5 ways to make math practice fun at home
Short, playful habits that turn worksheet time into something kids actually look forward to.
For parents · 2 min read
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Ideas, tips and news for families and teachers. 2 + 2 = fun
Lesson: Making 10 (Kindergarten)
Which two numbers make 10? Learn it with pictures, fingers and a ten frame.
Kindergarten lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Make a Ten to Add (Grade 1)
An easy trick for sums like 8 + 5. Fill up a ten first, then add the rest. Shown with pictures.
Grade 1 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Counting Money (Grade 2)
Learn what each coin is worth, then count a handful of coins the easy way. With pictures of every coin.
Grade 2 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Tricks for the 9 Times Table (Grade 3)
Learn every 9 times fact with your fingers, plus a pattern that makes the answers easy to remember. With pictures.
Grade 3 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Area vs. Perimeter (Grade 3)
Perimeter is the fence around a shape. Area is the floor inside it. Learn the difference with simple pictures.
Grade 3 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Comparing Fractions (Grade 3)
Which fraction is bigger? Use pizza and chocolate bars to see the answer. Easy rules with pictures.
Grade 3 lesson · 1 min read
Lesson: Long Division Step by Step (Grade 4)
Division is fair sharing. Learn the 4 steps of long division with pictures and one easy example.
Grade 4 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Order of Operations (Grade 5)
Why is 3 + 4 × 2 equal to 11, not 14? Learn which step comes first, with a simple staircase picture.
Grade 5 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Finding a Percent of a Number (Grade 6)
Percent means "out of 100". See it on a 100-square grid, then use easy tricks for 50%, 25% and 10%.
Grade 6 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Solving Two-Step Equations (Grade 7)
An equation is a balance scale. Keep it balanced and find x in two easy steps. With pictures.
Grade 7 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle (Preschool)
Meet the four first shapes. Count their sides and corners, and go on a shape hunt at home.
Preschool lesson · 1 min read
Lesson: More or Fewer? (Kindergarten)
Which group has more? Match objects in pairs, or build towers, and the answer jumps out. With pictures.
Kindergarten lesson · 1 min read
Lesson: Even and Odd Numbers (Grade 1)
Even numbers can be shared in pairs. Odd numbers always have one left over. See it with dots and a number line.
Grade 1 lesson · 1 min read
Lesson: Telling Time to the Hour (Grade 1)
The short hand tells the hour. The long hand points to 12. Read "o'clock" times with easy clock pictures.
Grade 1 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Tens and Ones (Grade 1)
Why is 34 made of 3 tens and 4 ones? See it with base-ten blocks and a place value chart.
Grade 1 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Equal Groups and Arrays (Grade 2)
Multiplication starts with equal groups. Learn to see 3 × 4 as groups of apples and as neat rows of dots.
Grade 2 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: What Is a Decimal? (Grade 4)
Decimals are parts of a whole, like money. See tenths on a bar and hundredths on a 100-square grid.
Grade 4 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Adding Negative Numbers (Grade 6)
Use a number line to add positive and negative numbers. Plus moves right, minus moves left. With pictures.
Grade 6 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: Mean, Median and Mode (Grade 6)
Three ways to find the "middle" of a set of numbers. Level out block towers for the mean, line up for the median.
Grade 6 lesson · 2 min read
Lesson: The Pythagorean Theorem (Grade 8)
In a right triangle, the two small squares add up to the big square. See why 3, 4, 5 works, then find a missing side.
Grade 8 lesson · 2 min read