Hi Korrale4kq,

Maybe it's where I am in Australia. I am also with the NAB and they said they only deal with notes and same with the currency exchange office. I'm on the Gold Coast at the moment so I will try a bank down here.

Do you not recommend using any Australian Coins? Why is that?

Thanks Linzy,

I had tried looking on Amazon and eBay but most people including two if your links won't post to Australia. The $20 one doesn't have enough coins for us. I would need to buy 5 lots to have enough penny's.

I just thought there might be someone on here that it wouldn't be to much of a hassle for.

Hi Jenene,

The K to 3 Maths uses the coins heavily. Grade 1 uses the physical coins everyday and is in most worksheets. I use Australian money for everything else but because we don't have 1 or 25 cent coins it would be good to have some American money so he can see the coins (and relate to the worksheet pictures).

I did think of trying to get my hands on some old one cent coins, but I think it would just be easier to buy some American Money.

Is there anyone in America that can help me out.

I'm doing saxon math with my son and I need some coins that we just don't have here in Australia. I had made my own pennies for Saxon K, however for Math 1 it said I need 600. I can no fathom making that many.

I'm looking for $10 worth of both pennies and quarters. I thought we could do the transaction over ebay.

If anyone can help me out it would make the world of difference.

Thank you in advance.

Danielle

[3 to 12 months]

No screen time other than YBCR for us until he was just over one.  I hadn't discovered Bill Kids until he was 12 months.

This is what we did just for reading:
3 to 12 months - YBCR
~ 12 months - YBCD, YCCD, LR
~ 20 months - continued above and added YCCR
2 1/5 - Started letting him watch other TV shows (Sid the science kid, Peter Weatherall, Word World etc)...and also started Reading Eggs.

We have done other things to do with Maths, Music and Encyclopaedic knowledge but that was the order for teaching him to read.  Apart from Little Maths, nothing else involved screen time.  The creator of YBCR said not to have them watch anything else so they are more focused when watching his DVD's, but it's totally up to you as a parent what works for you and what you think will be most beneficial.

Hi MemoryMagic,

Just wondering if this app still exists?  I have tried the links but it is not working for me.

Danielle

I thought I noticed something around the 9 month mark, but it wasn't until 11 month when my little boy really started to show he knew the words.  As you said, every child is different and the first time you do it, you're really going by blind faith that it works, but it does.  Keep going!  

My little man is almost three and is a great reader and just loves maths.  I know its hard when others say their kids showed signs earlier but keep up the good work. I look forward to you seeing some results and telling us all about it.

Once Cooper was older we would keep him in his highchair after eating while he watched it.  It worked well for him at that older age.  He was a quick eater so he wasn't in the chair for to long.  If your daughter is a slow eater and you think it would be too long for her to be sitting down, I would show them to her while she is eating.  My friend started later and did that, it worked really well for her and her son.

We did the whole schedule which takes you up to nine months if you start at three months.  Then we just rotated the DVD's around.  When he was 9 months we dropped the DVD's down to one or two times a day and I had made up some powerpoints that I did with him...I did that until I found brillkids and then we started on their curriculum.  We also bought the your child can read and started him on those just after his first birthday (even though it says suitable for 3+).

He first indicated to us he knew the words around that 9 month mark.  That is why we moved on.  From memory he didn't say the words until 11 months but by then he was pointing to everything so we knew he was learning.

Do you have the official schedule as to how long you should watch each video?  Do you have the flash cards?

Hey,

My first son watched the starter DVD twice a day, starting at 3 months.  All the rest he watched 3 times a day (I would put him in front of the TV after breastfeeding, in the bouncer, which helped him not to bring any milk up).  I however didn't start doing flashcards or anything like that until he was almost 8/9 months.  I was a bit sceptical that the program would work however we had amazing results.  Cooper is almost 3 and is a fantastic reader.  I started with brillkids when he was around 12 months.  I have a second now who is 4 weeks, and I will do the same with him but definitely start the flash cards straight away.

I'm in...if you have any room?  Great idea