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lammandys
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Babies can do statistical calculations?!
Statistics is a discipline of gathering and working with data to make sense of what's going on and to predict what might happen in the...
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lammandys
- May 13, 2021
- 2 min
Spontaneous Learning Moments
For three days in one week, my daughter found a centipede in our dining room. On the third day, I said to her, “Wow! That’s centipede...
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lammandys
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
Math Fun during Snack Time
What child doesn’t love snacks? But did you know? Children have an innate interest about numbers and shapes too. This curiosity can be...
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lammandys
- Jan 5, 2017
- 2 min
What a Grade 6 Taught Me About Risk-Taking in Math
What a Grade 6 Taught Me About Risk-Taking in Math A Grade 6 student and I were working on a geometry activity. Part of the activity was...
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lammandys
- Sep 6, 2016
- 3 min
Extracurricular Activities – how to find the balance for children
Extracurricular Activities – how to find the balance for children Baseball tryouts, soccer practice, martial art classes, dance lessons,...
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lammandys
- Jul 14, 2016
- 1 min
“What two numbers are best friends?” – Kids and Creative Math Journaling
“What two numbers are best friends?” – Kids and Creative Math Journaling What would a child say when you ask them “what two numbers are...
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lammandys
- Jun 11, 2016
- 2 min
“The Coddled Students” Phenomenon…and how we could save them
Re-tests, extended due dates, no homework expectations…what do these have in common? Some educators claim that these are breeding a...
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lammandys
- Apr 26, 2016
- 3 min
A “Slow Learner” Revisits Her Learning Experience
A “Slow Learner” Revisits Her Learning Experience “If you’ve told a child a thousand times and he/she still does not understand, then it...
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lammandys
- Apr 5, 2016
- 2 min
1-hour of math per day in classrooms…is it enough?
A minimum of one hour of math per day required in Ontario classrooms was announced early this week. As the Ontario education minister...
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lammandys
- Mar 28, 2016
- 2 min
(Part 2) Creative thinkers in Math
One tricky hedgehog trashed tiny Homer’s magical buttons. This was a phrase a Gr 6 student designed to help himself remember the order of...
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lammandys
- Mar 17, 2016
- 3 min
How to spot a creative thinker in math (Part 1)
Every child is creative, but every child expresses creativity in a unique way. Math is often the last subject that comes in mind to many...
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lammandys
- Mar 3, 2016
- 3 min
How to Get a Math-loving Child to Write (Part 2)
It has been a whole two months since I started my battle against a Senior Kindergarten boy’s lack of motivation to write. Although...
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lammandys
- Feb 25, 2016
- 2 min
How to Get a Math-loving Child to Write (Part 1)
I have been working with a Senior Kindergarten child for two months, and let me tell you, this is not just any SK child. This SK boy is...
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