Math Mammoth

Math Mammoth offers affordable, yet quality math worktexts and workbooks for grades 1-8, available as both downloads and printed books. These books concentrate on conceptual understanding and are strong in mental math. The directions in the worktexts are written directly to the student, and are often self-teaching, thus requiring little preparation and involvement from the teacher. ~From the website The Product Math Mammoth: 6th Grade Full Curriculum Cost: Download $34.00 (Please check site for more options.) Included in the Full 6th Grace Curriculum Two student worktexts, a separate answer key for each, chapter tests and an end-of-year test, cumulative reviews, … Continue reading

The Pocket Bible Doodle Book

Book: The Pocket bible Doodle Book Publisher: Zonderkidz Ages Level: 8 and up Cost: $9.99 Book Synopsis: The story of creation, Noah’s ark, the plagues, and more make this Bible-based collection of doodles fun for everyone. With lots of room to design, every doodler will have endless hours of creating and learning. What I Love: I love the entire Doodle Book series. I think it was a genius idea. I am not much of a doodler but two of my children love to doodle and color. I love the quality of the book from the strong binding to the thick … Continue reading

Do You Rank Passions?

I’ve tried my best to move out of the ranking game. When I was a child, I loved to rank people. This is natural. Smarter than me, not quite as good as I am in math. Faster than I am, definitely slower. Better at climbing trees, not as good as getting across the monkey bars. I’ve realized that even though I realize as an adult that everyone has their wonderful, personal talents, I still rank skills. As my daughter moves into “academic” topics such as math, I realize that her enthusiasm for certain things makes me feel quite proud, while … Continue reading