Number Sense Blog

  A new year is right around the corner with an opportunity to start fresh. So we have a few suggestions that can help you and your child navigate the next 365 days for overall “math wellness” and success.             Making great choices fo...

  It’s Card Playing Day! A day for you and your child to take advantage of the entertainment and learning that a simple deck of cards offers, after a busy holiday season. Not only are playing cards fun, but they are helpful instructional too...

  It’s Crossword Puzzle Day! And rather than celebrating with a standard word game, we have a Cross-Number activity that is sure to tickle the grey matter. Download our variation on this popular puzzle (below) to get started. Together with y...

  Mathnasium was founded on the belief that learning math and solving math problems are rewarding and enjoyable activities. In other words: Math is fun! So how do we back that up? By teaching math using a variety of instructional methods to kee...

  Welcome to Mathnasium’s Math Tricks series. Today we are finding the percentage amount of any number by breaking it apart and using special percents. In an earlier Mathnasium Math Trick we used special percents because they represent easy-...