Throwing Marshmallows - Commentshttp://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)MoM comments on Right-brained Quote of the DayMoMThu, 20 Nov 2008 14:09:51 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/right-brained-quote-of-the-day.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2454420This is similar to the way my son "Marty" learns. We plunged ahead with multi-digit multiplication, factoring, prime numbers and so forth while he was still mastering basic multiplication facts. I have also found that he isn't ready for sequential, multi-step processes -- multi-digit multiplication that he can't do in his head. So I just showed him how to estimate and use a calculator, then we moved on. Why bore him by drilling him in these things until his head explodes? :-)

I am very interested in hearing more about the higher level concepts Jason is learning. What kind of math is he doing?

]]>Tara comments on Right-brained Quote of the DayTaraThu, 20 Nov 2008 12:45:08 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/right-brained-quote-of-the-day.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2454284I've known for some time that Owen would come to math in his own time, and I still wrung my hands a bit waiting, wondering if I was doing enough, uncomfortable leaving the math facts out of our homeschooling days. Well, just recently Owen has begun to ask a lot of math questions. Quite spontaneously he asks what the sum of two numbers is, he tells us that this number is odd- that one even, and just seems to be percolating a bit more than usual with math facts/concepts. He spent an hour and a half online at the Cyberchase site with no urging from me! We still use Living Math books, and play games but I was wondering if I should be capitalizing on this new math readiness or if I'm in danger of squashing it and should carry on as usual.

]]>JoVE comments on Mmmm...ChocolateJoVEMon, 17 Nov 2008 23:58:17 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/mmmmchocolate.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2439385Here's another idea. When we were in Belgium last year Freya ordered hot chocolate at one (kind of posh) place and they brought a mug of warm milk and a little bowl of dark chocolate chips. Now they were good chocolate but .... I suspect that just grating some good dark chocolate into warm milk would work great. But maybe everybody doesn't keep good dark chocolate in their fridge at all times like we do :-)

]]>MoM comments on Whoops! Knew I Would Miss It...MoMMon, 17 Nov 2008 03:53:54 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/whoops-knew-i-would-miss-it.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2425619Happy Blogoversary! And stay away from those Palin Marshmallows.

]]>Jen Robinson comments on Whoops! Knew I Would Miss It...Jen RobinsonSat, 15 Nov 2008 19:45:41 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/whoops-knew-i-would-miss-it.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2420473A belated happy blog birthday to you, Stephanie. I look forward to many more interesting posts.

]]>Topsy-Techie comments on Whoops! Knew I Would Miss It...Topsy-TechieSat, 15 Nov 2008 18:57:02 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/whoops-knew-i-would-miss-it.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2420335Congrats on the blogiversary! I've got to do one of those search terms posts sometime too, because I have had some doozies!! Don't remember what search term led me your way all those months ago, but it was a good one....

]]>SwitchedonMom comments on Whoops! Knew I Would Miss It...SwitchedonMomSat, 15 Nov 2008 17:14:57 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/whoops-knew-i-would-miss-it.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2420054And a very happy anniversary to you too!!

]]>Gina comments on Whoops! Knew I Would Miss It...GinaSat, 15 Nov 2008 16:29:01 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/whoops-knew-i-would-miss-it.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2419994Congrats!!! Keep the great posts coming!

]]>Wendy comments on Whoops! Knew I Would Miss It...WendySat, 15 Nov 2008 14:49:26 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/whoops-knew-i-would-miss-it.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2419848Aren't those search terms crazy? Google certainly delivers a fantastic number of people looking for 'easy fabric grocery bags' and 'homemade chicken and noodles' to my site, but I get a bunch of weirdo searches too.

Keep up the good work!

]]>Sherri comments on Please Make Them Stop...SherriMon, 10 Nov 2008 21:20:49 +0000http://www.throwingmarshmallows.com/home/please-make-them-stop.html#comments235473:2445694:comment/2375844Christmas is in full swing!!! I started hearing the music and seeiing the advertisments mid-October...no lie!!!

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