Ok, I know I said I'd finish the whole 12 days of Christmas thing, but...well...I lied. I intended to, but time flies and it's just out of my mind now. So, moving on...
Math. This is my one fear and stress in homeschooling. I love to read and write and can see so many ways to inspire my children with it. I believe good readers are usually good writers and spellers, so I don't stress about it. Science and geography are so fun and there are so many things to do with it I don't worry about it either. Foreign language...now that I've given up Italian and am going with Sign Language...so much fun! But math...aghh. I love math, but have a fear that I won't be able to teach it. I also hate math curriculum. I really hate curriculum in general because it's too restricting. So you can see why math haunts me. In praying about this, God spoke to my heart about "Living Math". Math is everywhere and in so many things. Still fear. "I need ideas!" I said. Well, I was told about a great website found at www.livingmath.net . It is great and just what I was looking for. It gives so many resources on how to teach and lead with living math. Check it out! You will be glad you did. If you are in my area...I've placed a lot of holds at the library, so if none of the math readers are available...well, now you know why.
Tara