Jul31
The introduction of Smartick in South Africa was covered in Daily Sun, South Africa’s largest newspaper with more than 5 million daily readers. The journalist, Thabo Monaman, mentioned that children in South Africa have been improving their maths level for months with Smartick: an online extracurricular method supported by the European Union that ensures disciplined learning for children […]
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In this post we are going to learn a simple way of multiplying by 25 and 75. First, we’ll learn the method and then we’ll give mental math a shot. Multiplying by 25: The number 25 is 100 divided by 4. So, in order to multiply by 25 what we have to do is […]
Continue reading »Jul29
Today we’re going to meet Zoe, who describes her blog as the tale of a 31 year old geek stumbling through the weird and wonderful world of motherhood. To most of us, I’m sure, her blog seems to be a very accurate description of “the life of a mother”. And as mothers, maths is one […]
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In today’s post we will look at how to calculate the square of the sum of two numbers a and b, (a + b) ². Notable Identities: For example: We built a square with sides of a + b units length: If we calculate the area of this square (we know that the area […]
Continue reading »Jul27
“Since my girls usually complain about doing math, I’m excited that they’re finally excited about doing it. I have to agree with them that Smartick does make math fun. With lessons, games, and even an online “allowance,” Smartick teaches and reinforces math concepts in a way that kids want to learn.” This is how Bonnie from The […]
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In today’s post, we are going to explain exercises with subtracting fractions. We will also see some of the Smartick activities about subtracting fractions that children complete during their sessions. In an earlier blog post, we explained how to subtract fractions. You can take a look and review this post before reading more. In order […]
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In today’s post, we are going to look at how to subtract fractions; but in order subtract them, first you’ll have to know what the denominator and numerator mean in a fraction: The numerator is the number that is written in the top part of the fraction and the denominator is the number that is […]
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When we invited Sandra from The Worthier Part to try our online math program with her kids, she suggested we followed a different approach for this review. She wanted to test her kids in math, once before they started using Smartick, and then again after 6 weeks of consistent practice on our program. We were certainly […]
Continue reading »Jul24
In this post, we are going to learn how to round and use estimation in subtraction problems. Mastering this skill is helpful in verifying that an exact answer is of the correct order of magnitude and also in determining whether an answer is reasonable or not. Round and Estimating Subtraction Problems in Tens Round the […]
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“Smartick: An Irresistible Online Math Program for Kids.” Today we’re excited to share some of the highlights of an article the GeekDad/GeekMom website published about our math program. They go into detail about how Smartick works, the Artificial Intelligence technology behind it, and the benefits the kids enjoy from practicing math for 15 minutes every day. These […]
Continue reading »Jul21
The associative property states that the way in which factors are grouped together doesn’t affect the result of an operation: (A x B) x C = A x (B x C) Okay, so we know that the volume of a prism is calculated by multiplying the area of the base by the height: (B x […]
Continue reading »Jul20
Today we want to share Aubrey’s family recommendations for the summer, which include Smartick Method to prevent summer learning loss! She’s one of the collaborators on the website A Mom’s Take, and she’s also a mom to three fun-loving kiddos aged 8, 11, and 13. Her kids have been using Smartick for their math needs over the […]
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