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If money is tight, many times you can find enough free worksheets to use for your math curriculum and you will not even have to buy a math textbook. By buying or checking out a "scope and sequence" book, you can see what your child Read More...

In my first year of teaching and for many years that followed, I spent an inordinate amount of time preparing my own first day of school handouts. I thought it was the "hook" that students needed. I thought that teacher dominated discourse represented learning. But Read More...

On the first day of each month the canteen cooks hamburgers. The Cook needs 1/10 of a kg of mince, 1/8 of a lettuce and 1/5 of a lettuce for each burger. How much of each item does the Cook need to have on hand Read More...

The answer for the above question is hidden in a simple example. I always give the example of stairs to my students, and giving the same example in this article. I compare the steps of a staircase to the concepts in mathematics. As this is Read More...

In first grade it is essential that your child begin basic math facts. Most schools do a good job at starting basic math facts. From second grade to third, you need to ensure that your child becomes an expert on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing Read More...

During classroom time, you can even make division activities more interactive. Create groups of students in the classroom and give them all some objects like marbles, or other small objects. You can tell your students how many they have, and how they should divide out Read More...

You can find several varieties of a budgeting worksheet online that you can print or use as a template in one of your existing programs. Even if you just use it to get ideas, it can be a big help when you sit down to Read More...

On the first day of each month the canteen cooks hamburgers. The Cook needs 1/10 of a kg of mince, 1/8 of a lettuce and 1/5 of a lettuce for each burger. How much of each item does the Cook need to have on hand Read More...

Patterns and sequencing and basic addition and subtraction should follow on from counting and number recognition. By the time your child is starting kindergarten or school, they should be able to count to 20 with ease, write numbers, do simple addition sums, and have some Read More...

Grammar worksheets are very important, for without it you will not be able to put into practice the English lessons you have learned. It is very important for you and everyone else who wants to learn correct English grammar, to be able to gain access Read More...