YMB #18 Making Math Enjoyable... Really! A Conversation with Kate Snow
Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill
Pam Barnhill
4.9 • 683 Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2016
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
We know there must be more to math than just slogging through page after page of multiplication facts, but what? Last time I checked, wondering at geometrical patterns in God's creation was not in the scope and sequence of my math curriculum, but it's something I long for my kids to have opportunities to do.
When can I fit in a math read-aloud or few rounds of one of the logic games collecting dust on the shelf? What about hands-on exploration with big math ideas like probability, estimation, or measurement? How can I make time for this kind of math in my homeschool?
We are joined on this episode of the podcast by Kate Snow of Kate's Homeschool Math Help. Kate explains that, while skill work in math is certainly important, it really is okay sometimes to play with math without a lesson plan and Morning Time is the place to do just that.
By weaving math explorations, stories, and games into Morning Time, we can put our kids in touch with big ideas and expose them to the beauty found in mathematics.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Your Morning Basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your |
| 0:11.4 | homeschool day. |
| 0:18.1 | Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 18 of the Your Morning Basket podcast. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm Pam Barnhill, your host, and I'm so happy you're joining me here today. |
| 0:28.0 | Well, today's topic is a great one. |
| 0:30.9 | It's one that I know you guys are interested in because you have been telling me you're |
| 0:36.1 | interested in it. |
| 0:36.9 | You've been asking me questions, and you've been wanting to know some resources that you |
| 0:41.7 | could use to bring a little beauty to mathematics in your homeschool to make it more |
| 0:46.8 | interesting for your kids. |
| 0:48.2 | I think we all kind of get bogged down in the day to day of math and learning the procedures of mathematics, learning the algorithms, |
| 0:57.7 | memorizing those ever so important math facts, and it kind of sucks the beauty out of it for us. |
| 1:04.2 | So I think you're going to really enjoy today's guest. |
| 1:07.0 | Her name is Kate Snow, and she's going to talk to us all about how we can bring a little more |
| 1:12.4 | life and excitement and beauty back to mathematics in our homeschool and how we can do that |
| 1:18.7 | through doing math in morning time. So sit back and enjoy the show. Kate Snow is a classroom teacher turned homeschool mom with a background in mathematics. She has a |
| 1:37.2 | knack not only for teaching math, but also for equipping others to tackle this sometimes |
| 1:42.4 | intimidating subject. Through her blog, Kate's |
| 1:45.6 | homeschool math help and her books, addition facts that stick and preschool math at home, |
| 1:51.3 | she provides practical resources for homeschool families to approach math with both competence |
| 1:56.6 | and confidence. Kate is joining us on the podcast to discuss how we can incorporate the truth, |
| 2:03.2 | beauty, and goodness found in mathematics into morning time. Kate, welcome to the program. |
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