I love Wednesdays. The art center I run from home doesn't hold classes today, which means we don't get interrupted. We read aloud from Horton Hears a Who in Spanish. Then he did math and spelling practice while I wrote. Our favorite part of the day is our long, relaxed reading-writing-drawing session. It's a great day.
Subtraction with Regrouping Across Two Zeros
Uuugh says me! Thank goodness for the math wiz of the house.

He was very happy with his 86%!
In times of empty pockets, left-overs for Snack!
3 shrimps from last night, mashed potatoes from Saturday,
and one meatball and some lentils from Sunday.
And yes, this is just mid-morning snack.

His parents don't really give a monkey's about etiquette.
I'm a maths tutor too, and sooo many people don't get the subtraction with zeros! Don't feel bad - I have two ways to do it, if you ever want to know :-). I love leftover meals too!
ReplyDeleteFortunately my son is picking it up faster than I am. I have no trouble with add and mult, but sub and div just do my head in. Would definitely appreciate some tips. You should do a weekly lesson for moms on your blog!
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