Introduce your children (and yourself) to the commutative and associative properties by starting with some fun toys. Get crazy and get weird! Continue Reading →
Playing with Algebra Concepts
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Math Crafts: Probability Earrings
Want to get your homeschool teenager to do probability? Try heading to the bead shop first. This video shows probability in action with a beautiful end result. Continue Reading →
Long Division with Sumology Number Tiles
My invented and fun method of doing, teaching and/or learning long division. I used the Sumology game from Simply Fun, too! Continue Reading →
The 1-2-3 Song
So many children’s songs are to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – now there’s one more – The 1-2-3 Song! Continue Reading →
Long Division with Playing Cards
In response to a parents report, I “invented” a method of long division while driving home. Continue Reading →
Embracing the Not-Knowing at a Homeschool Convention and in Math
Being in the not-knowing is the best place to be – whether you’re excited about an upcoming homeschool convention or about math! Continue Reading →
Cuisenaire Rods
This is the first in the Cuisenaire Rods series. Video showing how to engage kids in learning coordinate pairs by tapping into their creativity. Continue Reading →
Teaching Subtraction Using a Balance
Balances are normally used for science stuff. Here’s how to teach subtraction using a balance. Continue Reading →
What’s the Domain, Why You Need It and How You Get It
Finding the domain of a function is slippery and misunderstood. Why do we do it? Why do we need domains anyway? And how do you find the domain? Continue Reading →
Counting with Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers are “1st, 2nd, 3rd, …” but we need these to count items to arrived at the final cardinal numbers. All this fancy math talk – why not make it fun with some colorful bugs! Continue Reading →