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Teaching Number Concepts

I am trying to teach my son a concept of positive whole numbers being made up of other, smaller, positive whole numbers. This has been a tough going so far, full of unexpected obstacles. There was, for example, the part

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Playing Math Every Day – November 21 – 27, 2011

Math games can be played any time anywhere. Here are some ideas for each day of the week. These games require very little, if any, advance prep. Give them and feel free to change them to make math more interesting

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Playing Math This Week – Nov 7-13, 2011

Learn about odd and even numbers this week on the Rocks and Roll Day. No need to stay Earth-bound either. To the infinity… and beyond! Math games can be played any time anywhere. Here are some ideas for each day

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Iconic Numbers Game – Real Multiplication Tables

Iconic numbers are often misunderstood in our classes. For many of us iconic numbers are so obvious, so… well… iconic, that we don’t pay much conscious attention to them. We all know that a motorcycle has 2 wheels. Which might

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