My fourth grader is a visual learner. He learns best when he can clearly see relationships between and within the concepts he is learning. He’s good in math, and fractions seem to make sense to him, provided he can visualize the fraction in his mind. As a result, he enjoyed manipulating and working with the…
The buzz on the Homeschool Crew Forum was unmistakable: You have to try this game, but beware, it can be addictive! In our house, however, our first game (between Grandma and myself) was slow and disappointing. Wondering what went wrong, I tried the game again, playing the Solitaire version this time… and that was…
Rick Fisher holds a B.A. in mathematics and is a math instructor for the Oak Grove School District in San Jose, California. He is also the developer of America’s Math Teacher (AMT), an on-line mathematics intruction program covering basic math (for fourth and fifth graders) through Algebra 1, with Algebra 2 coming soon. America’s Math…