Jun23
Our well-deserved summer break is here again. For parents, it’s time to organize their children’s vacation so that there is ample time for leisure to de-stress after a long school year, while making time for summer review so that the knowledge acquired at school is not lost. When today’s parents were children, they were expected […]
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In today’s post, we are going to work on proportionality by looking at some examples of proportionality problems. Before we begin, you can take a look at other exercises with proportional numbers where we review the concepts of reason and proportionality constant. Direct Proportionality and Inverse Proportionality Proportional magnitudes can be directly proportional or inversely […]
Continue reading »Jul23
Scientific evidence tells us that children with learning difficulties who do not use mental math strategies have poor results in this area, similar to those of children with learning difficulties specific to math. That is why at Smartick we wanted to make sure that all children develop mental math strategies. In this post, we are […]
Continue reading »Jun24
Robby’s laboratory is an activity within Smartick Coding that is used to teach concepts about the use of variables, input, output, and different types of data in programming. In the laboratory, we can find data that are numbers, shapes, or letters, but we can also find new data there, such as Boolean operators. What are […]
Continue reading »May05
In this post, we are going to learn how to calculate a half, third, fourth, and fifth. These expressions are not just used for math problems, but also in daily life! Do you know what they are? Do you know how to calculate them? You are going to see how easy it is to calculate […]
Continue reading »Apr28
PODCAST: Episode 25 DJ Sabby – The Power of Consistency, Communication, and The Value of Traditional Education A story from the perspective of a South African DJ. We loved chatting to DJ Sabby in episode 25 of the Future Minds podcast! This episode was brought to you by Smartick, register for a FREE trial here. […]
Continue reading »Apr21
Today we are going to learn how to solve subtraction problems both with and without carrying. We will begin with a review of what subtraction is and its elements, and then we will see an example of each type of subtraction with a video. What is Subtraction? Subtraction is a mathematical operation that consists of […]
Continue reading »Apr17
PODCAST: Episode 24 Giles Gillett – The Power Of Data and Making a Positive Impact on South African Education In episode 24 of the Future Minds podcast, we speak with Giles Gillett. It has been so fascinating speaking with such brilliant minds creating positive change in education. This podcast is brought to you by Smartick. Register […]
Continue reading »Apr13
What is multiplication? We will explain it in this post! Then we will show some examples using the steps that you should follow to complete multiplication problems, along with a video. What is Multiplication? Multiplication is a mathematical operation that is performed to calculate the result by adding the number as many times as indicated […]
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PODCAST: Episode 23 Vivienne Jones – Embracing Technology in Education, Learning From Students, and Individualism In episode 23 of the Future Minds podcast, we speak with a truly inspirational and experienced educator, Vivienne Jones. Our conversation dives deep into her passion for individualism and the importance of honoring that as a teacher. This podcast is […]
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PODCAST: Episode 22 Damian Willemse – Becoming A Springbok, Doing What Makes You Happy, and Being a Leader An absolute honor and privilege to have Damian Willemse as a guest on the Future Minds podcast. What an inspiring episode to hear Damian’s story and perspective. This podcast is brought to you by Smartick. Register for a […]
Continue reading »Mar25
In this post, we are going to look at a selection of 3rd grade math word problems in Smartick. We’ll begin by explaining what a word problem is. What is a Word Problem? A word problem is a question or approach, that cannot be answered using one specific operation, but rather a combination of previous […]
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