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MathFour is Back!
For a while, a long while, I let this math blog just sit. I didn’t want to delete it. I spent too much time on it and I knew it was full of great stuff that was still being used. But I wasn’t in love with writing on it. In my lethargy, the hackers and
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The Order of Operations Explained: Exponents, Multiplication and Addition
Next in the series explaining the order of operations is this discussion on the relation of exponents, addition and multiplication and how to remember the order of operations… the natural way!
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50 Word Friday – The Math Mini-Saga Series
Mini-Sagas are suggested in Dan Pink’s book A Whole New Mind. This is the first in a Friday series of mini-sagas around math and the lives of math people.
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How to Teach Math Concepts at the Dinner Table
Math concepts are everywhere. Identifying them when you see them can make teaching math a breeze. Here’s one place to find some math concepts: at the dinner table!
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How to Teach a Weird Math Rule: Negative Times a positive Is a Negative
Grownups are often frustrated when faced with “they made this math rule just to make me mad” – because we secretly believe that it’s true! Where did these rules come from and how are we supposed to teach them?
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Interview with Math Game Sokikom’s Founder
Interview with founder and creator of Sokikom, an online social math game for grades 1-6. Find out where the idea of a social math game came from!
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The Order of Operations Explained: Exponents
Next in the series explaining the order of operations is this discussion on exponents and everything this includes. And roots and logs are in this one!
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How to Quit Saying “I Hate Math”
You know you shouldn’t say, “I hate math,” but what if you really do hate math? How do you break the habit to prevent your children from getting into the same mode?
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Math Game Review: Sokikom
Sokikom is a new online social math game that kids will enjoy playing – and parents will be happy to let them! Here are some details about it.
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Why It’s Okay to Add Denominators when Adding Fractions
So you think you HAVE to find a common denominator when adding fractions? Well, not really. Especially if you want to inspire kids to really think like a mathematician and do some inventing!
About MathFour.com
I’m Bon Crowder and the photos above are both of me – in 1989 and today. I’m a Generation X mom of Generation Z kids. I began peer tutoring in high school in 1984.
MathFour.com is the “today” version of me helping peers be comfortable in math. If you’re a Gen-X parent, you’re in the right place!
Wanna connect? Give me a call at 713-557-8048.