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Race is on

Posted: Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 @ 5:32 pm in Math | 1 Comment »

Yesterday MK and SK sat down and began the math drill race. MK, determined to beat his time of 100 multiplication facts in 4 minutes, raced with vigor through his sheet. Suddenly he shouted “I’m DONE!”
And SK was heard to exclaim, “He beat me. I can’t believe he beat me.”
MK completed his 100 […]

Landmark Math Day

Posted: Friday, September 22nd, 2006 @ 5:52 pm in Math | 6 Comments »

Best laid plans of mine often get lost somewhere between the To Do list and the dirty dishes, except for this time. This time I actually followed through, and I’m so proud! I really just want to scream with joy.
Last year Calculadders was on MilitaryKid’s daily work plan and sometimes […]

Math Forum Give-Away

Posted: Friday, August 11th, 2006 @ 2:14 pm in Math | No Comments »

Homeschool Math Blog is giving away memberships to The Math Forum Problem of the Week service (great for learning problem solving, for grades 3-10) AND some math ebooks.
Click here to read the details and how to participate!
Learn more about Challenging problems in math and how to use a “Problem of the […]

Math Problem of the Day

Posted: Monday, April 3rd, 2006 @ 12:20 pm in Math | 2 Comments »

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
This is pretty neat.
DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read …
Be sure you don’t read the bottom until you’ve worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it’s fun.
1. First of all, pick the […]