This game is fun for all ages, but especially good for elementary children just beginning to think about probability.
Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.
And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.
Math Concepts: addition, probability.
Players: solitaire.
Equipment: two six-sided dice, pencil and paper.
Writing to Learn Math: People learn math by playing with ideas. A math journal can be like a science lab book.
Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own?
Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder. Create.
This game challenges upper-elementary and middle school students to reason about number properties.
Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.
And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.
Math Concepts: Venn diagrams, factors and multiples, divisibility, prime numbers, and other number properties.
Players: two or more.
Equipment: pencil and paper, or whiteboard and markers. Calculator optional.
Writing to Learn Math: Problem-solving cares less about whether an answer is right and more about whether a solution makes sense.
Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own?
Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder. Create.
This equation game for elementary students builds creative, flexible thinking about addition and subtraction.
Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.
And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.
Math Concepts: addition, subtraction, multistep calculation.
Players: any number.
Equipment: one deck of math cards, pencils and paper, timer (optional).
Writing to Learn Math: What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own?
Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder. Create.
This game encourages players of all ages to think creatively with numbers.
Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.
And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.
Math Concepts: arithmetic, number properties, mixed operations.
Players: any number.
Equipment: clock, pencil and paper or markers and whiteboard.
Writing to Learn Math: Research prompts help students view math as a human endeavor.
Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own?
Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder. Create.
Once upon a time, when my kids and I were young…
Later the same year, not too long after our discussion of the Bill Gates proportions, I stumbled on some more data. I discovered that the median American family’s net worth was $93,100 in 2004, most of that being home equity.
This gave me another chance to play around with proportions. And since I was preparing a workshop for our regional homeschooling conference, I wrote a sample problem:
The median American family has a net worth of about $100 thousand. Bill Gates has a net worth of $56 billion. If Average Jane Homeschooler spends $100 in the vendor hall, what would be the equivalent expense for Gates?
In the last post, I explained that a proportion sets two ratios equal to each other, like equivalent fractions. Each ratio must compare similar thing to similar thing in the same order.
In this case, we are interested in the ratio “Expense compared to Net Worth.”
Continue reading Homeschool Memories: Bill Gates Proportions II
This game challenges upper-elementary and middle school students to practice strategy and mental math as they race across a number chart.
Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.
And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.
Math Concepts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, odd and even, prime and composite numbers, strategic thinking.
Players: two or more.
Equipment: printed hundred chart of your choice, 2 six-sided dice, small toy or token for each player.
Denise Gaskins' Let's Play Math 