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 ... ...
Check out these 10 conversation starting infographics that highlight some interesting stats about math education. Which one will you talk about this week? ...
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 ... ...
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 ... ...
This is a guest post by Alice from www.tutorsville.net Today, tutors are considered important not only for students who have learning difficulties or are having issues understanding a particular topic, but for those who want their kids to do well in tough subjects like math and get better grades. Although tutoring costs, often parents don’t mind paying ... ...
You’ve bought the school equipment, packed the lunch boxes and have said or are about to say goodbye to your child as they start back to school after the summer break. However it’s likely that your child has lost at least some of the math gains they made over the previous year (a Duke University ... ...
Are you on Pinterest? When it comes to websites that suck you in, like Facebook and Houzz, Pinterest is at least filled with great ideas to go along with the beautifully laid out pictures. There are lots of great math activities for preschoolers on Pinterest that can make learning math easy and fun for the ... ...
If you’ve got a child who loves playing mobile games, let me introduce you to DragonBox. DragonBox is a revolutionary new game that will help your child enjoy learning algebra while progressing at their own pace. I’ve reviewed some great iPad apps before but this cool game deserves a post of its own. ...
Yet another Math program? I was approached recently by Bon Crowder and Wil Devine from Math Is Not a Four Letter Word (www.MathFour.com) to ask if I’d be happy to recommend their new That’s Math! program to Maths Insider readers. Well, at first I was skeptical… there are hundreds of websites and books that offer ... ...
Math has a reputation of being a tedious subject that more than one child has shed a few tears over. You might not be able to make your child fall in love with algebraic equations and the quadratic formula, but you can help to make the process slightly less horrifying. ...
Summertime is a great time to begin instilling in your child the importance of math. Try creating experiences that will show your child that math is more than a classroom activity—it is a skill he or she will use in everyday life. ...
Math needs better PR. When it comes to coolness math really should be up there with the new iPad, the latest X-Factor winner and whichever color is fashionable this season. Often people actually think that it’s cool to not be able to do math! As part of Maths Insider’s mission to make math cool I’ve ... ...
This is a guest post from Peter Price, who writes at Classroom Professor. Sometimes it can seem that teachers and parents are pulling in opposite directions regarding the child’s maths education. It shouldn’t be that way! With the right encouragement on both sides, parents and teacher can work in a partnership for the benefit of ... ...
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