Basic Algebra questions are common on most College Entrance exams, High School exams, Nursing Entrance Exams and High School Equivalency exams. Here is a short list of exams that require basic Algebra: College – Compass, Assett, Accuplacer High School Equivalency – (CHSPE) Catholic High School Entrance – HSPT, COOP, SHSAT, High School – GQE, AHSGE, [...]
This Holiday season, you can have fun both learning about Holiday Celebrations and Learning Fractions in a Fun way! Here are 3 different Holiday Celebrations that occur in December that have specific special numbers of Days to count for Fractions – Christmas, Hannukah and Winter Solstice. 8 Days of Hannukah What Fraction is the 3rd Day [...]
It is Post-Halloween and we are not quite finished making chocolate FUN just yet! Here is a fun and easy fractions game to organize that is low-cost and easily teachable, any time of the year. Supplies: Crayola Markers, 3 for each student One Organic Chocolate Bar for each student Piece of Paper Have everyone bring in [...]
This month, Math-Lessons.ca are donating a Math Abacus to the Lakota Pineridge Reservation located in South Dakota. It is home to the Oglala Sioux Tribe, a population of about 40,000. We like how they have organized their donation drives. In additional for requesting financial donations, they also have item requests that revolve each week and [...]
Congratulations Spirit of Math Students! Over 2000 kids took part in the 13th Annual Spirit of Math Contest. There were 742 Placements from Grades 1-4 across Canada, who made the National Mathematics Honour Rolls. And several others from all grades from other countries, with more details to come, as results roll in. Categories included Thales; [...]
The rate of success for learning fractions in elementary class math depend on the teaching method used. Some of these methods are outlined here – simple to teach, and simple to apply. Having real life examples for students to connect with makes it easier for the brain to get into the right lane. Learners then [...]
Giving teachers a heads up Thank You is something that happens usually once or twice a year – maybe Valentine’s Day, Christmas time…we often wonder if parents and kids truly realize the giving that teachers do in their daily classroom lives – so we want to say Thank You! Making the task of teaching elementary [...]
What colors of candy are more popular in a typical bag of Valentine Hearts? World over, kids pretty much enjoy receiving and giving Valentines to their friends on Valentine’s Day. This year, make it a math learning experience, so the fun is included in the work. Here is a Fun Idea for making it a [...]
Earning, saving, spending, investing, budgeting, collecting, and giving are all part of handling money. And handling money wisely is what financial literacy at home, school and in society is all about. Modern governments want to develop financial literacy among consumers in society. This means improving the ability to understand money matters, applying that knowledge and [...]
For many elementary age children, fractions seem like a foreign language that they likely may never use in real life. To challenge this thinking, we can use real-world activities that illustrate just how fractions help their parents, and how they will help them as they grow up. Teach them to use the ruler. Rulers are [...]