Articles about 'Math'
March 14th, 2012
Happy Pi Day! Pi is the mathematical constant π which represents the ratio of any circle to its diameter. This number is approximately 3.14. Today is 3/14 and that’s why it’s held today. You can celebrate pi day by eating some pie!
Bon appetit!
Mama Lisa
March 2nd, 2011
Emanuela Marsura is a preschool teacher in Italy. She wrote to me about how her students cook in her school: "We do cooking every Friday. We have prepared: gnocchi with potatoes, taralli napoletani, cakes and many biscuits! The Children love Friday!"
Cooking is a great opportunity for kids to learn… they measure the ingredients...
November 12th, 2010
8 x 7 = ?
Parents, teachers and students are always looking for new ways to help kids learn their Math Facts, especially the multiplication table.
Here’s a recording Marisa did with some tricks she uses to help her with the trickier multiplication facts she has to know. They’re those numbers in the middle that don’t stick...
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November 7th, 2010
In the US, we have a test called the SAT that you take as part of the process for getting into college.
American parents out there might not realize that the test has changed. There are now three parts to the standard SAT: Reading, Math and Writing (with an Essay section). You can score up...
March 17th, 2007
Check out Jeremy, from my previous pi post, lip-sync-singing pi to the xth digit! (Did you get what I was trying to say there? It’ll all become clear when you watch the clip…)
I thought that was too funny to pass up! –Lisa
Get the Pi Song
Check out the site Super Simple Songs to...
March 16th, 2007
I’m not ashamed to admit it, here’s what I can remember:
3.14… to infinity!
Well the other day, when I wrote about Pi Day, Devon over at Head, Shoulders, Knees and all that, commented about a video we could watch of one of his colleagues reciting all the numbers listed below in pi. (He made...
March 12th, 2007
Pi (π) Day is celebrated on March 14th in the US. It’s mainly celebrated by students, teachers and professors, lovers of math, and mathematicians.
In case you forgot… What is Pi Again?
Pi (π) is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. To break it down into a simple formula:
π...
February 12th, 2007
Last week I joined my daughter’s kindergarten class for their 100th Day of School Celebration.
The teacher uses the 100 Day Celebration as an opportunity to teach the class about the concept of 100. Before the big day, the children learn to count to 100 by ones, fives and tens.
The week before the...
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