Sep10
In this post, we are going to learn all about Cartesian coordinates: what they are, what they are used for, and how they work. Additionally, you will see some examples of coordinate exercises that children do during their personalized, daily Smartick sessions. What are Cartesian Coordinates? When we play Battleship we say a letter for […]
Continue reading »Aug27
The Importance of Math Education in Singapore Singapore is very aware that math learning is a fundamental part of any education system with the objective to prepare citizens for the twenty-first century. This is reflected in the document describing the education reform that was first implemented in 2013. The nation knows that the development of […]
Continue reading »Aug20
In today’s post, we are going to take a look at activities that you can practice in your everyday life, as a game, to familiarize yourself with units of measurement in the Metric System. With the activities’ help, you’ll stop seeing units of measurement as “abstract entities,” with which you perform calculations guided by rules […]
Continue reading »Aug13
We really like to play and build with the little plastic bricks called LEGOs and… …it is interesting to know that those bricks, apart from being valuable for inspiring creativity in children, can be used for nothing more and nothing less than…addition! Using these bricks is an excellent way to connect the youngest children’s playing […]
Continue reading »Aug06
In today’s post we are going to take a look at a few logic exercises, for you to be able to practice your reasoning. Smartick highly values training in all of the procedures necessary to solve math exercises. Among them, logical reasoning is one of the most important. With the following exercises, you will be […]
Continue reading »Jul30
In previous posts we explored geometric shapes such as the circle and the square. Now it is time to get to know triangles better and understand its types and characteristics. What is a triangle? The triangle, as its name indicates, has three angles. It also has three sides. This makes it the geometric shape formed […]
Continue reading »Jul23
I am sure this sounds familiar to many of you: To calculate the least common multiple (LCM), we have to choose between the common and uncommon factors that have the highest exponent. But what does it mean? Why do we have to choose from all factors…and out of the common factors, why the ones with […]
Continue reading »Jul16
In today’s post we are going to talk about the foundations of the Singapore Method. First off, here is a bit of history: Singapore is a very small country situated between Malaysia and Indonesia that lacked (and still lacks) natural resources. In 1965 Singapore was an island of fishermen, and now it has one of […]
Continue reading »Jul09
In today’s post, we’re going to do some exercises to help practise Roman numerals. Let’s go! If you want to review them before we start, take a look at one of our previous posts where we explain them in detail. The Current Year in Roman Numerals To start with, we’re going to do a very simple exercise: write […]
Continue reading »Jul02
Multiplication and division are closely related, given that division is the inverse operation of multiplication. When we divide, we look to separate into equal groups, while multiplication involves joining equal groups. In today’s post, we’re going to learn to use multiplication as a strategy to solve division problems, which will be really useful for daily life! We’ll start with a […]
Continue reading »Jun25
In today’s post, we’re going to look at a series of problems that can be solved by using factorization and the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) First, we’re going to look back at previous blog entries to remind ourselves what the GCF is, and how we calculate the GCF of two numbers: Factorization Greatest Common Factor […]
Continue reading »Jun18
In today’s post we’re going to continue talking about the properties of powers. Before we go on, you might find it useful to review the concept of a power, its elements and how to solve them. You can take a look at these previous Smartick blog entries if you need a reminder: Powers: What They […]
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