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Make Summer Math Part of Your Summer Fun
May 18, 2022
Summer is the time for road trips, backyard BBQs, days at the beach and … math? That’s right! It’s important for students to make math a part of their summer so they don’t lose what they’ve learned during the school year. On average, ...
An Early Start in Math Can Shape a Child’s Future
Feb 27, 2022
Studies show that children who are exposed to math early on are more likely to do well in school, not only in math but in other subjects as well1. And the benefits are likely to continue throughout their lives.
Math comprehension i...
Mathnasium #MathTricks: Half Of Odd Numbers (Part 2)
Feb 17, 2022
Welcome to Mathnasium’s Math Tricks series. Our previous Math Tricks have looked at strategies for finding half of odd numbers whose tens digits are even. Today we are focusing on a strategy to find the half of any odd number, such as...
Mathnasium #MathTricks: Half of Even Numbers Part 1
Feb 17, 2022
The word half should bring to mind the image of two equal parts: “2 parts the same.”
To find half of any amount, cut the whole into “2 parts the same” and take either one.
To find half of 6, we cut the whole of 6 circles into “2...
Mathnasium #MathTricks: Half of Odd Numbers - Part 1
Feb 17, 2022
Recall that half means “2 parts the same,” “two equal parts.”
Half of 6 circles is 3 because we cut the whole into “2 parts the same” and take one part.
To find half of 7, we bring in one more circle and cut our new whole i...