I’m always running across interesting articles and websites devoted to my great love – helping children excel in Math. From time to time, I’ll devote a post to the most recent gems I’ve found. Here are 10, with topics ranging from encouraging girls in Math to using games to sharpen skills to combating summer reading…
Summer is a specially-favored time for school-aged children and teenagers. Less obligation, and responsibility and more FUN! Swimming, camping, fishing, and just plain old rest and relaxation. Despite all of the freedom and flexibility of summer, it is also a time where learning may ‘slide’ as a result of missing structure, schedules, and learning opportunities…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching Some of us are fortunate enough to be able to volunteer in the classroom, participate in the PTA or chip in to help with fundraisers and special events. And though I manage to volunteer at my daughters’ schools sometimes, I realize that not everyone…
As parents, it is our responsibility to ensure that we are raising capable and responsible learners. Our children must persist and excel in order to obtain the skills and knowledge that is needed to achieve success as adults. They must learn to work smart, not hard. They must be able to push through – despite…
By Deanna Hurn, Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching In honor of National Poetry Month, here’s one of my favorite posts from last year: In honor of National Poetry Month, here’s one of my favorite posts from last year: As you know, April is National Mathematics Awareness Month. I recently learned that April is also…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching Does your young child believe nickels are worth more than dimes because nickels are bigger? That makes so much sense, right? Correcting kids on the value of coins is easy. But you might think a deeper conversation about money would go over their heads….
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Director of Miracle Math Coaching If you post on Facebook, search on Google or write using Microsoft Word, you can thank a woman. In the mid-1800s, Mathematician Ada Lovelace made calculations of rational numbers in what is now known as the first computer program. Her mother pushed Ada to study…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching After losing 93 pounds and releasing the mental fog of not giving my brain and body the optimal nutrition it needs, I’ve been super excited about March – National Nutrition Month. Although we’re at the tail end of the month, it’s not too late…
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching As a board member of the National Tutoring Association, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of contributing to its Mentor Workbook. The most recent section I wrote helps mentors give growth feedback to mentees. Because the information can be useful to parents, I’m sharing it…
BRAIN-BASED. HEART-LED™ Using a proven and productive way to teach math is only as good as the input that is retained. For too long, public school systems have worked with students that immediately catch on to the dynamics of mathematics while the rest of the class never grasps the concept. ‘I do not have enough…