Good evening, welcome to our Homeschool Resources: Math. I would like to ask you to take a look at the websites below and let me know if you’ve used these websites with your students or not. If so what did you like or dislike about the websites and why?
Math Mammoth – Created by Maria Miller, a math teacher, and passionate homeschool math advocate, Math Mammoth offers a comprehensive library of PDF math worktexts, workbooks, and complete math curriculum in CD or digital download formats.
Woodlands Junior School: Woodlands Junior Advent Calendar– Grades 1-8, with parental supervision
At this United Kingdom website, you can access a free, interactive, educational Advent Calendar that provides information on how Christmas is celebrated in Countries worldwide.
Math and Social Studies are combined here in an engaging presentation the whole family is sure to enjoy.
When you get to the site, you’ll see a brief introduction. Scroll down to the calendar and click on December 1st – the dates are jumbled on purpose we suppose so it can be used every year. A new page opens that begins an exploration of how Christmas is celebrated in….well, you’ll have to visit the site to find out!
Be sure to follow the instructions, answer the questions, and click on the links throughout the presentation to experience the full scope of what is offered here. Then, bookmark the site so you can return to it each day in December to see what the calendar unfolds.
Oh, and don’t miss the menu on the left side of the screen where you can learn all kinds of facts and trivia about Christmas traditions and customs.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
