My math book

Kevin and I were talking about the pros and cons of homeschool, and he mentioned that it would be a huge time investment and take a lot of planning and resources. Then I remembered an awesome resource I already had -- a math book I started to write when I was 11. I found it and opened it and lo and behold I think it's about ready to be published, it's so good.

I think the best part of the book are the story problems. Since they're based on real-life events, they prove that math is applicable to real life.

Here are some of my favorite story problems I asked in my oh-so-advanced math book:

 ~If S has seven Tootsie Rolls™ and K has eight Tootsie Rolls™, how many do they have together? (yes, I figured out the trademark symbol)

~ J needed Mommy to listen to her homework.  She had to wait 3 minutes when Spencer needed a diaper change.  Then, Mommy got a call from Aunt K, which took 15 minutes.  Then Kyra needed her to show her something on the piano, which took 5 minutes.  How many minutes did it take until poor J got to read her homework?

~ K notices something in the car.  Mommy and Daddy have two seats.  She and J share one seat.  S has one seat.  K, K, and L have three seats.  How many seats are in the car? (I love this question not just because it is so ambiguous but because it reminds me of how we used to fit 8 people in a 7-seat car. We probably wouldn't fit so well these days.)

~L finally got the puppies out of her room.  S threw them all over the place because he was happy.  He saw one over by the TV, two behind the couch, and one at the bottom of the stairs.  How many puppies were freed from L;s jars? (I'm sure there was some story behind this, and I think the puppies were not live ones.)

~ K is keeping track of how many minutes she reads.  She reads 34 on Monday, and 45 on Tuesday.  How many minutes did J read? (watch out . . . this one is tricky)

~If J waited 14 days for her thing to dry, and K waited seven, how many days would they wait in all? (okay, ambiguous question, and what thing am I talking about anyway?)

~How old is S's age plus K's age? (this answer was right for only a year)

~If K got 23 slivers and 2 bumps on the head in Mommy's room, how many ouchies did she get in all? (I think this is based on a true story)

~J and K are sitting by each other in the car.  They get Twizzlers® every time they say something nice to the other.  J says 4 things nice, and K says 4.  How many Twizzlers®  do they both get together?

~Why does 1+1=2? (I don't know why either.)

~Write a paragraph about why adding is important. (Personally, I feel like if you're just barely learning about addition, then you're probably not at a stage in life where writing paragraphs is particularly feasible.)

So there you have it. Sadly, I only made it through the addition chapters. One of these days I'll have to finish the math book with more story problems based on my siblings.