Hi, Paige. My name is Rachel and I am happy to help you today.

I have 4 kids and 2 part-time jobs, so I know all about the value of every minute!!! I don't have time to do lots of preparation. That is why I LOVE RightStart Math. I don't do any preparation prior to teaching the lesson. I basically open the manual to the day's lesson and ask my child to pull the manipulatives from our storage bin while I do a quick glance over the day's lesson. As soon as my child comes back, I start reading through the lesson being sure to look at the pictures to get a better idea of how the manipulatives are supposed to look.

Seriously, other than that - I do nothing else to prepare! ;-)

You may want to not worry about not having everything set and ready to go give 'winging it' a try. ;-) I think it is very good for your son/daughter to see that you are learning right alongside him/her. In addition, if you have any questions while teaching the lesson, you can always call RightStart's help desk. They are great about answer questions!

I hope that helps! If you have any further questions, you might want to email RightStart Math directly at info@rightstartmath.com.

Have a great spring!
Rachel