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Deb's Mathematics Blog December 2005 Archive

By Deb Russell, About.com Guide to Mathematics since 2002

Practice, Practice, Practice Algebra

Friday December 30, 2005
Treat Algebra like a sport, give it lots of practice and you're bound to improve your performance. Here's a great listing of Algebra worksheets with solutions from Tutor Jeff Plank.

Math Arcade

Tuesday December 27, 2005
What a great way for children to be motivated to learn math concepts! This interactive math arcade is just what children need to keep 'thinking math' over the holidays.

Holiday Math Fun

Friday December 23, 2005
Keep children learning over the holidays with the interactive math sites. Wired Math offers many online math activities to stimulate and support the learning of a variety of math concepts. ... Read More

Last Minute Christmas Lessons

Monday December 19, 2005
Looking for great Christmas math word problems for the last week prior to Christmas? Try these stumpers arranged from the 1st to the 8th grade. A great way to motivate ... Read More

Math Wars

Thursday December 15, 2005
What's important about math? Computations? Problem solving? Thinking? Back to the Basics? A balance of both? The debate continues, however, I for one am convinced that the foundation of math ... Read More

Algebra....I Just Don't Get It!!!

Monday December 12, 2005
Does this phrase sound familiar? Algebra requires a good foundation, if the foundational skills or concepts aren't fully understand, it's likely that you'll feel like 'swiss cheese' full of gaps. ... Read More

Free Math Worksheets

Friday December 9, 2005
Here are word problems with a Christmas theme for the first to eighth grade. Word problems with a problem solving focus are one of the greatest ways to promote math ... Read More

Christmas Shopping?

Tuesday December 6, 2005
Are you shopping for a student this year? How about a great self-paced book on pre-calculus concepts?Then again, any student ready to take math at high school will certainly appreciate ... Read More

Christmas Math

Saturday December 3, 2005
Looking for some great Christmas math word problems and worksheets? Here's a collection that makes learning math fun!

Lines and Sectors

Thursday December 1, 2005
Here's a quick review about lines and sectors. Sometimes we overuse some of these terms, yet they all have a distinct meaning in the area of math.

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