My fourth grader is really understanding fractions. While making lunch today, she was using terms like "halves, quaters" and even decided that she was going to eat "1 and 3/4 of a sandwich." All of this was unprovoked conversation while spreading mustard and laying down bologna. I was beaming...what a nice show of progress.
One of the memes that I read asked where people homeschooled. After seeing all of the many pictures, I decided to add another bookshelf to our "schoolroom". Our books are stacking up pretty high and we are gaining more and more books weekly. My first grader (whom we will homeschool as soon as the adoption is final) is reading more everyday, bringing in more books. He will also need a locker soon. So...off to Kmart, Walmart and Target we went to shop for shelves.
We found a great deal and even received a break on a better shelf for the advertised sale price because the sales assistance did not feel like going to the back of the store to get the one we came in for...giving us a nice cherry wood one for the same price... WooHoo! My 9th grader is really looking forward to putting it together, calling it "Shop Class".
:)De
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My fourth grader is doing well in fractions too. It's great to see him using them in real life situations. Today he said he was only going to do 3/5 of his work! All I had to do was raise an eyebrow at him and he decided to do 5/5!! Smart boy!
I love it!! And by the way...great use of the raised eyebrow. It is a skill.
:)De
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