math
money poems, money songs: fun ways to teach kids about money
originally published on 5.14.10 Maddy’s been learning about money in school. Pennies, nickels, dimes–and she’s been talking 1′s, 5′s, and 10′s like nobody’s business. Add her big half-dollars ...
quick and easy addition game: finding addends
Cora has really been into playing math games lately. That’s right. Math games. I love it. Like while Maddy and Owen are doing their homework, all my littlest one wants ...
paper plate puzzles: fun number learning for kids
The following guest post is written by mom of five, Annette of Tips From a Typical Mom. Annette covers everything under the sun on her blog, and it’s all ...
lily pad number game: get kids up, moving, and counting!
The following guest post is written by Emma Craig. Emma writes P is for Preschooler blog which is totally worth checking out if you have a little one at home! ...
lego baseball: creative math game for kids, by kids
The following guest post is written by Heather Kauffman. Heather is a teacher and mom of three boys, a longtime we teach member, one of my dearest, closest ...
driveway shuffleboard math
It’s so funny how sometimes, sneaky learning shows up organically–completely unexpectedly–in our day. Driveway Shuffleboard Math is no exception. We were out front, enjoying a brief break in ...
5 super-fun ways to learn math facts
It’s actually hard for me to type this title after years and years and years of math drills that made my elementary-school head want to explode. Can learning math facts ...
how to raise kids who love math
I was absolutely floored at how many emails I received after I posted the article about what to do when kids hate reading last week. Blown-away. Floored. Many wrote to ...
3 quick, hands-on, totally cool math games
Every summer, our school hands out summer packets–worksheets upon worksheets with ways that parents can continue the learning all summer long. And among the worksheets are ideas that incorporate learning ...
magic triangles: hands-on math game
It’s been crazy busy over here for the past few days, with visiting family in the Keystone State, attending BlogHer in NYC, and then spending some more time with family. ...
using the calculator: breakfast time learning
Breakfast has long been a time for sneaking in some learning over here, but it’s not always easy. It’s certainly not every single day. Some days everyone’s up and ready ...
