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.
Oct15
If we talk about percentages, it seems to be a familiar topic but: Would we know what a percentage is? How it is calculated? And what it means exactly? This post is going to resolve all these doubts, let’s get to it! A percentage is, actually, a symbol. A symbol that represents a fraction with […]
Continue reading »Oct01
In today’s post, we are going to learn a little more about rational numbers. In an earlier post, we saw how to represent numbers on a number line and in another, what types of rational numbers exist. Now we are going to get to know them in a bit more detail. Properties of Rational Numbers […]
Continue reading »Sep24
The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple. – S. Gudder Today we are going to see an interesting strategy, that you may not know about, to solve problems of addition and subtraction of natural numbers. It is called a fact family, and it is a strategy that […]
Continue reading »Sep17
Today’s post about division is directed towards parents, to enhance their childs conception and processing in a practical way. Combined with their daily 15 minute math session on Smartick, I am sure they can perfectly understand division by the end of summer. Like every learning process, especially when referring to children, it is convenient to […]
Continue reading »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 »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 […]
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