Learn mathematics with Smartick. Exercises, tutorials, problems and teaching resources for children learning elementary mathematics. Here you will find posts about mathematics to make learning easier and more fun.
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 »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 »Oct18
In today’s post, we’re going to look at an example of how to add fractions. Fractions might seem boring, but, just like anything mathematical, once you understand them they become easy and fun! To help us explain adding fractions, we’re going to use a resource that we’ve recently developed for the Smartick platform. We think you’ll find […]
Continue reading »Oct16
At Smartick, we place great importance on solving problems. We use a phase model, like in Singapore, and bars for representation. Visualization is fundamental to learning math. The bars help to visualize resolution processes, but they are just one of many tools that we use. Let’s look at an example of how to apply Singapore bars […]
Continue reading »Oct13
In today’s post, we’re going to talk about time and to learn how to tell the time. It’s one of the first experiences that children have with mathematics in a very natural way, but can be a very complicated concept if they don’t have previous knowledge and skills to help them understand. Basic skills to […]
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