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 ...
With the right lesson plan, teachers can turn struggling students into budding mathematicians. The secret is carefully guiding their adventure in numbers I still vividly remember the day, 14 years ago ...
In the COVID-19 pandemic, children are just as concerned as their parents about what is happening. The closure of schools is a huge upset in children’s lives. As parents support children and consider ...
Pupils at Hamilton School are rolling the dice and dealing the cards to make Mathematics more fun. The Grade 7 pupils at Hamilton are using innovative methods to drill their number facts and apply the ...
The lesson started with something simple – designing a dream bedroom.For fourth grader Nolan Ochuna, it meant choosing ...
The new question-of-the-week is: What has been the best math lesson you have taught and why do you think it was so good? We’ve all taught some great lessons and we’ve also all taught some pretty bad ...
Why it matters: Making math enjoyable helps reduce anxiety and builds long-term confidence for learners of all ages. Fun learning tools: Quizzes, trivia games, and math jokes can make learning feel ...
It’s the rare child who’ll choose an afternoon of math homework over a family vacation. That’s partly because of the negative way that we talk about and teach math, says Chris Emdin, a professor of ...