THE BLOG
Have you taken your kids apple picking? It is one of our favorite fall things to do. We come home with bags and bags of apples and then we have fun figuring out what to cook...
Many believe that some people are born with a “math brain” and some are not. However, recent work by Jo Boaler and Carol Dweck has shown us that there is no such thing as a...
Students are using math manipulatives to support their thinking at school. When they are doing math at home, it would be great for them to have the same tools available. This...
When I taught second grade, I always helped my students to create a math kit that they would keep at home. We filled it with manipulatives and math games. With these kits,...
Now that you have learned the importance of arrays and learned how to build them for one digit and two digit numbers, let’s take a look at how arrays can also help support...
Think about the problem 13 x 14 for a moment. Does your brain tell you to reach for a piece of paper? A calculator? Do you start solving for partial products in...
When learning multiplication, students are encouraged to use arrays to organize their objects. If you learned math by memorization and without visual models you might be asking, "What is an array...
Think about a gram for a moment. Can you identify something that weighs one gram? Can you visualize the approximate size of something that would weigh a gram? When you look at...
Summer vacation is here! When my kids were in elementary school, I would always get nervous at the thought of all those endless hours and the laments of, “Mom, there is NOTHING to...
When I was in school I never learned how to use a ratio table. You might be asking yourself, "What is a ratio table?" I started using them as a teacher and have found them to be such a...
Now that school is over, my kids and I are busy going on adventures – berry picking, afternoons at the pool, and trips to the park. We are always toting a cooler filled with snacks...
Summer is such a great time to settle in with some reading in a hammock or in a cozy chair. A little bit of summer reading now will help you feel empowered to help your child with math...
