When students are faced with memorizing math facts the struggle is usually boredom. I don’t know if flashcards are more boring for the student or the parent. Death by flashcards is slow and painful. I admit to using flashcards for less than 15 minutes of my parenting career. I realize that my parenting years are […]
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Five Summers ago, I reviewed various elementary mathematics curricula. At the time, Beast Academy was a fairly new curriculum on the market. Five years later, I continue to use this program. When new programs come on the market for math students, I tend to be skeptical. I want to try to help my children enjoy
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I have declared the summer of 2023 a summer of arithmetic! It’s about time to get ourselves back in the basics and review the foundation of our mathematics mastery. One of the most beautiful parts of the creation of the Lord is patterns, and those patterns are explored, although imperfectly, in the world of numbers.
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Your weekly problem for problem solving is a challenging word problem. Try your hand at it and test your mind: Two pilgrims stopped by the side of the road to eat. One had seven loaves of bread and the other had five loaves. A third traveler arrived before they had begun their meal and
How do you know if your child has mastered her math facts? I know that there is a lot of talk about the importance of memorizing our math facts. Is it really as important as everyone says that it is? Does my child need to know what 6 x 8 is without a calculator?
