Mar19
In today’s post we’re going to talk about some of the properties found in powers. But first it’ll be useful to review the concept of a power, its elements, and how to use it. You can find all this in another Smartick blog post. Once you’ve finished recapping, we can carry on. Powers with an exponent […]
Continue reading »Mar16
Ashley and her family live in Nova Scotia, Canada, from where she shares her adventures in homeschooling with her three children. They are secular homeschoolers and new to it, with only 2 years under their belt. So they thought it was an excellent idea to share their journey with others on Ashley’s blog, Forgetful Momma. She admits math […]
Continue reading »Mar14
Monica is the mother of two Smartick children, Aaron and Conor. She lives in London and is passionate about maths. In fact, she’s currently studying for a maths degree while working and looking after her children. And she’s also one of those mothers that’s constantly aware of the need for her children to complete their […]
Continue reading »Mar12
In a previous post, we looked at the Least Common Multiple and how to calculate it. Today we’re going to look at a couple of examples in which we use the Least Common Multiple (LCM) to solve math problems. In one example, we’ll use the LCM to calculate the answer directly, and in the other we’ll […]
Continue reading »Mar09
“Mom, can I do my math now?” These are the words Dani hears her sweet 5 year old say every day since she started working with the Smartick Method. Yes, every day including weekends, and sometimes even twice a day! So sweet! She’s a stay-at-home mom of 3 girls and owner of the blog Live, Love, Learn Gracefully. Before […]
Continue reading »Mar08
After a little more than a year of writing about elementary school math, we are proud to be awarded as one of the Top 20 Elementary School Math Blogs by Feedspot, the content reader for reading all your favorite blogs and news websites in one place. Smartick was chosen as one of the best elementary school […]
Continue reading »Mar06
We have to thank Alyson for talking to us about her Smartick experience. Being an online method, we always like to know about our Smartick families around the globe. We thank her for explaining how well Smartick works for her son: “[Westley] is progressing along magnificently, teaching him at a rate and comprehension level I […]
Continue reading »Mar05
We’ve written plenty about fractions in this blog. Recently, one of our readers asked us to explain the content of this post on classification of fractions in more detail. His comment was: “I’m sorry but I don’t understand improper fractions… I think it’s impossible to have 11 parts of something that’s divided into 8”. When we learn and […]
Continue reading »Mar02
We were excited when Nileena Mooss from Candid Homemaking decided to start using Smartick as a method of simplifying her family routines. She is a full-time mommy to two beautiful kids, is passionate about a healthy lifestyle, and blogs her candid moments about management, home organizational skills, and following family routines that help simplify her life. […]
Continue reading »Feb26
In today’s post we’re going to represent the results of the times tables in a “100 square”. Learning your times tables will be much easier with this visual aid! A “100 square” is nothing more than a table of the numbers 1 to 100 arranged in rows of 10 by 10, like this: We’re going to see what patterns we can create […]
Continue reading »Feb23
Diane is a New Jersey-based writer and blogger. She’s a wife, and a mother to a 9-year-old boy. Through her blog, she wants to inspire moms to find Zen in their lives while offering practical tips and other valuable information to help families deal with everyday issues. Her child had struggled with math during the […]
Continue reading »Feb20
How important is testing times tables? Is it crazy to test children on their times tables using a five minute exam? This is what some 7,000 Year 4 children from 250 schools across the UK are going to have to do, according to government plans. The measure has received criticism from some teachers who say […]
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