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Oct05

Helicopter Parent and Tiger Mothers

We confess we had never heard of a helicopter parent until a friend brought up another parent whose son had just suffered an accident: “He is such a total helicopter parent.” It turns out that there are several types of helicopter parents — combat, traffic and rescue, for example — and this phenomenon has raised […]

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Sep30

What Are Decimal Numbers?

What are decimal numbers? Decimal numbers are used to represent numbers that are smaller than 1 unit. Decimals are written to the right of the units place separated by a period. That is the say: Hundreds Tens Units; Tenths Hundredths Thousandths In the image that appears below, the first square represents the unit 1. If […]

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Sep29

Practice Estimating Fractions with Examples

Practice Estimating Fractions with Examples

Today we will practice estimating fractions! We’re going to look at the types of problems below: Problem 1:  Estimating Fractions. To get a better idea, we’re going to represent the fractions with bars. Let’s start with the first fraction. We can see that the fraction is much closer to 0 than it is to 1. If […]

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Sep26

How to Apply the Associative Property in a Problem

Did you know that the associative property can help us solve problems faster? Today, we are going to learn about the associative property of addition, and the associative property of multiplication. According to the associative property, we can regroup the numbers when we add, and we can regroup the numbers when we multiply. The Associative […]

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Sep23

How to Simplify Fractions: Lowest Terms Fractions

In this post, we are going to learn how we can calculate the lowest terms fractions by reducing them. Before we start, let’s see what lowest terms fractions are: lowest terms fractions are fractions that cannot be simplified further. How do we find the lowest terms of a fraction? There are two methods: Method 1: Divide […]

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Sep22

Review of All Units of Measurements

In today’s post, we are going to do a review of all the units of measurement that we have seen so far in previous posts. Remember which were the main measurements? And the units we used to measure them? Let’s look at it below. Units of mass The main unit for measuring mass is the […]

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Sep21

9 Strategies for Helping Kids Deal with Frustration

9 Strategies for Helping Kids Deal with Frustration

If parents give children the opportunity and the autonomy to make mistakes and try again, it can help them manage frustration, build their self-confidence and teach them persistence in achieving their goals. Here are nine approaches for today’s parents: 9 Strategies for Helping Kids Deal with Frustration Send consistent messages to your children in what […]

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