Schools and math

[petmoosie]

My county is asking for feedback on their math curriculum.

One thing is asking what experiences my child has had that have helped her learn math. Well, dice-based games, such as Sorry, Settlers of Catan, Monopoly and other games with a lot of parts, are really helpful. I think that indoor recess should be game time or maybe an after-school club. The other really useful thing is pretend shopping with real money.

One experience that has really not helped is the state quarters thing. It's annoying that the same value of money can look so different.

Not that my county can do anything about the state quarters (or the different nickels, either). And the delay in learning about the quarter wasn't much.

Comments

[petmoosie.livejournal.com]

Oh, and the curriculum has too much emphasis on the half-dollar, which is rarely seen.

Again, this is kindergarten and her first experience (that they know of) with money and money amounts, so I think they should stick to types of coins that are in frequent circulation.

They haven't taught the dollar coin or any of the bills yet.

[metageek.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen a half-dollar since 1978, or a two-dollar bill since about 1990.

[ashtalet.livejournal.com]

I actually saw a two-dollar bill within the last week - but it was one someone else was using to pay for something, so I didn't get it. :-(