I love using living books to help children “see” math. These math operations picture books specifically focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to help build understanding and connect math to the real world. Books are powerful in helping children relate to abstract mathematical concepts! They can be used as pre-reading before introducing something new…
I don’t know too many children who aren’t motivated by candy math activities. In fact, most of them beg for math when candy is involved. How many times do you remember your kiddos begging for math otherwise? Ha! When those regular math lessons begin to make everyone weary, take a break and add in a…
During my workshops about creative homeschooling and living math, I often talk about incorporating games into the school schedule. If your family has an established game night, you probably already know how educational many board and card games really are. Math, language, history, science, logic and so much more can be practiced without your kiddos…
Do you and your children need a break from monotonous math lessons this winter? I have two FREE Valentine printables that should help! These elementary lessons use candy hearts to inspire some fun and yummy math learning. Candy Heart Valentine’s Day Math Lessons Area and Perimeter with Candy Hearts The Measure of a Heart worksheet uses…
Economics. It’s about earning and spending money. It’s how businesses grow. It’s using resources to satisfy needs and wants. It’s taxes and interest rates and credit cards and savings accounts. It’s in everything from local production to global trade. The study of economics is as important for the “average person” as it is for the…
A glyph as it relates to math is a pictorial representation of data. That sounds like a pictograph, doesn’t it? Rather than put pictures in the form of a graph, though, a glyph actually becomes the picture as it’s created based on provided criteria. Ooh. That sounds hard! I promise, glyphs aren’t hard at all….
I’ve been touting the benefits of living math for quite some time now. Why? Because living math makes sense to kids. It builds concrete understanding of abstract concepts. It touches real-life, giving math meaning and purpose. And, it’s fun! This post contains affiliate links. To make your life (and mine) easier, I decided to pull…
(This post contains affiliate links and links to my products.) What are attribute blocks? Attribute blocks are a set of unique and versatile manipulatives (hands-on objects) used for teaching math, science, logic and critical thinking skills. The set includes 60 pieces: five shapes: circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, hexagons three colors: red, yellow, blue two sizes:…
You have heard me talk about living math over and over. I thought it was high time to organize all my living math resources for you in one convenient “table of contents” of sorts. Start Here If you’re new to the concept of living math or need some help refining your definition/vision, this post should…
It’s time for candy math again! Through Pinterest, I happened upon a site called First Grade Wow that has the cutest suggestions for holiday-themed ideas just perfect for my little 1st grader. Many of these candy math ideas were inspired by her Double Mint Math post – and some even use her brilliant free printables…
(This post contains affiliate links and links to my business website, Shining Dawn Books. I was given a free copy of Primarily Math in exchange for an honest review.) Why Problem Solving? If you’ve read Loving Living Math or many of my living math posts here on Our Journey Westward, you know that I find…
(This post contains affiliate links and links to my business website, Shining Dawn Books.) Do you need algebra help? I did, too. You mean the writer of Loving Living Math needed algebra help? Why, yes. Yes, I did. There’s nothing to be ashamed of when you run into a brick wall in a homeschooling subject!…
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