You may be an optimist. You may always see the positive side of things. But in math, you gotta hang onto your negatives. Continue Reading →
Hang onto Negatives in Math Problems
Tag Archives: negative
Beloved – Be Loved? Twice Loved? Opposite of Loved?
What DOES beloved mean? Is that “be” like a 2 or a negative in front of “loved”? Continue Reading →
Exponents of Negative Numbers
Do you or your kids get a little lost when trying to deal with powers of negative numbers? Here’s a fun way to teach them. Continue Reading →
How to Teach a Weird Math Rule
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? Continue Reading →
Teaching Math with Counting
Parents focus on the counting to 10 and learning to read in the early years. But you can do so much with counting to support math learning other than just counting to 10. Continue Reading →
Is Zero Positive or Negative?
Is zero positive? Is it negative? Often confused and misunderstood, here is Zero, explained. Continue Reading →