Homeschool Math Help(s)

I am no expert here, it is likely to be a short post but here are a few links to the places I go for math help. Most of this would be for the 5th grade and under crowd.

The Math Worksheet Site it is a great site where you can generate your own worksheets. It has a free side, I used that for a long time, we used the 5 minute drills everyday, still do. But last year I paid for a subscription and I was really pleased with the range of items I could print and how customizable they were. #1 Math resource for me.

Educational Card Games to Teach Math here is an article by Mary Peterson that helps make math fun...for free. After years of math torture with "I" I have taken an easier approach with "A" she is enjoying math games with a simple deck of cards and it seems to be taking. Reading this article has given me some ideas for "I" too.

A Complete List Here is a great list of resources...

Well I told you it would be a short! As I think of more I will post them I know there are more!

consenting and committed

I have received a complaint that my last post was a little, shall we say, shallow? I will refer back to the cold medicine and move on. I am feeling better by the way, thanks.

I read something this week from Pastor Skip in Albuquerque that has stuck with me all week. Quoting from his blog, he wrote "... there's a difference between one who believes in Christ and one who belongs to Christ's cause; there are many who consent to being a follower of Jesus, but then there are a few who are committed to becoming mature, discipling others and spreading His Kingdom." What am I? What are you? Are we believers, consenting to be His followers? Great, but there is more. There is growth, a "commitment to becoming mature". I know I am following Him, even when I find myself questioning I come back to this statement "where else could we go Lord? You have the very words of life?" There is nothing else for me but to follow Him. Consenting to who He is and what He has done for me implies a decision. Committing to becoming mature implies action. Commitment to spend time with Him daily, in His Word and in prayer. It is a commitment to allow my life to cross with others and tell them about the Father's love and what the Son did to save them. It is also a commitment to pour my life into those believers that also want to keep growing mature (Ephesians 4:14-15) so that we can encourage each other in Him. To me that is the heart of discipleship. I for one am renewing my committment to keep growing and I am looking out for those who want to encourage me and to be encouraged along the way.

Read the rest of Ephesians 4 for a reminder of how far we have to go and the road map to getting there.

google yourself

OK so here is a dumb idea, google yourself! I read someone else doing this on another blog and I thought I would give it a try, kinda funny. You are supposed to google your own name and tell 5 facts that are floating around the Internet about "you" (your name).

1. I am a fabulous purse designer out of Chicago (don't knock it, apparently Drew Barrymore carries one of my bags).
2. I went to Oak Bay High in British Columbia graduating in 1967
3. I have written and produced three of my own plays and hopes to continue doing so within the UCD theatre program, and I played the roll of Shirley in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
4. I am the Football Secretary for South Metro Youth Sports in Littleton, Colorado.
5. Did I mention the handbags, they are really popular, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner each carry one of my personally designed diaper bags.

OK so that was fun. If you are on cold medicine (like me) and have some time to kill, google yourself and tell me what you find out about you!

JUST IN CASE...none of those things are really about me. Just people across the country with whom I share my name...you never know.