Does your study of latin help you understand math? There are few things in the world as lovely as being in the presence of a latin student when they hear a new word. When I ask my latin students what a percent is, they immediately respond that it is part of a hundred. How did […]
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Do you know what makes the Pythagorean Theorem genius? Any student of geometry knows the Pythagorean Theorem. We’ve all chanted, calculated, and struggled through the concept that the sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. Do you know why this makes
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Who Halves a Cookie Recipe? Recently, I went to a day camp with my guys and one of the stations was cooking. As a small group, we made these little cookies. The lady in charge mentioned that she had to halve the cookie recipe for our group. Setting that nonsensical idea aside (who
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What do churches and fractions have in common? Join Lori while she breaks down the basics of fraction terminology and shows you. This is a short lesson designed to encourage you to think about common mathematical concepts in specific, and maybe unique, ways. Keep your skills sharp with this free little lesson from
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Let’s talk math. I love math. I love showing kids and parents alike that math can be fun. To do this with my own children, I started practicing what we call, ‘math Mondays with mom’. On Monday, I would open up a book that I had on math facts, or fun games and we would
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