Today my son invented a new Math game:  You take pasta shells and make two piles.  You count the shells in one pile and write that number down.  Then you write the operator sign (+/-). You then count the other pile and write that number down.  You write the = sign & count the two piles together.

This is great coming from a guy who has found the second grade to be much more challenging than K or 1st grade!

My son did well over two hours of math today...by choice(!)...and wanted to do more, but we sent him off to bed because he was getting tired!

During Wednesday's trip to the libray, we picked up a suite of 1st-2nd Grade CD-ROMs; one of which was Zoo Zillions. So, he tried that CD out tonight & had an absolute blast!

I am really happy to see him taking a keen interest in math.  I have ADD (which was undiagnosed until adulthood), and math was really difficult for me. And, for me, my major issues with math began in first grade.

Friday is normally Square Dancing Night ...However, for some reason, it just didn't happen tonight, and we didn't get the e-mail notifying us.  So we went to dinner with his best friend (who is also homeschooled & in the class), and then came home to play math games!