Feb01
The latest article from the World Bank about education in the world makes it very clear what still needs to be done about the disparity of academic performance between and within countries. It is a devastating diagnosis, to the point of calling it a ”global learning crisis.” The world in this state is a […]
Continue reading »Jan30
February is around the corner and we wonder how your New Year’s resolutions are coming along. January has come and gone and many of us are off to a great start this 2019! If you haven’t got into the groove yet, we want to present the Rood Family to help encourage you to stick […]
Continue reading »Jan28
In today’s post, we are going to learn how to solve multiplication problems using an area model. You will see how simple it is to understand this multiplication algorithm. Earlier with Smartick, we saw that we can represent multiplication with a rectangle whose sides have multiplication factors. Today I will teach you the area model, based […]
Continue reading »Jan24
Communication is the most powerful virtue that humans possess but with it, we find a double-edged sword. It is well known that the language and behaviors that little ones show the world are, by and large, a reflection of their role models (parents and educators). That is why it is necessary to tip the […]
Continue reading »Jan21
It is becoming more and more common to find digital manipulative materials for learning mathematics. At Smartick we are aware that manipulative and pictorial representations are fundamental for the acquisition of some mathematical content. However, these materials should be organized in order to get the most out of them. In other words, the use of […]
Continue reading »Jan17
With our attention spans getting shorter and shorter, there is a lot of advice about how to get rid of distractions. Barbara Oakley, one of the greatest experts in learning how to learn, is a huge fan of the Pomodoro Technique which uses a kitchen timer in the shape of a tomato – from which […]
Continue reading »Jan14
Surely, you know about flat geometric figures so today we are going to talk about solid geometric shapes which are also known as geometric shapes or bodies. These figures have three dimensions – length, depth, and height. In other words, these figures have volume and we can say that they occupy a place in space. Principal […]
Continue reading »Jan10
For years we have debated whether or not to go to BETT, the largest education technology fair on the planet, and finally, in January 2019, Smartick will be in London but maybe not for the reasons that everyone thinks. We are not people who think that education needs a revolution or that technology is the […]
Continue reading »Jan07
In today’s post, we are going to talk about the concepts double and half. First, I will explain what each term means and then we will see a strange situation with them. Double and half explain a type of relationship that exists between two numbers or quantities. Double of a quantity The double of a […]
Continue reading »Jan04
Sometimes we forget that a family home is a puzzle where we need all the pieces to fit. In other words, a family is the sum of its members. It is shown that if we involve our little ones in household chores early on, it supports their psychological development with skills such as their sense of […]
Continue reading »Jan02
It’s impossible to know every single one of our Smartick families. However, in the last few years, we have been able to get a better idea by interviewing many of you who have worked with our method. What your main concerns are, what you hope for in your children’s education, and how you want to […]
Continue reading »Dec31
In this post, we are going to learn the criteria for divisibility of the number 4 and understand how they function. The divisibility criteria for the number 4 are rules to know if a number can be divided by 4. They are simple to learn and their explanations are easy to understand. How do we […]
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