math

practicing math facts with crazy, mixed-up dice: math games for kids
January 19, 2012 9 comments

practicing math facts with crazy, mixed-up dice: math games for kids

Somehow we have ended up with a ton of wild and crazy dice in our house. Some are huge. Some are teeny. Some are old; some are brand, spankin’ new. ...

ways to make math learning FUN! (& Kindle giveaway!)
January 17, 2012 2 comments

ways to make math learning FUN! (& Kindle giveaway!)

For some kiddos, math IS fun. Adding is awesome.  Subtracting is super-cool.  Practicing multiplication or division facts in their little heads is the stuff of dreams.  Contests and quizzes–Mad Minutes ...

best of teach mama countdown: #6 -- learning with recyclables
January 7, 2012 No Comment

best of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables

One of these days I’m going to share where and how we store the recyclables that we manage to save from the big blue bin over here. But until then, ...

teachmama's best of 2011: mine and yours!
January 2, 2012 No Comment

teachmama’s best of 2011: mine and yours!

A few of my favorite bloggy buddies and I have decided to do a little reflecting before moving forward with 2012. We thought that beginning the year by sharing our ...

quick and easy math game: strike it out!
December 7, 2011 9 comments

quick and easy math game: strike it out!

I’m always on the hunt for ways to make math more fun over here, especially since math is not my forte. So when Maddy came home with ‘play game with ...

magazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun
December 4, 2011 29 comments

magazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun

We are huge magazine fans over here. We love finding them in the mailbox, reading them, playing detective with them, crafting with them, and learning with them.  When they arrive ...

new for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!)
November 26, 2011 47 comments

new for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!)

As much as I have had a ton of success with LeapFrog products and love nearly everything LeapFrog, I knew that I needed to outsource a bit when it came ...

math bingo: fun ways to play with numbers
November 9, 2011 10 comments

math bingo: fun ways to play with numbers

I’m on a constant search for ways to make math fun and a natural part of the day for my kiddos. Especially Maddy. Though she has made great strides in ...

how to use halloween candy for (sneaky) fun learning
October 31, 2011 13 comments

how to use halloween candy for (sneaky) fun learning

There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they haven’t already!), but the candy that my kids have collected ...

we teach: holiday learning eBook -- free, fab, filled with ideas
October 17, 2011 No Comment

we teach: holiday learning eBook — free, fab, filled with ideas

Hip, hip, HOORAY!!  The we teach holiday learning eBook is hot off the presses! Filled with fabulous ideas from over 30 brilliant members of our forum, the holiday learning eBook ...

new for us friday: leapfrog LeapPad (& giveaway!)
October 14, 2011 533 comments

new for us friday: leapfrog LeapPad (& giveaway!)

We are indeed a LeapFrog family.   (And that’s not really New-For-Us-Friday news, I know. . . ) We are a LeapFrog family because waaaaay back when, the day the ...