It’s the time of year when outside becomes a lot more focus than inside, and so it should. It’s a beautiful time of the year, and the kids need to be outdoors. However, when they’re looking for down time on the computer, and they love math, where can you send them? Here are some of the top math apps that I’m looking at as teaching tools for the summer. My daughter and I both love Math Drills and Math Drills Lite. The lite version is free, and the paid version is only $1.99. While the app is not beautiful, it’s … Continue reading →

So much depends on place value. Without place value, a number is just a number. With it, a number can become hundreds or thousands. In our numbering system, we usually begin with the numbers one to ten. These are fairly easy numbers for children to remember: after all, we have ten fingers (including thumbs!). We start by doing simple addition and subtraction. You have five apples, and you eat one. How many are left? But soon, we need to work with larger quantities as well. Numbers range into the hundreds, the thousands, and even the hundreds of thousands. Add more … Continue reading →