Minecraft Math

As mentioned in my post yesterday, we let CJ demonstrate his math in Minecraft for the first time today.  It isn't advanced, but it's a good place to start.  I was able to identify how making sets of 3 is set up in his mind and how he made a sets of 3 in a long line and then couldn't remember what it was because the sets weren't clearly identifiable.  As we learn more about screencasting and Minecraft I'm sure we'll be able to demonstrate much more.  Thank you in advance for positive feedback in the comments.  CJ would love to hear what you think!

Using Blocks to Teach Math

It was nice to admit outloud to another homeschooling mom the other day that I completely failed at teaching math.  See, we have officially reached CJ's actual learning level of math and I'm so used to him picking it up super easy that I was lazy and didn't teach him the concrete subtraction that borrows from each greater place value.  I taught him the shortcut.  On paper.  Bad homeschool mom.  I know better, and since I was able to admit my fault to a dear friend I was ready to go back and commit to making it right.  So today, we did subtraction with blocks.  LOTS of blocks.  And got through 3 problems in a full hour.  ONLY THREE!  I had to keep telling myself (in my head) to chill out.  Because seriously it was SO slow.  So there you go, a little error on my part.  It happens to the best of us.