Reply to Eureka math. Is it the right way to learn math?

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Eureka math. Is it the right way to learn math? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD's second grade teacher recommended getting on Youtube to watch the videos. I find the initial instruction page prior to each module helpful.

The other day, my DD spent a fair amount of time doing a simple problem 87-9 - giving me her strategies, drawing arrows, breaking things down, etc. It was like watching paint dry. I just used my fingers and was done in a few seconds.

If you or your child is getting stressed then I would get a tutor. I bet you could even find a high schooler who has been through this math and just has the patience for it.[/quote]

Those kind of problems are the worst, having to borrow to subtract.    Most kids this age find subtracting much harder than addition.  Maybe a board game or computer game would help[/quote]

I don’t know how Eureka approaches these problems, but in my experience, money is an excellent way to approach these.  Eighty seven is eight dimes and seven pennies.  Since you can’t take 9 cents from 7, you can exchange 1 dime for 10 pennies because they’re equal.  Now you have 7 dimes and (17-9=8) pennies for a total of 78 cents.  If necessary, start them off on a 10x10 numbered grid that they can lay the coins on.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics