Real Life Problem Solving for Grades 3-5

The use of music, songs, poems, and rhymes are fun ways to reinforce, teach, and learn math.

It’s never too soon or late to arm yourself with information to help your children succeed in school, especially math. Here are some tips to keep in mind to help your child even if you don’t like math.

Gas prices are high. So, my family and others have opted to take shorter road trips. Our family vacation and the four hour trip to Dallas for family graduations made me think of possible math travel games and activities. Hopefully, these games will postpone the question, "Are we there yet?"

Making sense of unknown variables

Books of math riddles and rhymes,and brain teasers by Geg Tang.

Story books with math concepts. These reviews include counting, multiplication, geometry to show that math and reading make great partners.

Don’t let eleven and twelve timetables frighten you. They are full of patterns which make mental math and memorization easier than you think.

An excellent book to introduce measurement using standard and non-standard units.

Multiplication tips for 1s, 3s, 6s, and 7s