OT: When you you start teaching kids math?

[UCGal]

One more suggestion… if you haven’t already picked up the Leapfrog videos – my kids loved these and didn’t mind the educational content.
“Math Circus”, “Letter Factory” etc…

Annoying to parents, but the kids liked them, and it helped with a lot of the concepts.

[Coronita]

[quote=afx114]I have a very distinct memory from when I was young where I asked my mom to buy me a cursive writing practice book. You know, the ones with the pages of letters that you used to trace to learn how to write in cursive. This was before I had started school, but I had an older friend who was writing in cursive and I thought it was cool and wanted to be like her and learn how. My mom didn’t buy me the pad, because she said I would be learning it in school when I started in a few months. She told me she was worried that I could “learn incorrectly” if I tried to teach myself or started “too early” — as if learning to write cursive in July is difficult but in September it would be just the right time.

At the time I remember being very disappointed and not understanding why my mom wouldn’t want me to learn something. She always encouraged learning, so I was confused as to why I was not allowed to learn to write in cursive. Looking back now, I sort of understand her concerns, but I still think it was bunk. I doubt delaying my learning of cursive for a few months stunted my education in any way. But I think that if I was in the same situation as a parent I would encourage the curiosity in my children. I don’t have kids (well, for at least another month anyway), but I imagine the child will make it known to you when they are ready to learn. At that point it is on the parent to recognize their curiosity and encourage it. Again, I have no kids, so this is pure speculation based on my own experience as a kid.

Besides, who uses cursive nowadays anyway? Maybe my mom was right all along.[/quote]

Actually, the Montessori schools teach cursive before print.. I thought that was interesting… My kid kinda knows how to write cursive, now…Sort of…

[Coronita]

[quote=afx114]I have a very distinct memory from when I was young where I asked my mom to buy me a cursive writing practice book. You know, the ones with the pages of letters that you used to trace to learn how to write in cursive. This was before I had started school, but I had an older friend who was writing in cursive and I thought it was cool and wanted to be like her and learn how. My mom didn’t buy me the pad, because she said I would be learning it in school when I started in a few months. She told me she was worried that I could “learn incorrectly” if I tried to teach myself or started “too early” — as if learning to write cursive in July is difficult but in September it would be just the right time.

At the time I remember being very disappointed and not understanding why my mom wouldn’t want me to learn something. She always encouraged learning, so I was confused as to why I was not allowed to learn to write in cursive. Looking back now, I sort of understand her concerns, but I still think it was bunk. I doubt delaying my learning of cursive for a few months stunted my education in any way. But I think that if I was in the same situation as a parent I would encourage the curiosity in my children. I don’t have kids (well, for at least another month anyway), but I imagine the child will make it known to you when they are ready to learn. At that point it is on the parent to recognize their curiosity and encourage it. Again, I have no kids, so this is pure speculation based on my own experience as a kid.

Besides, who uses cursive nowadays anyway? Maybe my mom was right all along.[/quote]

Actually, the Montessori schools teach cursive before print.. I thought that was interesting… My kid kinda knows how to write cursive, now…Sort of…

[Coronita]

[quote=afx114]I have a very distinct memory from when I was young where I asked my mom to buy me a cursive writing practice book. You know, the ones with the pages of letters that you used to trace to learn how to write in cursive. This was before I had started school, but I had an older friend who was writing in cursive and I thought it was cool and wanted to be like her and learn how. My mom didn’t buy me the pad, because she said I would be learning it in school when I started in a few months. She told me she was worried that I could “learn incorrectly” if I tried to teach myself or started “too early” — as if learning to write cursive in July is difficult but in September it would be just the right time.

At the time I remember being very disappointed and not understanding why my mom wouldn’t want me to learn something. She always encouraged learning, so I was confused as to why I was not allowed to learn to write in cursive. Looking back now, I sort of understand her concerns, but I still think it was bunk. I doubt delaying my learning of cursive for a few months stunted my education in any way. But I think that if I was in the same situation as a parent I would encourage the curiosity in my children. I don’t have kids (well, for at least another month anyway), but I imagine the child will make it known to you when they are ready to learn. At that point it is on the parent to recognize their curiosity and encourage it. Again, I have no kids, so this is pure speculation based on my own experience as a kid.

Besides, who uses cursive nowadays anyway? Maybe my mom was right all along.[/quote]

Actually, the Montessori schools teach cursive before print.. I thought that was interesting… My kid kinda knows how to write cursive, now…Sort of…

[Coronita]

[quote=afx114]I have a very distinct memory from when I was young where I asked my mom to buy me a cursive writing practice book. You know, the ones with the pages of letters that you used to trace to learn how to write in cursive. This was before I had started school, but I had an older friend who was writing in cursive and I thought it was cool and wanted to be like her and learn how. My mom didn’t buy me the pad, because she said I would be learning it in school when I started in a few months. She told me she was worried that I could “learn incorrectly” if I tried to teach myself or started “too early” — as if learning to write cursive in July is difficult but in September it would be just the right time.

At the time I remember being very disappointed and not understanding why my mom wouldn’t want me to learn something. She always encouraged learning, so I was confused as to why I was not allowed to learn to write in cursive. Looking back now, I sort of understand her concerns, but I still think it was bunk. I doubt delaying my learning of cursive for a few months stunted my education in any way. But I think that if I was in the same situation as a parent I would encourage the curiosity in my children. I don’t have kids (well, for at least another month anyway), but I imagine the child will make it known to you when they are ready to learn. At that point it is on the parent to recognize their curiosity and encourage it. Again, I have no kids, so this is pure speculation based on my own experience as a kid.

Besides, who uses cursive nowadays anyway? Maybe my mom was right all along.[/quote]

Actually, the Montessori schools teach cursive before print.. I thought that was interesting… My kid kinda knows how to write cursive, now…Sort of…

[Coronita]

[quote=afx114]I have a very distinct memory from when I was young where I asked my mom to buy me a cursive writing practice book. You know, the ones with the pages of letters that you used to trace to learn how to write in cursive. This was before I had started school, but I had an older friend who was writing in cursive and I thought it was cool and wanted to be like her and learn how. My mom didn’t buy me the pad, because she said I would be learning it in school when I started in a few months. She told me she was worried that I could “learn incorrectly” if I tried to teach myself or started “too early” — as if learning to write cursive in July is difficult but in September it would be just the right time.

At the time I remember being very disappointed and not understanding why my mom wouldn’t want me to learn something. She always encouraged learning, so I was confused as to why I was not allowed to learn to write in cursive. Looking back now, I sort of understand her concerns, but I still think it was bunk. I doubt delaying my learning of cursive for a few months stunted my education in any way. But I think that if I was in the same situation as a parent I would encourage the curiosity in my children. I don’t have kids (well, for at least another month anyway), but I imagine the child will make it known to you when they are ready to learn. At that point it is on the parent to recognize their curiosity and encourage it. Again, I have no kids, so this is pure speculation based on my own experience as a kid.

Besides, who uses cursive nowadays anyway? Maybe my mom was right all along.[/quote]

Actually, the Montessori schools teach cursive before print.. I thought that was interesting… My kid kinda knows how to write cursive, now…Sort of…

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal]One more suggestion… if you haven’t already picked up the Leapfrog videos – my kids loved these and didn’t mind the educational content.
“Math Circus”, “Letter Factory” etc…

Annoying to parents, but the kids liked them, and it helped with a lot of the concepts.[/quote]

I have one as a gift. But I think she ripped out the pages from it…Judging by her demeanor, I think she likes to be more hands on versus book worm… (She likes playing with tools, taking stuff apart and putting things back together…Unfortunately , I have a feel she takes more after me….(So sorry about that 🙁 )

Well, I guess plan B is, she can be a trust fund baby 🙁

Good news though is she likes her taekwondo class and started ice skating (which means that I can get her lessons so I don’t have to lug her on the ice rink and break my back as much as I do).

Anyone recommend any place for junior weapons training? (Just kidding)…

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal]One more suggestion… if you haven’t already picked up the Leapfrog videos – my kids loved these and didn’t mind the educational content.
“Math Circus”, “Letter Factory” etc…

Annoying to parents, but the kids liked them, and it helped with a lot of the concepts.[/quote]

I have one as a gift. But I think she ripped out the pages from it…Judging by her demeanor, I think she likes to be more hands on versus book worm… (She likes playing with tools, taking stuff apart and putting things back together…Unfortunately , I have a feel she takes more after me….(So sorry about that 🙁 )

Well, I guess plan B is, she can be a trust fund baby 🙁

Good news though is she likes her taekwondo class and started ice skating (which means that I can get her lessons so I don’t have to lug her on the ice rink and break my back as much as I do).

Anyone recommend any place for junior weapons training? (Just kidding)…

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal]One more suggestion… if you haven’t already picked up the Leapfrog videos – my kids loved these and didn’t mind the educational content.
“Math Circus”, “Letter Factory” etc…

Annoying to parents, but the kids liked them, and it helped with a lot of the concepts.[/quote]

I have one as a gift. But I think she ripped out the pages from it…Judging by her demeanor, I think she likes to be more hands on versus book worm… (She likes playing with tools, taking stuff apart and putting things back together…Unfortunately , I have a feel she takes more after me….(So sorry about that 🙁 )

Well, I guess plan B is, she can be a trust fund baby 🙁

Good news though is she likes her taekwondo class and started ice skating (which means that I can get her lessons so I don’t have to lug her on the ice rink and break my back as much as I do).

Anyone recommend any place for junior weapons training? (Just kidding)…

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal]One more suggestion… if you haven’t already picked up the Leapfrog videos – my kids loved these and didn’t mind the educational content.
“Math Circus”, “Letter Factory” etc…

Annoying to parents, but the kids liked them, and it helped with a lot of the concepts.[/quote]

I have one as a gift. But I think she ripped out the pages from it…Judging by her demeanor, I think she likes to be more hands on versus book worm… (She likes playing with tools, taking stuff apart and putting things back together…Unfortunately , I have a feel she takes more after me….(So sorry about that 🙁 )

Well, I guess plan B is, she can be a trust fund baby 🙁

Good news though is she likes her taekwondo class and started ice skating (which means that I can get her lessons so I don’t have to lug her on the ice rink and break my back as much as I do).

Anyone recommend any place for junior weapons training? (Just kidding)…

[Coronita]

[quote=UCGal]One more suggestion… if you haven’t already picked up the Leapfrog videos – my kids loved these and didn’t mind the educational content.
“Math Circus”, “Letter Factory” etc…

Annoying to parents, but the kids liked them, and it helped with a lot of the concepts.[/quote]

I have one as a gift. But I think she ripped out the pages from it…Judging by her demeanor, I think she likes to be more hands on versus book worm… (She likes playing with tools, taking stuff apart and putting things back together…Unfortunately , I have a feel she takes more after me….(So sorry about that 🙁 )

Well, I guess plan B is, she can be a trust fund baby 🙁

Good news though is she likes her taekwondo class and started ice skating (which means that I can get her lessons so I don’t have to lug her on the ice rink and break my back as much as I do).

Anyone recommend any place for junior weapons training? (Just kidding)…

[moneymaker]

Forget about basic math start your young one with set theory, that is the way to go. I was surprisesd to see how the schools kinda snuck it into my sons early learning, unfortunately he does not seem to possess the math gene, but he is way above grade level with the reading (always has been). I remember teaching myself how to tell time before kindergarten and counting by how many times the swingset swang by. I remember being shocked when I had to reteach my son the times tables, that would be 4th 5th and 6th grade. Good luck and I also recommend the computer games, my son loved them.P.S> at 16 he still can’t write cursive.

[moneymaker]

Forget about basic math start your young one with set theory, that is the way to go. I was surprisesd to see how the schools kinda snuck it into my sons early learning, unfortunately he does not seem to possess the math gene, but he is way above grade level with the reading (always has been). I remember teaching myself how to tell time before kindergarten and counting by how many times the swingset swang by. I remember being shocked when I had to reteach my son the times tables, that would be 4th 5th and 6th grade. Good luck and I also recommend the computer games, my son loved them.P.S> at 16 he still can’t write cursive.

[moneymaker]

Forget about basic math start your young one with set theory, that is the way to go. I was surprisesd to see how the schools kinda snuck it into my sons early learning, unfortunately he does not seem to possess the math gene, but he is way above grade level with the reading (always has been). I remember teaching myself how to tell time before kindergarten and counting by how many times the swingset swang by. I remember being shocked when I had to reteach my son the times tables, that would be 4th 5th and 6th grade. Good luck and I also recommend the computer games, my son loved them.P.S> at 16 he still can’t write cursive.

[moneymaker]

Forget about basic math start your young one with set theory, that is the way to go. I was surprisesd to see how the schools kinda snuck it into my sons early learning, unfortunately he does not seem to possess the math gene, but he is way above grade level with the reading (always has been). I remember teaching myself how to tell time before kindergarten and counting by how many times the swingset swang by. I remember being shocked when I had to reteach my son the times tables, that would be 4th 5th and 6th grade. Good luck and I also recommend the computer games, my son loved them.P.S> at 16 he still can’t write cursive.

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