My kids actually do a lot of math and science over the summer. Sadly, it isn't the type of math that they will see in school. We're in MCPS and the math is incredibly stupid with 2.0. Over the summer, my kids do math camps, play math games (dice, card games), do science experiments and enjoy puzzles. They distinguish between what they call "fun" math and school "math". The "fun" math is far more relevant to real world applications of math and STEM careers and more difficult. The school "math", god knows what this is intended to be used for down the road.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it is boring and meaningless.

What is boring and meaningless? Math?

What is meaningful to you?

Doing worksheets etc is boring.

Make it fun ok... What is 30% off of this shirt but worksheets cty, etc is BORING. A bunch of kids I know do this in the summer.

It is meaningless because it just makes you feel better as a parent. It does not build a good habit, it does to get them ahead in math... It had no point.

Okay, if you think doing worksheets is boring, don't do them. My kid needs practice writing and doesn't mind them, so we do it. I'm not worried about Harvard or Princeton (can't afford it anyway!). I just want her to keep up and not feel 'behind' in school.

I also try to have her write out more 'meaningful' things, like our grocery lists, etc. Sometimes she wants to, sometimes she doesn't. This way, with her two daily worksheets, I can guarantee she's getting at least 10 mins a day. Anything else is a bonus! I've noticed some improvement over the summer and DD has too, so I'm glad we've done it. I also think it shows her how she can improve by just practicing for 10 minutes a day.

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Anonymous wrote:I do make my younger kids do a little handwriting practice and have them practice their math facts every day. It takes 5-10 minutes, and they do it between getting home from camp and having dinner.

http://www.thatquiz.org for math

Thanks for that site PP.

+1 That site is fab

I did follow p and say unless your kid like worksheets. Then they ask for them and OP's question is moot.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it is boring and meaningless.

What is boring and meaningless? Math?

What is meaningful to you?

Doing worksheets etc is boring.

Make it fun ok... What is 30% off of this shirt but worksheets cty, etc is BORING. A bunch of kids I know do this in the summer.

It is meaningless because it just makes you feel better as a parent. It does not build a good habit, it does to get them ahead in math... It had no point.

Not necessarily. My kid likes doing worksheets. Thinks of them as puzzles, like I like to do crosswords and sudoku. He's great at the conceptual side of math. His school uses lots of manipulatives and word problems. But he's not good at doing straight equations. So we do them. This is one area that's really Kid-specific.

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Anonymous wrote:We always made fun of my cousin's wife for doing this to her kids while the other kids were all out at the beach. Now her kids are at Harvard and Princeton. Joke's on us, I guess.

So who cares about Harvard or Princeton or Yale or Brown?

This area is so competitive. Kids will survive w/o summer drills.

We just now finished the math packet - and still need to complete part of the reading assignment.

My kids had a great summer. We all did.

Mine too. One now knows his multiplication tables and can do fraction comparisons, with common denominators or different denominators.
We also did Paris, Mauritius, Jamaica and Luray VA this summer.

Anonymous wrote:We always made fun of my cousin's wife for doing this to her kids while the other kids were all out at the beach. Now her kids are at Harvard and Princeton. Joke's on us, I guess.

So who cares about Harvard or Princeton or Yale or Brown?

This area is so competitive. Kids will survive w/o summer drills.

We just now finished the math packet - and still need to complete part of the reading assignment.

My kids had a great summer. We all did.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it is boring and meaningless.

What is boring and meaningless? Math?

What is meaningful to you?

Doing worksheets etc is boring.

Make it fun ok... What is 30% off of this shirt but worksheets cty, etc is BORING. A bunch of kids I know do this in the summer.

It is meaningless because it just makes you feel better as a parent. It does not build a good habit, it does to get them ahead in math... It had no point.

Not necessarily. My kid likes doing worksheets. Thinks of them as puzzles, like I like to do crosswords and sudoku. He's great at the conceptual side of math. His school uses lots of manipulatives and word problems. But he's not good at doing straight equations. So we do them. This is one area that's really Kid-specific.

The key is to make learning fun. Kids will learn anything that way.
If you feel like practicing reading with your kid is like punishment and can't be fun you are on the wrong track.

No, other than reading, nothing structured.

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Anonymous wrote:We always made fun of my cousin's wife for doing this to her kids while the other kids were all out at the beach. Now her kids are at Harvard and Princeton. Joke's on us, I guess.

I never did summer work with my kids and they're at Stanford and MIT. Joke's on me, I guess.

You lying sack!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do make my younger kids do a little handwriting practice and have them practice their math facts every day. It takes 5-10 minutes, and they do it between getting home from camp and having dinner.

http://www.thatquiz.org for math

Thanks for that site PP.

Great site. We have been on ixl.com and khan academy this summer. We are also practicing our cursive.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it is boring and meaningless.

What is boring and meaningless? Math?

What is meaningful to you?

Doing worksheets etc is boring.

Make it fun ok... What is 30% off of this shirt but worksheets cty, etc is BORING. A bunch of kids I know do this in the summer.

It is meaningless because it just makes you feel better as a parent. It does not build a good habit, it does to get them ahead in math... It had no point.

Oh and to the bolder part above ... It does not matter what is meaningful to me, what is meaningful to my kids is what matters. They have interests or try something new and find an interest and take more time for that in the summer, not worksheets ... Unless my kid loved worksheets.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it is boring and meaningless.

What is boring and meaningless? Math?

What is meaningful to you?

Doing worksheets etc is boring.

Make it fun ok... What is 30% off of this shirt but worksheets cty, etc is BORING. A bunch of kids I know do this in the summer.

It is meaningless because it just makes you feel better as a parent. It does not build a good habit, it does to get them ahead in math... It had no point.

But they are not HYP. So yeah, you are right.

Anonymous wrote:We always made fun of my cousin's wife for doing this to her kids while the other kids were all out at the beach. Now her kids are at Harvard and Princeton. Joke's on us, I guess.

I never did summer work with my kids and they're at Stanford and MIT. Joke's on me, I guess.