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Does your Child See a Duck or a Rabbit?
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Director of Miracle Math Coaching. Have your child look at this drawing. Ask what he or she sees. Is it a duck, facing left with its beak open? Or is it a rabbit, facing right with its ears straight back? There’s no correct answer, because it’s both. The image was…
10 Great Resources for Parents who Want their Children to be Math Geniuses
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…
Top Tips for Using Math Skills Throughout Summer Vacation
Assisting a child in developing their skills in mathematical thinking is essential for that child’s development and overall academic success. According to a study conducted at the University of Missouri, the average child loses over 2 months of their math learning through the summer months. As a result of this conclusion, teachers often spend several…
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…
How to Raise Perfect Kids (Who Master Common Core Math, Conquer Homework and Love Test-Taking)
By Deanna Hurn, Miracle Math Coaching Founder and Executive Director Psych! There’s no such thing as a perfect kid, and if you have the formula on how to accomplish this please, inbox me! We all want our children to do well. But if you’re laser-focused on your children becoming superstars, I feel sorry for you…
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,…
Brain-Based Learning and Summer Fun
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…
Summer Activities For Kids: Keep Young Brains Working
Summertime. The scream heard round the world from every school age child and educator, and the tired sigh of every parent. Now, to find summer activities for kids so the little darlings to stay occupied and keep their minds from slipping. Here are a few ideas to keep the juices flowing. Summer Reading Many public libraries offer…
The ASVAB Test – The First Step to a Rewarding Military Career
Joining the military is a highly rewarding and honorable choice. It takes a high level of commitment and an exceptional level of courage to think outside of yourself and dedicate yourself to the country and all of the citizens, thereof. You must honor your country, the traditions that are part of the country, the people…
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…
Six Tips for Choosing the Best Summer Camp for your Child
By Deanna Hurn, Founder and Executive Director Last week, I provided information about Miracle Math’s affordable Brain-Based Math Adventure Camps. Here’s a previous post with valuable information about picking a summer camp in general. Enjoy! Let’s say you decide your children need a break from school, so you keep them home from September to December….
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…
Magnificence, Magic, and Mastery with Miracle Math Summer Camp
Would you like your child to experience magnificence, magic, and mastery? If so, Miracle Math Summer Camp is the way to go! This specially-designed academic camp is designed for families that want to avoid the ever-so-common “summer slide” – especially in mathematics. Math is a cumulative academic subject in which each skill builds upon the…
Forget Whether Teachers Like Your Child; How Do They Feel about You?
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…
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…