Staying With Students
I was very intrigued by this article in the New York Times in October. Dr. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, describes a very...
top of page
mmagocs4
- May 10
- 3 min
A New Daily Math Puzzle - DIGITS
Were you also addicted to Wordle for a while? Or maybe you still are? I like puzzles a lot and I was definitely hooked on Wordle for a...
43 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Feb 4
- 2 min
How to Subtract with multiple zeros
Did you once struggle with subtraction when there was a lot of borrowing involved, especially when there were multiple zeros in the first...
30 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
A Useful Tip on Percents- What is 17% of 50?
Quick! What's 17% of 50? What if I told you it's the same as 50% of 17? Many of us were taught that to find 17% of 50, we need to convert...
53 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
If Your Child is Struggling in Math, You Are Not Alone
These results came out about two weeks ago and the reporters were expressing doom and gloom for our children. As stated in this New York...
15 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Aug 24, 2022
- 4 min
What if I Can't Afford a Private Tutor?
The school year has started in some states and will start soon in others. If you're a parent who knows your child can benefit from some...
30 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
Fun Number Trick Magic to Engage Our Brains
I love magic! I admit it. I can watch a magician for hours and feel like a kid, mesmerized and wanting to know how the trick worked....
49 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Jul 15, 2022
- 5 min
5 Skills to Master Before Starting Algebra
algebra can be exciting! Algebra 1 can be exciting and fun for students because they start to feel very "mathematically mature" when...
269 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Jun 29, 2022
- 3 min
Tons to Pounds - How Would You Solve This?
As I was hiking the other day, I couldn't resist snapping this photo (below) for the exact purpose of asking others how they would solve...
37 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
A Fun Summer Math Idea: Design a Dream Bedroom
(Note: This project uses 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade common core math standards.) I think all math teachers at some point have heard a...
50 views0 comments
mmagocs4
- Jun 1, 2022
- 4 min
5 Ways to Use Math Over Summer Break
I've seen it all too often. Kids begin to grasp concepts in math during the school year, then return to school after the summer break and...
54 views1 comment
bottom of page