A morning of “Family Math Fun” at Hope College on Saturday, March 8, will feature games designed to show that mathematics doesn’t need to be scary or a chore. In fact, as the name makes clear, it can ...
(Mass Appeal) – Math is an important subject for kids to learn, but it’s not always the most exciting.. let’s face it. But it can be! Dr. Megan Allen, founder and owner of The Community Classroom ...
An evening of “Family Math Fun” at Hope College on Monday, Oct. 7, will feature games designed to show that mathematics doesn’t need to be scary or a chore. In fact, as the name makes clear, it can be ...
Dan Finkel runs Math for Love with his wife, Katherine Cook. They have developed two games: Tiny Polka Dot: A math-enriched card deck for 3- to 8-year-olds. “It’s really flexible,” Finkel said. You ...
Children need to master mathematics to develop clear, logical thinking. But success in the subject takes training. That's why teachers encourage students to practise maths problems to ensure they ...
Back in 2008, I read a story about a teacher who used NASCAR to make learning math less painful for his students. Tom Baughman, then teaching the fourth grade, called it “NASCAR Math,” and takes the ...
Two Evening Street Elementary School students proved even fractions could be fun by creating Mathopoly, a prize-winning board game that won recognition in a national contest. Fifth-graders Ruby Culp ...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Deidre Kelly. It has been edited for length and clarity. This is my 14th year teaching sixth-grade math, and I enjoy it just as much as I did when ...
You may draw examples from Miguel Secillano, Terence Tao, or even from Shakuntala Devi, all you want – but if getting your kid to sit with their math homework is nothing short of a challenge for you, ...