New Math Games Site
New math site for elementary students — http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Math/math_kids.html Includes worksheets, money, calendar, patterns fractions, calculators, measuring time, graphing and more.
Archive for November, 2008
Nov 24, 2008 | 0 comments View Post
4th Grade Math Scores Add Up
American elementary school students have improved their math skills considerably, with 20% more fourth graders scoring “proficient” on standardized math tests than in 1990, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Reading skills show more modest gains. The number of students scoring proficient in reading has increased only 4% since 1992 Read full article [...]
Nov 23, 2008 | 0 comments View Post
Board games ‘boost early maths skills’
Playing four 15-minute sessions of board games such as snakes and ladders can improve a child’s mathematical abilities significantly, according to a study of four and five-year-olds. And the improvement in numerical tests is still measurable nine weeks later. The researchers who conducted the study said nursery classes should include numerical board games to familiarise [...]
Sorting Rules!
Sorting according to rules is a mathematical concept that should be taught during the Early Years at school. We use sorting our entire lives but it is not a skill that children know innately and so it must be taught.
Nov 11, 2008 | 2 comments View Post
Fractions Board Game
Check out our new Fractions Board Game — suitable for grades 4 -5. Here is a great way to get kids excited and interested in learning how to add and subtract fractions and how to simplify fractions to the lowest form. This Board Game is a complete downloadable game packge including: Printable game board – [...]
Nov 07, 2008 | 0 comments View Post
Pattern Activities
Teach the concept of patterning before using these review activities. The first pattern to teach should be the easiest: ABAB. Next teach ABCABC and then teach ABBABB and AABAAB. The following activities are great for students from Kindergarten to Grade Two.
Nov 06, 2008 | 0 comments View Post