Nov24
In this entry, we’re going to look at some problems involving the inverse rule of 3 so you can practice it at home. If you want to remind yourself of when you should apply the inverse rule of 3 and how to solve it, you can go to this previous blog entry: Inverse proportionality: The […]
Continue reading »Nov20
In today’s post, we’re going to look at percentages through the Singapore bar model. To define a part of a whole, we can use a fraction, but we can also use a percentage. The whole divides into 100 equal parts, therefore each part is 1/100 of the whole or 1%. Let’s look at an example of […]
Continue reading »Nov17
In today’s post we’re going to talk about Geometry and and 2D figures. To help us, we’re going to use an old Chinese game, Tangram. The Tangram is a puzzle made up of 7 pieces: a parallelogram (rhomboid), a square, and 5 triangles. The objective of this game is to create shapes using the 7 pieces. The […]
Continue reading »Nov13
Symbols are images that represent something. In general, symbols are determined by their context. In mathematics, symbols generally represent operations or relationships between numbers or values. In this week’s post we’re going to talk about mathematical symbols. There are a lot, so we’re just going to look at the most important. Addition + This is […]
Continue reading »Nov10
Who said that times tables have to be boring black and white squares? In today’s post, we wanted to share some times tables that you can download and print to stick on your wall, keep in a folder, or have them on hand whenever and wherever you want. Learning your times tables is easy and fun. To […]
Continue reading »Nov06
Today we’re going to learn how to perform a division of fractions using the very definition of division as the inverse operation of multiplication. This way we don’t need to use the more known methods that we’ve already seen in the post about Dividing fractions. You might know how to use those methods, but without knowing […]
Continue reading »Nov03
In today’s post we’re going to explain transcoding numbers. Our current numbering system is based on 10 numbers that we can represent both symbolically, with Arabic numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and verbally, written or spoken (one, two, three, four, five…). We have to take into account that due to […]
Continue reading »Oct30
In today’s post, we’re going to learn set theory using some simple manipulative games. Smartick provides exercises to practice set theory through virtual manipulation. If you want to keep practicing with materials you can find at home, these games will help you learn more about set theory in a fun and experimental way. Remember that […]
Continue reading »Oct27
Math word problems are a really important part of Smartick. In this entry, we’re going to look specifically at some of the fifth-grade problems you can find in Smartick. Math word problems with one operation Addition Yesterday a lot of us went to the school cafeteria for breakfast, and we drank all the juice. If […]
Continue reading »Oct25
In today’s post we’re going to learn what a division is, and what we call the numbers that make up a division. Dividing is the same as sharing in equal parts For example: Imagine we have 10 cupcakes. We want to put them into 2 boxes so that each box has the same number of cupcakes. How […]
Continue reading »Oct23
In today’s post, we’re going to talk about 11 and 12 times tables. Schools generally teach the times tables from 1 to 10, and 11 and 12 times tables are something of an afterthought. However, the 11 and 12 times tables are gaining an increasing importance, and we’ll look at some strategies to help learn […]
Continue reading »Oct20
The return to school is in full swing, and Smartick is prepared. Today we’re going to show you some of the new features that we’ve added to Smartick during the school holidays. We also want to show you a short demonstration of one of our interactive tutorials! New pedagogical content We’ve added visual and manipulative support to our […]
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