Number Sense Blog

Mathnasium #MathTricks: Number Sense (Division Part 1)
May 25, 2022
Welcome to Mathnasium’s Math Tricks series. Students are often taught that division is the opposite of multiplication, and therefore should rely on their multiplication facts to divide; this can be difficult when the number to divide by (the ...

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, children...

Mathnasium #MathTricks: Fractions (Comparing Fractions Part 2)
May 11, 2022
Welcome to Mathnasium’s Math Tricks series. Today we are comparing fractions that have the same numerators but have different denominators (the total number of equal parts in the whole).
When we compare fractions with the same numerators, ...

We’re Celebrating Math and Stats Awareness!
Apr 27, 2022
Throughout the month of April, we’ve had fun celebrating Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. But April is only the beginning; we hope you’ll be inspired to keep up this conversation with your family all year long.
The truth is that...

Mathnasium #MathTricks: Statistics (Counting Part 1)
Apr 20, 2022
Welcome to Mathnasium’s Math Tricks series. Whether it is in statistics or the real world, we are occasionally required to count large amounts. It can be a long and tedious process to list the total number of combinations for given events. So...