New Worksheets This Week
Thursday October 30, 2008
10 worksheets on mystery numbers. These pre-algebra worksheets almost make learning math fun. They provide students with opportunities to apply the language of of math in number problems. For example
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Scare Up Some Halloween Math Fun
Monday October 27, 2008
Try you hand at some of these Pumpkin Math problems or try some word problems from Secondary Educator Guide Melissa.
There are lots of fun activities to do in the classroom ... Read More
Mathematicians Predicted Stock Market Volatility Years Ago
Saturday October 25, 2008
According to Gary Stix among a few others. An over reliance on Portfolio Theory doesn't pan out in times of extreme events. (Even though it has received more than one ... Read More
Obstacles for Young Learners
Wednesday October 22, 2008
Last night I was talking to a parent regarding some of the concepts that her daughter just couldn't seem to get an understanding about. In particular, her concern was ... Read More
Another Online Gem for This Week
Sunday October 19, 2008
If you use bubble sheets for your multiple choice or T/F format on math tests, here's the site for you. It's a bubble test form generator for answer sheets. You ... Read More
Bring Math to Life for Young Learners
Thursday October 16, 2008
Math class is probably the class that gets the question Why are we doing this stuff? more than any other class. Bingo! Students NEED to know WHY ... Read More
Uncool to do Math?
Tuesday October 14, 2008
According to a study, published in this month’s issue of Notices of the American Mathematical Society, the low math participation among both sexes may be because it's just uncool. Apparently ... Read More
Back to the Basics: Worksheets
Sunday October 12, 2008
Worksheets if not over used can provide some great review and practice. In asking a variety of teachers about how often a child needs to answer similar questions on ... Read More
Another Great Find!
Wednesday October 8, 2008
With the vast amount of sites on the internet, it can be difficult to find some of the real gems out there. Today, I did and when I come ... Read More
Teachers Matter!
Sunday October 5, 2008
Sunday, October 5 is World Teacher's Day and the theme this year is 'Teachers Matter'. Show a teacher you care by saying thanks or by celebrating with a something special ... Read More
The World's 23 Toughest Math Problems
Thursday October 2, 2008
Math phobics beware, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have put out a research request it calls Mathematical Challenges. If you think you're ready to tackle even one ... Read More

