Measuring the Perfect Meal for the 4th of July

Measuring the Perfect Meal for the 4th of July

By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching With the 4th of July approaching, parents have a great opportunity to reinforce Math concepts. Just enlist your children as helpers in the kitchen.  Sure, cooking might take longer with extra hands to guide, but the benefit is clear:  This is another great chance…

Five Ways to Use Sports to Boost Your Child’s Mathematics’ Ability

Five Ways to Use Sports to Boost Your Child’s Mathematics’ Ability

By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching If your children love football or live for basketball (Go, Warriors!), you have a ready-made tool for helping them with Math. One of the key components of Miracle Math Coaching is finding out what students are passionate about.  For some, it’s playing an instrument,…

A Little-Known, Sure-Fire Way to Teach Adding and Subtracting

A Little-Known, Sure-Fire Way to Teach Adding and Subtracting

By Deanna Hurn, Founder Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching If you walked into a classroom where students were learning addition and subtraction, which of the following three groups would you want your child to join? Pencil and Paper: Students are seated at their desks, counting marks on a page to solve equations. LEGOs:  Students…

Tips for Moving your Child from “I Can’t Do Math” to “Bring it On!”

Tips for Moving your Child from “I Can’t Do Math” to “Bring it On!”

By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching “I’m just no good at Math.” As a parent, how many times have you heard that?  And it’s so frustrating to see your child feel hopeless about such an important subject.  But there is hope. One of my biggest sayings to my daughters and…

Six Ways to Celebrate Reading, which Can Help Make Your Child a Math Star

Six Ways to Celebrate Reading, which Can Help Make Your Child a Math Star

By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching May is “Get Caught Reading” month, an observance to underscore the importance – and fun – of reading.  What does that have to do with Math?  Because reading for pleasure improves children’s brains, according to a British study of 17,000 participants.  And you know…

5 Cool Apps to Help Celebrate one of my Favorite Months

5 Cool Apps to Help Celebrate one of my Favorite Months

By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Director of Miracle Math Coaching You know I’m the coolest Math nerd ever, right? Well, April is special to me because it’s National Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month.  Okay, not everyone thinks that’s a reason to jump for joy.  But your kids might appreciate my idea for helping them celebrate:…

5 Little-Known Ways Mom and Dad Can Play Math Tutor for Spring Break

5 Little-Known Ways Mom and Dad Can Play Math Tutor for Spring Break

By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Director of Miracle Math Coaching Yikes! Spring Break! That means seven looooooonnnnnnng days of keeping your children busy. I hope those of you who work have scored big-time in the “I found daycare” lottery. And some of you might have already packed your bags for a family vacation. But some…

Here’s How Valentine’s Day Can Make Your Child Smarter and Happier

Here’s How Valentine’s Day Can Make Your Child Smarter and Happier

By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director of Miracle Math Coaching It’s simple: Dark chocolate is brain food. It’s been proven to improve memory and boost endorphins (those hormones that make you feel good). So feel perfectly justified to indulge your family with dark chocolate the week of February 14th. As you know, Miracle Math…