Shapes!!Cheers 4 educating a seven yr olds mum today. I nd extra help. thanks guys!.?
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More than happy to help if I can. But How?
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Ahhhhhhh... isn't it great to be 30 going on 10.  Life it too short to be grown up.  Greatest shaped object huh.... okay well lets see.... you have limited my choices here, that is not fair btw. :p ~ How about a circle.  You can not invert it mathematically.  It has no beginning nor ending.  You can do so many wonderful things with it, such as foot ball, balloons, rings and what not.  It is perfect, yet can not be computed to the last digit (PI) and last but not least, because I say so.  LOL  :)
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go to this site i know it myt be a little kiddie but it sort of helped me a bit......\n\n\n\nhttp://www.kidzworld.com/site/p4445.htm\n\n\n\n\n\nim too late ryt????
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I just can't believe a student is actually doing some work on their key skills, well done you I hope you get sorted.  (See if there is anything on the Learning and SKills Development Agency website).
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have you tried googling it?\nI wish my Mum would have helped me with my homework!!\nGood luck x
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Just how old are we talking about? If they're 6-9, teach them to dribble, and basic skills like shooting. If they dont have correct form, dont worry about it. It will come with time. Explain only basic rules of the game, such as, no pushing, no walking with the ball, and how to shoot in your own basket. DOnt go into very many details at firlst. If they semem to be understanding, then you might do into more, but just start with basics.
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It'll be the 'little' things that count!  Hand-made, home-made anything by the kids is a big hit!!  Most of all I think the greatest gift is some 'mum time'.  An hour or two to do her favourite thing - bubble bath, read book/magazine, whilst having someone else doing the chores - BLISS!!!
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Letters from Santa are a big hit. For the seven year old the "clue game". Write a clue , Wrap it in a small box. The clue should lead her to the next box and the next and the next till it leads her to one of her gifts .  For the two year old red and White helium balloons with a long stings attach to which are paper snow flakes. I always got the girls Christmas pajamas and let them open them Christmas eve. It was a lovely tradition and they always looked cute for Christmas morning pictures. I really miss my girls being little at Christmas!!! Enjoy yours for me!!
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Their brains are going through the largest change since toddler hood.  There is so much going on in there and they haven't learnt how to process it all yet.  You sound like you have a good attitude towards it, keep it up, this too will pass!
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ya mum's so fat she makes free willy look like a tic tac\nKids: dont do drugs.. do ya mum, but the drugs are good too!
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I am homeschooling my kindergartner...although I feel that we have  been since birth.  My dd also was talking well under a year.  I got a kit for baby sign language and started that with her at 7 months she started signing 2 weeks later. She was speaking clear sentences at about 12 months. It finally dawned on me to video her saying her alphabet @ 18 months (she started much earlier).  I have the baby Einstein videos, books various flash cards, etc.  When she was under 2 I started getting her preschool workbooks that she loved.  Basically I always got her educational materials that were advanced for her and let her play with them.  Some things were to difficult to grasp right away but I was always amazed that there was so much that she knew or learned very quickly.  We make everything a game and when she's done playing that game we/she does something else.  We also never talked baby talk. We never dumbed it down for her either...just like a foreign language they will pick it up and understand if spoken to them.  I have recently discovered the Waldorf method and although I am not sure about some of it other parts are speaking to me.  Playing is very important to a child's  development.  Here is some things you could check into...  There are several homeschooling chat groups that would be of benefit to you.  I understand that she is young but you would be able to reap the benefits from those that have lots of experience homeschooling.  There are also gifted homeschooling yahoo groups that can help with advanced children and the difficulties that can arise.  You can also find a local homeschool group and join up with them.  (even though your daughter is young  many people have babies as well as school aged children)
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show her, tell her, draw a diagram. If she still isnt doing it right...well, your call. At least try to help her first.
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Cute little 5 year old Daisy ...?\nSees a group of surly workmen turn up next door 2 build a house. She takes an interest & starts to talk to them. The builders with hearts of gold adopt her as a site mascot.\n\nAfter a week they present her with a pink hat & gloves, and even a wage packet of £5. Goodness says mummy smiling, are you working there next week ..?\n\nDaisy replies:\n\n"I think so mummy, provided the cnuts from Jewsons deliver the fcuking bricks!! "\n\n This joke brought to you by Bad B in the jokes/riddles section: hope you don't find it too offensive!!!!\n\nM  :  )
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I think I may have done the same project at school for GCSE.\nFirst of all mine was about how play helps a childs development and different ways they learn. \nThere are Four types of development\nP.I.E.S\nPhysical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social. \nThe way I did it was to play different games with the child to help their development and then write how you think it helps.\nExample: Playing with a ball- physical. \nPlaying with a ball with friends- physical and social.\nReading a book- Intellectual.\nWays of observation, writing it down, filming with a camcorder, collecting work the child has done.\nOne thing we did was make sock puppets which were intellectual and then social, it also gave me a chance to see the way the child thought. \nAlso you have to learn what games for which years.\n\nThe first thing I did was lots of research into the ages of the children, if your project is like mine was then they need lots of evidence that you did the reasearch and probably a list of the websites. \n\nNext pick games, first of all they should be a least a bit fun, the child I did the project with had a short attention span, but because the games were short and fun, it was easier to keep his attention throughout. Also try to keep organised I did a timetable so I knew which I was doing when. \n\nAlso resourses since there are a lot of children you probably don't want to buy resources so if you have somethings like jigsaw puzzles. Because the child I obsereved was my brother, I could buy things and then he could have them to use afterwards, but I doubt you want to buy things for five children. I brought paint from a shop and it cost £1 for each bottle. So try to get stuff like these from somewhere else. \n\nNext when are you going to do it mornings are probaby best, in the afternoons kids tend to mess around more.\n\nUnless your doing this with someone else it will probably be hard to take care of all the children so do you want to do the observation while they are all toghethwer or when they are seperate.
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How old? Teach addition properly. Specially addition of same numbers repeatedly. It would make him understand multiplication. Give him sticks(match box, ear buds, tooth picks) and ask to give equally to friends, parents etc. Let the concept come in his own way. You are just to help not to stress. With thread/rubber band you may make 'tens' bundle with tying 10 sticks together. And show how 1 n 1 makes 11. Just some confusion is to be cleared. I think 1 week is enough. Be patient have patience.
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I posted a link below that will give you some information on Sea Monkeys. I know they are a lot smaller than you expect at first anyway. Neat thing for kids to do.
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I'm so pleased to hear your mum is interested in maths!  It is a really fascinating subject, and I'm sure she'll find something to keep her mind occupied.\n\nI've just had a look on the edexcel website, and it looks like they do adult numeracy courses for a registration fee of £24, and then the tests for each unit cost £8.50 (if I understood the information correctly).\n\nI think there is also a "get on" campaign and it says that they provide free courses.\n\nI include the links to info about the "get on" campaign and edexcel below.\n\nHowever, I'm not sure if these courses would be too basic for your mum.  Perhaps you could see if they have any mathematical societies in your local area, as societies like these tend to have meetings and speakers on interesting aspects of maths, and I'm sure that they would welcome someone like your mum.\n\nGood luck!  I hope you find a course that is interesting for your mum!