Get Outside! Measuring Side Lengths to Determine the Perimeter of Polygons

Whether inside or outside the house, we travel different distances. We commute, we travel, we drive. We go to all sorts of places through straight paths or zigzags, or around something. The simplest act we do to go somewhere is to walk. Walking is something common that almost all of us can and know how […]

Creating a Ruler with 1 Inch, ½ Inch, and ¼ Inch Intervals

A ruler is a handy measuring device for getting length measurements either in the metric system or customary system. I am pretty sure that if you ask your students the contents of their pencil case or their school kit, a ruler is a necessity together with the pens, pencils, erasers, and scissors. You’d think that […]

Placing Fractions on a Number Line using Pizza Slices

When teaching fractions, students may still be confused in understanding the size of fractions. A child may be intimidated that fractions are composed of different numbers and symbols to represent one value, when until now, numbers have been whole. But we’ve got a great way for placing fractions on a number line by using something […]

Tiling as a Strategy to Get Area

When dealing with strategy to get areas, there are different solutions to solve for the unknown. Area mainly deals with the space covered and surrounded by the perimeter. Everything has an area: the bed you sleep in, the mirror you look at, the desk you write on, and even the screen you use for your […]

Interacting through the Commutative and Distributive Properties

We all know that multiplication can be learned in various ways whether it be by solving it visually through array models or equal groups, or by simply using repeated addition. Teaching math to our students with different strategies has endless permutations. Let us truly remember that teaching math to our students should always be engaging […]

Get Wet While Measuring Liquid Volume!

We encounter liquids all the time. To introduce measuring liquid volume to your students, you may start by asking them what usual ways they encounter liquids. Some may answer that liquid is found in the oceans and seas. Yes! Some may even answer that liquid is experienced when you take a shower or swim in […]

Introducing Multiplication Using Arrays in Everyday Objects

You might be wondering how you can teach your students to master multiplying single-digit numbers and have even heard of multiplication using arrays. Suppose you were asked by your student what multiplication is; you can explain that it is one of the four basic mathematical operations wherein you repeatedly combine the same values until you […]

Math games to play at home

15 Fun Math Games to Play at Home

It’s no secret that math has gotten a bit of a bad rep over the years because many children simply see it as boring. And let’s be honest, not many of us remember those timed multiplication drills with a lot of fondness, right? But is there a way to change that? Well, you can simply […]

Help kids learn learn multiplication tables

How to Help Kids Learn Multiplication Tables

Teaching multiplication tables is a struggle for many teachers, educators, and homeschooling parents. This should not come as a surprise, since multiplication is the first arithmetic operation where the sensory-motor experience of using your fingers for equations is no longer an option, and thus the first abstract arithmetic operation that children come across. To help […]