Learn mathematics with Smartick. Exercises, tutorials, problems and teaching resources for children learning elementary mathematics. Here you will find posts about mathematics to make learning easier and more fun.
Oct18
In today’s post, we’re going to look at an example of how to add fractions. Fractions might seem boring, but, just like anything mathematical, once you understand them they become easy and fun! To help us explain adding fractions, we’re going to use a resource that we’ve recently developed for the Smartick platform. We think you’ll find […]
Continue reading »Oct16
At Smartick, we place great importance on solving problems. We use a phase model, like in Singapore, and bars for representation. Visualization is fundamental to learning math. The bars help to visualize resolution processes, but they are just one of many tools that we use. Let’s look at an example of how to apply Singapore bars […]
Continue reading »Oct13
In today’s post, we’re going to talk about time and to learn how to tell the time. It’s one of the first experiences that children have with mathematics in a very natural way, but can be a very complicated concept if they don’t have previous knowledge and skills to help them understand. Basic skills to […]
Continue reading »Oct11
In today’s post we’re going to take a look at the compound rule of 3, but first we need to remind ourselves about the simple rule of 3. I’ve selected some previous posts that you can look at if you need to: Rule of three: Direct and Inverse Direct and Inverse Rule of three Problems […]
Continue reading »Oct09
In today’s post, we’re going to take a look at some strategies for solving problems that involve incomplete horizontal additions and subtractions, using examples to help us. Acquiring mental calculation strategies is not always easy, since there’s no defined “best method” for everyone, and it can be frustrating if you don’t pick it up quickly. […]
Continue reading »Oct04
In today’s post, we’re going to see how to solve some of the problems that we’ve introduced in Smartick: fraction word problems. They appear during the word problems section at the end of the daily session. We’re going to look at how to solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions, including mixed fractions (the […]
Continue reading »Sep29
In this entry, we’re going to explain how to break down or factor a number to its prime numbers step by step. Before we start anything, feel free to look at these entries where we explain what “factoring” means and what a prime number is so you can refresh your memory. Factorization How to factor […]
Continue reading »Sep27
In today’s entry, we are going to look at the distributive property of multiplication with respect to addition and subtraction. The distributive property is one of the properties of multiplication that is applied with respect to addition or subtraction. This property tells us that if we add or subtract several numbers and we multiply the […]
Continue reading »Sep25
Addition and multiplication both use the associative property, while subtraction and division do not. We’re going to to get up close with each situation to get a better idea. The associative property in Addition ♥ Addition indeed has the associative property. Whatever numbers a, b, and c may be, they always end up the same: […]
Continue reading »Sep22
In today’s post, we are going to solve a probability problem that appeared in Madrid’s 2008 Standardized Elementary Testing Exam (CDI): Let’s start by reviewing some probability concepts. Sample space: The sample space refers to all of the possible outcomes of a random experiment and it’s often represented by E (or as omega, Ω, from […]
Continue reading »Sep20
In today’s post we’re going to look at the concept of equations. To start, we’re going to take a look at this situation: “One third of Cecilia’s flowerpots contain daisies, half of them are full of pansies, and the other twelve contain poppies. How many flowerpots does Cecilia have?” Think about it, and see if […]
Continue reading »Sep18
What is a series? And a pattern? In this post, we’ll teach you all about series and patterns. To talk about patterns is to talk about regularities. Regularities are everywhere and it’s a special skill to be able to recognize them. Regularities exist in natural and social phenomena; the search for regularities is the base of […]
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