Steve answers this question from the forum,
[...] my question is I have been looking at college prep requirements and our state requires 4 math credits………….pre algebra would not be considered a high school credit so how do I fit 4 math courses in? [...] any advice from you would be appreciated!!! Thanks so much!! Wendy
A week and a half ago the Math-U-See reps congregated at Sandy Cove in Maryland. We had fun, played disc golf, ate good food, went hiking and occasionally talked about business stuff 
Here are some pictures so you can see how much fun we had. We have been truly blessed to have such wonderful people representing Math-U-See. These are the folks you talk to on the phone and chat with at your local homeschool convention and they do an awesome job.
Recognize anybody? Leave them a comment
p.s. interested in Sandy Cove? They are having a Winter homeschooling Recharge in Jan of 2009, check it out.
Steve answers a question from the forum.
Steve,
I homeschool three special needs kids. My oldest is 14 yo (last month) and is mid-way through Delta. We will be continuing over the summer hoping to finish so we can start the next book for 8th grade next year. However, that still puts us a whole book behind for high school. I would like to have her do pre-algebra for 9th, algebra 1 for 10th, geometry for 11th and algebra 2 for 12th. How can I make that possible? Do I skip a book or combine books next year? She likes MUS by the way!
I read this blog post over at Blissfully Domestic and asked if I could re-post it here. They graciously said yes, so be sure and check out all the other great stuff at BlissfullyDomestic.com and check out Nan’s personal blog Life is Like a Lunchbox
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The Great Math Hunt is a sort of Easter egg hunt kind of game using Math-U-See or other manipulatives.
1. Have your student hide so he can’t see what you’re doing.
2. Write two lists of the same random numbers - My student is working right now on place value to the hundreds so normally he has to build, say, and write the numbers out in some fashion as the book dictates. So I wrote down numbers like 123, 17, 222, 741, etc… One list was for him. The other was for me because I am forgetful and lacking in sleep and would likely forget where I hid each of them if I didn’t have it written down. On my list I wrote where I planned to hide each number.
3. Build each number with the manipulatives and then hide them around the house; under your desk, behind a couch, in the bathtub, under giant piles of laundry (just kidding on that one… though I could have done that as I have a neglected Mount Vesuvius of a laundry pile pining for my attention on the couch.)
4. Give your student the list without the answers written on it.
5. Then he has to go around the house and find the hidden numbers, say the number, find it on his paper, and X it out with his marker.
For a twist on this game have your student build & hide the numbers for you to find or have a race between 2 students to see who can find the most in the shortest period of time.
Nan is the sassy wife of a hot reformed pastor. She’s an American expat living in Canada. Her four sons make life like a veritable lunchbox. She blogs regularly at Life is Like a Lunchbox
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Want to submit a guest post? email me ethan@mathusee.com
We are all currently down at the Sandy Cove conference center in Maryland having our yearly rep conference. I’ll be posting a full report later but Ron Foster (husband or our Texas Rep) played us a song last night and I had to share it. Enjoy!
Steve answers Tracey’s question from the forum
Hi!
My ds (5) is starting the Alpha series and doing quite well with the concepts and catching on quickly. His fine motor skills are NOT quite up to his comprehension level! Should I write the numbers out for him or let him struggle to get them on the paper?
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When Amy turned 8 years old she asked her mom “For a maths cake” and here is the result.
Now that is cre-8-ive birthday cake
It looks like you can have your cake and eat it too.
Happy Birthday Amy!
Ethan Demme
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