Help Your Child With Maths – The Chocolate Muffin Way

Are you a fan of Chocolate Muffins? I love chocolate muffins! I take every opportunity to buy or bake chocolate muffins! photo credit: minato When it comes to baking, I’m on a mission to create the perfect chocolate muffin! I know that I’ll need flour, baking powder, sugar, cocoa powder, oil or butter, eggs and ... ...

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Need a Maths Tutor? Read these 6 Tips.

Hiring a private maths tutor can be a good idea, especially if your child is having difficulties with a particular maths topic or if there is a significant test or exam approaching. photo credit: sashamd I’d love to be your child’s maths tutor ! I’d sit next to them with a relaxing smile on my face. ... ...

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Finger counting: The Debate Continues!

What I love about the internet is that you can have heated discussions with complete strangers! photo credit: Profound Whatever “Musician Dad”, I’ve decided to make you famous (not DiCaprio famous, just Maths Insider famous!) Not because of your musical skills. Not because of your fathering skills; But because you disagree with me (and your ... ...

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24 Short and Sweet Preschool Maths Activities.

Here is my list of 24 short and sweet preschool maths activities for when they are happy, calm and ready for an activity! Print out and grab that fridge magnet! ...

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No! No! No! No! Don’t Let your Child Finger Count!

Yes there are calculation methods which use the fingers to work out calculations at super fast speed, which is great if you’re going to train your child to do this; But if you’re not, don’t let your child finger count Here are my 4 reasons why you should wean your child from using their fingers; ... ...

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How to Use Twitter to Find Great Maths Resources and Ideas

How to Use Twitter to Find Great Maths Resources and Ideas Of course I’d heard of Twitter 3 months ago, before I started blogging, but I could already read about what my friends were having for breakfast, using facebook, why would I want to compound this, and find out what strangers were having for breakfast, ... ...

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8 Things to Hate about Kumon – A Review

Instead of an impartial kumon review, let me tell you 8 things to hate about Kumon and how you can use these ideas to support your child’s maths ...

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Maths Problem Solving Tip

I teach high school math; I sell a product to a market that doesn’t want it, but is forced by law to buy it! Maths teacher and campaigner for US maths curriculum reform, Dan Meyer recently gave the above TEDx presentation , “Math class needs a makeover” where he talks about students “aversion to maths ... ...

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Looking for a school

Every family has a different wish list when looking for a school. Here is my list of things to look for when looking for a school for your child. ...

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Wild About The Guinness Book of Records!

I’ve written a guest post on the website Wild About Math about my favourite maths book of all time, The Guinness Book of World Records. I set 10 maths questions using fascinating facts from, Guinness World Records 2010 First, have a look at the questions, try to work out as many as you can, then ... ...

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