I think I am my mom's only child who actually enjoys math and did well in the subject. I attribute this to Mortensen Math which I used up until second grade in a Montessori school. In Mortensen math, you use blocks to visualize and play with math. I liked doing math so much as a child that the first thing (and perhaps the last because I was caught) I stole was a pile of math workbooks. My own daughter will be starting kindergarten next year and I plan on purchasing a set of these blocks to help get her excited about the subject. You can purchase the kits here or here.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Why I like Math
I think I am my mom's only child who actually enjoys math and did well in the subject. I attribute this to Mortensen Math which I used up until second grade in a Montessori school. In Mortensen math, you use blocks to visualize and play with math. I liked doing math so much as a child that the first thing (and perhaps the last because I was caught) I stole was a pile of math workbooks. My own daughter will be starting kindergarten next year and I plan on purchasing a set of these blocks to help get her excited about the subject. You can purchase the kits here or here.
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Yes, you are the only child who actually likes math! But I too love these blocks. I think I started hating math after I couldn't use blocks or anything to help me. I got lost after that. Gabby will have so much fun with these.
Hopefully they'll come out with blocks Gabby can use through college--do you think her professor's will mind her pulling out her block set in the middle of class?
Maybe I can try that when I start college, kind of as a test run for Gabby. We'll just have to see how that goes. I could always teach my professor a thing or two if he makes me put them away.
That's a great idea Jules!
Check out Crewton Ramone's House of Math...or
http://crewtonramoneshouseofmath.blogspot.com/
I assume you are still using blocks...
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