Prefixes, Suffixes, and Reducing Fractions

Grr so today I woke up to a frozen pool. Yes, my pool was frozen. Obviously not completely, but at least the top one inch of water was frozen. I took pictures, as proof LOL. Probably my biggest nemesis in homeschooling is math. Not that I can not do math, I actually can, but teaching, and knowing math are two completely different things. Up until this point, I thought division was the most difficult to try and explain. Now that DJ has moved from the really easy fractions, into the more difficult fractions, I once again need to be creative for him to understand what I am trying to tell him. It took a bit, but he is getting the jist of what I mean when I say reduce the fraction, to its simplest form. The short video below, will give you an idea of how you could make it simpler to explain, should you need to. I added the prefix, and suffix video also, as it seems most kids find them confusing. I think adults find them confusing too. Tuesday for Science we are doing clouds, and I have some cool things to share with you to help with studying clouds.


Lesson Plans For 1/11/10:

DJ:
Language Arts: Suffixes, homophones
Reading: Read chapters 3, and 4 of Sherlock Holmes with summaries
Math: Problem solving, addition, and subtraction
Sign Language: Colors
Cursive Writing
Spelling/Vocab: Look up the definition for each word
Watch Science video on Oceans, in archives if anyone wants to use it.

Caitlin:
Reading: HOP Hip O Gets a Pet
Colors of the rainbow: Science coloring worksheet
Art: Winter hat cutting, and coloring activity
Math: Compare larger, and smaller numbers
Alphabet Book: Letter S
Site Words
Flash Cards: Number to word identification
Printing Practice