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…
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Math games, apps, and ideas for kids including math facts addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Kindergarten Math Summer Learning Fun
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. Zap Zap Kindergarten Math’s games are designed around the US Common…
The Mystery of Pi for Pi Day!
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….
36 Great Math Picture Books
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
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!)
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….
How Early Learning Resources Can #SparkAMind of a Child
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