mollydog
03-08-2011, 07:37 PM
Hi, everyone. I really want to afterschool my boys. They are both first graders. As anyone who has tried to sit down with first grade boys can tell you, it's a monumental task to get them to do their homework. The homework that the school says should take them 15 minutes actually takes them an hour or more. Every mom with a boy in their first grade says that their sons take the same amount of time. The girls seem to be operating more closely to the 15 minute standard.
Anyway, I digress....
I really need help on the math front. I started them on Math Whizz, which some here have suggested. It's pretty great but the guys are bored to death with it (after two weeks). They're not paying attention to the lessons and just clicking their way through to do what they have to do to get "credit" to play the silly arcade games at the end. They're completely missing the point. I've tried offering rewards but they're not biting. If I gave them Kumon worksheets, they'd see that as punishment.
Any thoughts on how I should re-jigger my approach? Maybe trying to do it afterschool and homework is too much? Thoughts? Suggestions?
THank you!
Anyway, I digress....
I really need help on the math front. I started them on Math Whizz, which some here have suggested. It's pretty great but the guys are bored to death with it (after two weeks). They're not paying attention to the lessons and just clicking their way through to do what they have to do to get "credit" to play the silly arcade games at the end. They're completely missing the point. I've tried offering rewards but they're not biting. If I gave them Kumon worksheets, they'd see that as punishment.
Any thoughts on how I should re-jigger my approach? Maybe trying to do it afterschool and homework is too much? Thoughts? Suggestions?
THank you!