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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

As an educator myself, I can say confidently that we are working harder than ever before. This new world of online-emergency-remote-learning – or whatever else you want to call it – is not normal to any of us. Then, add the possible additional pressures of home-life chaos, children of your own you must teach at home, financial struggles, and mental health decline due to isolation and you have a stressful scenario most of us have never dealt with before. …

Math in Cooking

There is no more relevant way to bring mathematics into the “real world” than through food. We all consume it, prepare it, talk about it, and some really enjoy doing all these things, too! If food is such a big part of our lives, why not use it as a constant opportunity to talk about math with our children? …

Shapes in Mathematics

A few nights ago, we were having dinner and my daughter said, “You know what’s weird? We learn about shapes in JK/SK [Junior and Senior Kindergarten], and then we learn about them again in grade one, and now I’m still learning about them in grade two!” …

Games and Mathematics

This week I am featuring five board games/card games and describing how they contribute to your child’s math skills. The details listed can be applied to most other games with similar game play. The important thing to remember is to bring out any mathematical concept that arises during play and seize the opportunity to delve into it further! …