Exercise Your Child’s Fine and Gross Motor Skills Through Play
Playtime isn’t just about having fun. It’s also the perfect way to help exercise your child’s fine and gross motor skills. Different games aid your child in learning to use both large and small muscles in…
Play Activities to Encourage Motor Development in Children
Do you know the difference between fine and gross motor skills? It’s the size of the movement. Fine motor skills involve the careful control of small muscles in the hands, feet, fingers, and toes….
Become the Next Great Mathematician
Mathematicians contributions to today’s learning withstand the test of time. From negative integers to prime numbers, we have all experienced the findings of a great mathematician or two. So just for fun… with the release of…
Debunking the Girls and Math Myth
Have you heard the myth that girls are not good at math? Well, there’s a reason why it’s called a “myth”. It’s because it’s just not true. There can be no blanket statement that girls aren’t…
How Did Math Get Its Bad Rap?
In a 2010 Change the Equation study, 30% of Americans polled said they would rather clean their bathrooms than do a math problem. Oh my gosh, seriously? There are a few things in life that are…
How I Made Math My Child’s Favorite Subject
Boring. Repetitive. Pointless. Frustrating. Too easy. Too hard. These were a constant flow of phrases from the mouth of my 8-year-old daughter daily about math. As a homeschooling mom, I was the one enforcing this curriculum…
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