move up to dollars (ones, fives, tens and so forth). My kids know if the cashier gives them back to little or to much. Often times, they know exactly how much their items will cost including taxes, I think teaching kids young about tax rates are also important. It helps them to fully budget their money.

As kids get older their math skills will be more difficult than just counting money. Math as a subject should be one that is thoroughly learned. Below are some sites that we use for math.

Khanacademy Super videos! You can even watch them on your Roku box if you have one.

Aleks Monthly subscription required.

Purplemath

SOSMATH

Several years ago, I found Math Relief. My older kids really learned a great deal from Mr. Firebaugh from watching his DVD's and doing their Algebra work. Here is his website Math Relief to read about his products and for ordering. (I'm not affiliated in any way, just love his style of teaching)

I'm happy to say that all my children excel in math. I hope you find some of the sites listed of value when teaching your kiddos about math.