One of the things I believe in strongly is that any time can be a great time to sneak in some sort of learning. Whether it’s counting the candies in the line at the grocery store checkout, learning about the …
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Learning math facts has been a long, hard road for Maddy. It’s actually very often a long, hard road for many kids–including myself–way back when. I remember hours of practicing my basic facts and hours of frustration at the fact …
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For some kiddos, math IS fun. Adding is awesome. Subtracting is super-cool. Practicing multiplication or division facts in their little heads is the stuff of dreams. Contests and quizzes–Mad Minutes especially–make kids happier than happy. For these children, even flashcards …
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playing with money: counting, wrapping, estimating coins
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaThis week our Smart Summer Challenge theme is Government–and what better way to start the week off than by playing with money? Okay, so we really started the week off with a flag cake, but who’s really keeping track? We’ve …
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We are huge weather fans over here. Looking at the day’s forecast has become a regular part of our morning ever since the kids were really little. Though our family may be a growing minority of people who are still …
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Simple addition math fact flash cards should have been made, used, and memorized months ago, but they weren’t, we didn’t, and Maddy hasn’t. And I feel awful. Like foul shots in basketball, these basics are concepts that can be made …
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the terrific task of teaching kids how to tell time
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaTeaching kids how to tell time is no easy task. But this little analog clock, printed on cardstock–with labeled, movable hands–has made Maddy’s homework this week a whole lot more manageable. (And I’m betting just a little more fun!) The …
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Our summer took a crazy turn about two weeks ago when we learned that Maddy needed to have a tonsillectomy before the end of the summer. With just a few days to shove in all of our summertime fun, poor …
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adding practice with street sign math
by Teach Mamaby Teach MamaToday, we hit the road a bit, to a new-for-us library to hang out with some friends and learn about 4-H and county fairs and then to (our fave!) Ikea to pass a rainy afternoon. (And the free kids’ meals …
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No, it’s not President’s Day. But we’re getting close. No, today was just another no-school snow day. And when I walked into Maddy’s room after Cora and I changed everyone’s sheets, I noticed that she and Owen had dumped the …
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A funny thing happened to me when I dumped out all of our Relay for Life donations on Owen’s bedroom floor the other day–I realized that I had never really talked to Maddy and Owen about coins and coin values. …
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