Want to teach your kid math but don’t know where to start? These are the essential tools to help you on your way.
Math Supplies: Must Haves for Homeschool
Water Bead Activities: 10 New Ways to Play
Unlock the marvelous potential of your water beads with these surprising and engaging learning activities!
Ten Frames to the Rescue! Mastering Early Addition & Subtraction
Put some fun back in your math practice with these giant ten frames!
Why LEGO? Developmental Benefits of the World’s Most Famous Little Brick
We routinely disregard the suggested ages on our childrens’ toys, especially with Legos. Here’s why.
Number Line Stairs: Fun and Simple Activity for Early Math
O, how I love to follow the child! Our four-year-old’s new tricks have led to a fun game for him and his brother, and as usual, they’re learning every step of the way!
Play This, Skip That: Free Math Apps
As a math and technology teacher, I love using digital resources to help kids engage with math topics. Unfortunately, there is a veritable sea of math apps available, and most of them are absolute swill. Learn from my mistakes and check
FREE Interactive 100-Chart
So many ways to use a 100-chart for math! This interactive digital version is intuitive and fun to use!
FREE Digital Manipulatives from Math Learning Center
Some of my favorite FREE digital resources for math work. Don’t waste your time or money with paid, lower-quality competitors.
Groups of Ten: Card Games to Reinforce Math Facts
Mastering pairs that add to ten is an important early math skill. Students who commit these pairings to memory are better prepared for concepts such as place value, regrouping, and partial products, as well as more adept at moving from
Math Everywhere: Halloween Candy
My husband and I are not big candy eaters, so we’re a little uncertain about what to do with the post-Halloween pile of sugar sitting on our kitchen hutch. Our kids have not been very interested in eating it either,