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#ZapZapMath Home Grade K-6 #AtHomeWithMath 7 Winners GIVEAWAY

Posted on June 5, 2018July 2, 2018 by Pragmatic Mom

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I am happy to partner with Zap Zap Math again! I covered Zapzapmath previously and received positive feedback from my readers, so I’m thrilled to be covering their newest math offering just in time for summer. I usually do some sort of math curriculum with my kids to prevent summer slide. This summer, I’d suggest Zapzapmath Home, a…

$Adding to 10 Math Games$

Adding to Ten Math Games

Posted on February 26, 2018March 8, 2018 by Pragmatic Mom

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I met with an Editorial Director at Charlesbridge Publishing a few weeks ago, and she invited me to submit my picture book manuscripts. I had gone to an author event at Charlesbridge last year with my son to learn about Paul Reynolds’ latest books with his brother, Ish! author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds. I…

#zapzapmath GIVEAWAY!

Posted on November 17, 2017November 14, 2017 by Pragmatic Mom

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Thank you to Zapzapmath for this giveaway and for partnering with me on this post! I covered Zapzapmath four months ago and because it was so popular with my readers, I am doing a follow up. Zapzapmath started off as a kindergarten math app with multiple games to keep kids’ interest. Now, there are over…

Zap Zap Kindergarten Math app for learning numeracy and number recognition

Kindergarten Math Summer Learning Fun

Posted on July 7, 2017May 31, 2018 by Pragmatic Mom

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I’m thrilled to partner with Zap Zap to announce their new Zap Zap Kindergarten Math app! It’s no secret that kids love playing games on their screens, and they will practice math facts if it’s presented in the form of a puzzle or game.

The Mystery of Pi for Pi Day!

Posted on March 13, 2017June 16, 2018 by Pragmatic Mom

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What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o’-lantern by its diameter? Pumpkin π. Joke from comedian John Evans from 50 Interesting Facts About Pi PickyKidPix came home from school after Pi Day last year determined to memorize 100 digits of Pi. Her math teacher offered 1 point of extra credit for learning Pi….

$Our 10 Favorite Math Picture Books$

Our 10 Favorite Math Picture Books

Posted on November 16, 2016June 15, 2018 by Pragmatic Mom

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My son has always been the math-iest of my three kids but now my middle, PickyKidPix, has proclaimed two years in a row now that math class is her favorite, though her most challenging. I have had a love of mathematics; with a math professor for a father, my childhood was fraught with extra math…

#BigFatNotebooks Ensure Middle School Success

Posted on October 3, 2016June 15, 2018 by Pragmatic Mom

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My son started middle school this year and this is my year to evaluate his study spaces now that he will be getting more homework. What’s interesting is that good study spaces are not what I thought: it’s better to mix it up rather than study in the same place all the time. This New…

Making Pie for Pi Day: 3.14.16 (rounding up!)

Posted on March 14, 2016June 27, 2018 by Pragmatic Mom

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My mathematician dad would be proud that I’m celebrating Pi Day today and have been for the past few years. Last year, I found Pi Day cartoons which I found hilarious. I looked that the relationship between Pi and The Golden Rule and how Pi tells stories. I even celebrated Tau Day which is 2x Pi….

Mosaic Paint Chip Art Project for Kids

Posted on March 9, 2016September 4, 2016 by Pragmatic Mom

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I was fascinated by this video of artisans creating terra cotta tiles. It’s such an involved process to make a single tile, especially shaping each one. This makes me appreciate mosaic tile artworks much more!