Number Sense Blog

Grades 1 - 6: Charlie has 6 dimes and 3 nickels. Darlene has 2 quarters and 3 dimes. Who has more money and by how much? Grades 6 and up: A water jug is half full. After 6 cups of water are added, the jug is 70% full. How much water can the ent...

Conversion and Units of Measure: Yards, Meters, Miles, and Furlongs! 3,000 yards. 2,800 meters. 1.5 miles. 9 furlongs. On first glance, one may take the easy way out and assume that they’re all equal in length. Guess what… they’re not! We’ll...

Happy Holidays… and hello 2016! Now that your family has a break from school pressures and busy schedules, it’s an ideal time to sit with your child and start planning for the new year. Here are some tips to help you navigate the holidays and star...

When the global pandemic shuttered schools across Canada in March, the concept of the “COVID slide” became a new term in our vocabulary. It refers to a pattern of learning loss that typically happens over summer break, but more severe due to ext...

Laurie Bryant Owner/Center Director of Mathnasium of Chicago Hyde Park How do you like to start your day? Watching “The View” every morning while getting up and getting ready for work. What is your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? ...

  The 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results will be shared next year, but it is not looking good for Canada: math scores are expected to show a decline. The last few assessments showed that “in each subject, Canada’...