Who doesn’t love a good board game? If you read my post Can Board Games Make Maths More Fun? A Review you’ll know that I’m a big fan of using board games to make math more fun. One of the coolest things about my little ones’ school is that parents and kids can borrow math ... ...
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photo credit: Carlos Porto “I’ve never known any trouble than an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.” Arthur Schopenhauer Go read some math Math Storybooks. Sounds a bit weird? As parents we’re used to reading to our young children as often as we can, and telling our older kids to “Go and read a book!” and who ... ...
The best way for a child to get better at those dreaded addition and subtraction facts and the times tables is to actually do lots of addition and subtraction and times tables questions. For some kids, sitting down to do pages and pages of Kumon arithmetic is something they’re happy to do but for most ... ...
This is a guest post by Adrian Beckett, London-based maths tutor extraordinaire That title sounds scary. Well.. dyscalculia can be a bit scary. Just when you think you’ve remembered that 8 + 8 is 16, a few minutes later it becomes 14. Here are some tell tale signs that your child has dyscalculia. Finger counting If there ... ...
Hope you’re having an amazing start to 2013! If helping your child develop a love of math is high on your list of things to get done this year, then I’d love to help you achieve this through my posts here on Maths Insider. What topics would you like to see covered in the year ... ...
This is a guest post by Adrian Beckett, London-based maths tutor extraordinaire I’m Adrian Beckett. I specialise in Maths tuition to primary age children; preparing children for exams and supporting children with special needs in particular Dyscalculia. I also help find families a Maths tutor in the London (U.K) area In this blog post, I’ll ... ...
With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, it’s that time of year when people’s thoughts turn to the seemingly never-ending list of perfect presents for family and friends. Math gifts and toys are a great choice, since they help to encourage a love of math (and spread the math love!) For a huge ... ...
This is a guest post by Kathy from howmuchisit.org, a website that helps consumers find out what things cost. If you have a child that is in school right now, you may often wonder where your child should stand in terms of their mathematical skills. Sure, while they are getting decent grades, does it really ... ...
This is a guest post by Adrian Beckett who runs a maths tutor service in London, UK Tutoring isn’t always right for everyone. School isn’t always right for everyone Sometimes, tutoring can be more helpful than school And occasionally, tuition is not helpful Why then might you ask, am I a Maths tutor? I’ll be ... ...
Hey Maths Insider readers! I am so excited to be guest posting for your today. My name is Ashley Johansen and I am a content writer for an online graduation supply company: Honors Graduation. As someone who used to dislike math, I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to tell you why math is ... ...
Are the thousands of hours, pints of sweat and bucket loads of stress worth it, not to mention the bank breaking amount of dollars that students need to invest these days to earn a university degree? Well it certainly seems so according to the infographic by Degree Jungle below. A Bachelors Degree gives college graduates ... ...
An overview Conquer Maths is an online maths program designed to teach maths to children from the age of four all the way to the age of eighteen using the UK National Curriculum. The course allows children to go through and find their weak areas and pin point lessons that will assist in overcoming them. The ability ... ...
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