There was a point in which none of my children could read and my husband and I could pass notes to each other to keep secrets. Then Baloo learned how to read and he and I would exchange written secrets. Now, all three boys are reading (nearly, at least) and we cannot use that tactic. …
The new Star Wars is out and my kids are so excited! I’m sure they’re not the only ones. We’ve also made our goal for December to finish memorizing our math facts! Thus, the Star Wars math game just had to be made! It’s a fairly simple game yet a lot of fun. I hope…
Have you ever seen the way a kids eyes light up when you ask them to be a detective? I’ll admit, I use this technique much too often. It’s losing it’s steam. But when something is lost (especially if it’s something of mine…) we all become detectives. We go all out and get on our…
I don’t remember learning arrays as a kid. It’s one of those concepts that someone had to explain to me before I could teach it myself. I love arrays! First, what a great visual representation of multiplication. And it’s so orderly. Second, arrays make an excellent bridge between multiplication and area! And I think anything…
When your kids are having trouble with their multiplication facts it can be frustrating for you both. And when they don’t like practicing their facts, it’s even harder! No more! This no prep thanksgiving multiplication pack will provide entertainment and fact practice at the same time! Plus it’s no prep so just print and go!…
Years and years ago, Baloo asked me to make addition with candy corn so I did, and he loved it. Its one of those things that we pull out every single year and enjoy. Royal and Logi-Bear love it now too, but Baloo is well beyond that. But he still loves Candy Corn (he’s crazy, although I…
Multiplication is the first big fish in the math pond, or that’s how my kids see it at least. When learning concepts like addition and subtraction, they kind of don’t even know that’s what they’re learning. It’s presented from preschool age and then suddenly we tell them “Oh by the way, that’s called addition”. But…
Pumpkin season is full swing. The manager at our grocery store told me it’s time to start stocking up on canned pumpkin because there will be a shortage. Pumpkin spice lattes are everywhere. We even had pumpkin spice donut holes at Dunkin Donuts (they were absolutely amazing too). It just doesn’t feel like fall so…
Multiplication is one of those topics that we come back to again and again. For some reason, memorizing his times tables is the bane of Baloo’s existence. We don’t necessarily push it too hard, but I do think it is important. Having your multiplication tables memorized makes higher math so so so much easier. I…
I have two kids memorizing multiplication facts now and they have both improved by leaps and bounds since we started introducing fun and engaging ways for multiplication practice! The code breaker multiplication was probably the favorite, but the scratch off multiplication wasn’t far behind. I’ve been worked on games, activities, printables, and much more for multiplication….
Royal (7) hit multiplication in our math curriculum and shut down immediately. He thought it was too hard, too early, and he would never get it. I didn’t know someone could have such strong emotions over something they have never tried to do before! He’s even seen Times Tales and picked up some multiplication facts….
We got one of those amazing spy kits last year and there were a lot of fun activities in it for breaking codes and whatnot. I noticed a few that they came back to over and over and the red cellophane thing was one of them. It was almost like magic! So of course I…