Math Study Skills Quiz
Here’s a great study skills quiz! An excellent way to pick up some new study tips, but in a fun quiz format. I love how the quiz encourages students to be advocates for their own learning. Some...
View ArticleTips for How to Help Your Kid with their Math Homework
Back in October, GeekDad’s Curtis Silver postedabout a recent survey which found that parents would rather talk to their kids about drugs than about math and science. Some parents don’t feel...
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GeekDad on Math Homework Mind Meld
I’m super excited!! Curtis Silver has posted his response to my homework help tips, “doing the math homework mind meld with your geeklet,” on Wired’s GeekDad blog!! Thanks, Curtis, for your thoughtful...
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Need to remember something important? Breaking news!
Do you need to remember a crucial math concept? Pretend that you’re a news anchor delivering a breaking “math story.” I stumbled on this strategy totally by accident. I was working with a sixth grade...
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Five tips for a happy math year
Joost Elffers & Saxton Freymann‘s delightful Melon School Bus Happy back to school! I wish you a magnificent return full of friendly classmates, excellent teachers, awesome games at recess and...
View ArticleThree simple tips for the night before your math exam
Do you find yourself tired, hungry, and rushed the morning of your math tests? Do you wish you could feel more prepared and confident, not only in your mind, but also in your body? Here are three...
View ArticleTips for a Happy Math Year – #2
Hey there! It’s time for the second tip in my five part series of Tips for a Happy Math Year! And here it is… Slow can be fast. Sometimes kids need more time to digest or absorb information than is...
View ArticleTips for a Happy Math Year – #4 – Systematic Review!
It’s time for tip #4 from my super special series, Tips for a Happy Math Year! Systematic review helps. Incorporating review into your kid’s math routine will really help them retain what they’ve...
View ArticleTips for a Happy Math Year – #5 – Make Word Problems Routine
It’s time for our next tip in my special series, tips for a happy math year!!! Make word problems routine. The reason why our kids study math is so they can solve real world problems. Yet word problems...
View ArticleHow to get started when you have no idea what to do … talk it out!!
Most people think of math as a silent activity, but solving a problem effectively doesn’t mean you have to stay quiet. Talking through a problem out loud can trigger insight. So when in doubt, talk it...
View ArticleHow to experience math as your own unique creation
A great way to check if your son or daughter really understands what they’re working on is – once they’ve already spent some time practicing a particular problem type – to ask them to create their own...
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How to get your kid talking about math
A lock growing out of a tree? That’s what I found on the trunk of a holly tree in my neighborhood!! Who did this and what does it mean? It is completely intriguing to me – a door lock that looks like...
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When doing your math homework just isn’t cutting it
What if math could make you jump for joy? Did you ever take the Presidential fitness tests growing up? I vividly remember being asked, about once a year, to run a mile. Even though I got a lot of...
View ArticleHow to ace your math final exam (without losing your mind)
Are you getting ready for math finals… maybe even your first math final ever? Are you uncertain how to study and prepare? Or, if you’re a parent, not a student, does the thought of getting through your...
View ArticleAre you tired of watching your kid give up on math?
What do you do when you see a problem full of weird things you’ve never seen before? Or a super-long problem? Or just a problem that combines things you’ve learned in a way you’ve never encountered?...
View ArticleWill guessing move you forward, or throw your hard work out the window?
Have you ever been working with your kid on a math problem and they just throw a number at you out of nowhere? When this happens to me, I usually ask diplomatically, “Is that a guess?” or make the...
View ArticleThe secret to getting straight As in math (it’s not what you think)
I was recently talking with one of my favorite students about her goals for the upcoming school year. She told me her big goal was to make straight As. This actually made me kind of worried! You might...
View ArticleWhat to do when you get spaced out about math [study tip]
Here’s a super powerful and easy study tip that you can use anytime. I’ve been using this study tip since I was in college, and continue to do this to this day. Are you studying … practicing your math...
View ArticleTips for a Happy Math Year – #5 – Make Word Problems Routine
It’s time for our next tip in my special series, tips for a happy math year!!! Make word problems routine. The reason why our kids study math is so they can solve real world problems. Yet word problems...
View ArticleHow to get started when you have no idea what to do … talk it out!!
Most people think of math as a silent activity, but solving a problem effectively doesn’t mean you have to stay quiet. Talking through a problem out loud can trigger insight. So when in doubt, talk it...
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