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Preschool Math Success
This list of the typical course of study for preschoolers gets your kiddo ready to be successful in math later on!
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Area of a Triangle & Area of a Hexagon
Who needs formulas when you’ve got scissors and glue!?
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The Math Behind Carpooling Toddlers
Many people don’t carpool these days because they have to bind children in expensive car seats until they’re 25 years old. If you consider the numbers, though, it just might be worth it to invest in another car seat!
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PEMDAS and a Stupid Arbitrary Rule
The order of operations is rife with rules created merely for convenience. When teaching these to kids, it’s clear how they see it as a stupid arbitrary rule. Because often it is!
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Math Anxiety Research
What’s the cause of low math performance? What’s the cause of high math performance? Math anxiety? Math avoidance? Well, now’s there’s someone to tell us!
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Prime Numbers Are Fun to Learn!
A pseudo review of a book I’ve wanted for a while. You Can Count on Monsters by Richard Even Schwartz illustrates the numbers from 1 to 100 – with monsters and factorizations!
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‘I Hate Math’ – It’s Okay to Say It!
If you hate math, good for you. Say it loud and proud: “I hate math!” I’ll no longer admonish anyone for it.
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2012 MathFour Manifesto
A public declaration of principles and intentions of MathFour.com for the coming year.
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[50 Word Friday] Two Thousand Twelve
Short, cheesy poem incorporating the number of the upcoming year as well as some questions to ponder as you make your resolutions.
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FIAR: Teaching Math with a Picture Book: Ferdinand
A classic picture book and the hidden math within.
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.