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Free Mnemonic Multiplication Helps

March 30th, 2020

It’s Monday, March 30, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

(www.multiplication.com/learn/fact-navigator)

Age Range: 5-18 (Grades 1-12, with parental supervision)

This commercial website, offers free lessons on how to learn the multiplication times tables from 0-9, through the use of mnemonic memory devices.

These learning tools help kids associate rhymes, stories, pictures and activities with arithmetic to make memorization easier.

The premise is to address the learning modalities of every student. Each lesson uses pictures for the visual learner, stories for the auditory learner and an activity for the kinesthetic learner who learns by moving, doing, and touching.

When you get to the website, choose from the multiplication facts shown to start off. Then check out the links at the top of the page:

Games
Learn
Teachers
Parents
Auto-Scored Quizzes
Resources

As we mentioned, this is a commercial website. The freebie is an introduction to their books, games, and other math resources available for purchase.

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Interactive Math Practice

March 23rd, 2020

It’s Monday, March 23, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

Doctor Genius

(www.mathabc.com/)

Age Range: 5-12 (Grades K-6, with parental supervision)

This ad-supported and user-friendly website offers free, interactive math drill-and-practice activities to help students in grades K-6 improve their math skills.

When you get to the site simply click on a grade level and begin practicing math strands or scroll down to see what each grade level includes:

Grade K: Numbers, Split numbers, Counting on the bus, Addition, Subtraction, and more
Grade 1: Multiplication, Telling Time, Money, and more
Grade 2: Division and more
Grade 3: Fractions, Measures, Decimal numbers, and more
Grade 4: Percentages, Graphs, and more
Grade 5: Calculator and more
Grade 6: Miscellaneous and more

Once you select a grade level and category, choose the math strand you want to practice. A new page opens with the equation displayed. Type in the answer and if your answer is correct, you move on to the next equation. If it’s incorrect, the correct answer is provided and then you can try again with a new equation.

Younger children and non-readers may need adult supervision and assistance. You’ll also find a link to Times Tables practice (from 1-12) under the Math dropdown on the top menu.

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Typing Program for Kids 8-11

March 16th, 2020

It’s Monday, March 16, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

Dance Mat Typing

(www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr)

Age Range: 8-11 (Grades 3-6, with parental supervision)

The BBC offers this free touch-typing program for children ages 8-11 using a multi-media format that includes animations, sound, and lots of interactive exercises.

When you get to the site you’ll see there are four introductory levels. Each level is divided into three stages.

Simply begin with Level 1 and work at your own pace to develop your skills through Level 4.

This comes from the Computing/Information Technology portion of the BBC Bitesize website. After Dance Mat Typing, try:

What is a database?
How to create digital video and audio
What makes a good webpage
How do you make a good app
Creating and understanding charts
What are input and output devices
How do digital images work

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is Pi Day!

March 9th, 2020

It’s Monday, March 9, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

Exploratorium: Pi Day

(www.exploratorium.edu/pi)

Age Range: 8-18 (Grades 3-12, with parental supervision)

Did you know that Saturday, March 14 is International Pi Day? Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter that is represented as 3.14.

The Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco offers this website with fun activities to learn about Pi. Find out what ancient Babylonians, Archimedes, Zu Chongzhi of China, and French Mathematician Georges Buffon knew about Pi.

When you get to the site, you’ll see a welcome message and video. Scroll down to learn more:

Guide to Celebrating Pi Day
A Brief History of Pi
A Slice of Pi Day History

The activities include:

Cutting Pi
Pi Toss
Pi Graph

And if you really want to go in-depth, don’t miss The Joy of Pi website for lots more info, resources, lessons, and activities.

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Free Coding Courses!

March 2nd, 2020

It’s Monday, March 2, 2020, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:

Code.org

(studio.code.org/courses)

Age Range: 5 and up (Grades K and up; children with parental supervision)

Learn to code with these free online courses from Code.org.

When you get to the site, choose from the following grade levels:

Grades K-5
Grades 6-12
Beyond K-12

You can learn to make your own game, app, or computer drawing, build real working apps, games and websites using blocks, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and more. You can create an account to be able to save your progress, but it is not necessary.

There are also “Hour of Code” tutorials if you don’t have time for a full course.

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