So KenKen has finally made its way into one of the most prominant math education magazines in the U.S! Scholastic Math & DynaMath, two magazines that focus on developing the mathematical minds of young children, have begun to include KenKen in the daily grind. It will be used as a fun and challenging way to enhance the learning experience.
You can also find a fun online interactive KenKen game on the scholastic website (www.scholastic.com). It provides two daily puzzles, one 4x4 KenKen and one 5x5 KenKen. Make sure to check it out in addition to the six daily puzzles at www.kenken.com!
KenKen, the new puzzle that makes you smarter! Invented by Tetsuya Miyamoto, a Japanese math teacher, KenKen is now a fun worldwide craze. KenKen truly is great for educators, students, children, grandparents and more! This blog will help search for information supporting the many ways KenKen is beneficially to society. KenKen's are created for all age levels, and have no gender or language barriers.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Shooting the bossman @ Nextoy LLC
www.kenken.comSo yesterday I got a package delivered to my house. I knew it would either be the Staples Easy Button, or my USB Missile Launcher. Thankfully, it was the missile launcher. Since the bossman, Mr. Fuhrer, loves toys and novelties, I figured he would be ammused if he got hit with a missile.
I got to work early, set up the launcher, practiced the shot a million times, and set up the hidden camera. The whole plan worked out great, he couldnt see the missile launcher from his seat, couldnt see the camera, I was good to go. He hilariously walked in and starts talking about what we needed to do for the day, meanwhile I was taking careful aim at his face.
I took the shot, and missed slightly right, I dont know what happened. I took another shot and missed far left. After the second shot, which he saw fly past his face, he was onto me.
Tomorrow i'll throw up the video.
Monday, July 26, 2010
होमेस्चूल मैथ ब्लोग्स व्
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I found the following blogs while searching around for good places for parents to learn about teaching math to their children.
www.themathmom.com
I would like to share with you a great site for parents: www.TheMathMom.com It is funny, informative and captivating. Claiming that Life is a Puzzle and we can solve it with numbers, The Math Mom demonstrates how we all use mathematics daily when cooking, shopping, parenting, dating or managing our homes. TheMathMom.com contains stories, life puzzles and tips fr parents on presenting math to their kids as a toy, a tool and a friend. You can subscribe for a weekly newsletter.
www.homeschoolmath.blogspot.com/
This blog is very similar to TheMathMom. The author is a mother and a teacher, and does a great job combining her personal life with her helpful tips about teaching and math. She works for MathMammoth, a leading website for math curriculum.
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www.themathmom.com
I would like to share with you a great site for parents: www.TheMathMom.com It is funny, informative and captivating. Claiming that Life is a Puzzle and we can solve it with numbers, The Math Mom demonstrates how we all use mathematics daily when cooking, shopping, parenting, dating or managing our homes. TheMathMom.com contains stories, life puzzles and tips fr parents on presenting math to their kids as a toy, a tool and a friend. You can subscribe for a weekly newsletter.
www.homeschoolmath.blogspot.com/
This blog is very similar to TheMathMom. The author is a mother and a teacher, and does a great job combining her personal life with her helpful tips about teaching and math. She works for MathMammoth, a leading website for math curriculum.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
What cant math do?
www.kenken.comDiscover magazine has a top 100 stories list each year. These stories include new scientific breakthroughts, fun facts about math, and many other cool ways of relating these topics to daily life.
This particular entry talks about how combining a GPS system with mathematical methods could help fix traffic jams. If you think logically about a traffic jam, you realize it is pretty simple. After the crash or what not is cleared, the "jam" moves steadily backwards, as the amount of cars piling up is doing so at a faster rate than those who are leaving the jam in the front. The correct speed of incoming cars to leaving cars would have to be reached to allow jams to disperse more quickly.
Check out more of these cool stories at this link. http://discovermagazine.com/2010/jan-feb/39
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
How to KenKen
www.kenken.comMany people get scared off from KenKens because of the initial shock of how "hard" the puzzles are. However, the smaller sized puzzles are actually much easier than Sudoku. Once you get over the slight learning curve, no one has an issue playing.
Check out this site: http://www.squidoo.com/kenken-puzzles.
Squidoo has a collection of How-To's and other great.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Top ten math websites
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The following have been voted the top 10 websites for helping kids/parents/teachers use math techniques. You can find kenken in many of them. Thanks to Sylvan Learning Center
1) www.mathforum.com. This online community includes teachers, students, researchers, parents and educators who have an interest in math and math education. The site includes Ask Dr. Math, Problems of the Week, discussion groups and much more.
2) www.AAAmath.com. Customized by grade level and topic, AAA Math features explanations of various mathematical topics, practice problems and fun, challenging games.
3) www.coolmath.com. This fully interactive site and allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play games and explore new math concepts.
4) www.figurethis.org. Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this site helps families enjoy mathematics outside school through a series of fun and engaging challenges.
5) www.mathcats.com. Math Cats provides playful explorations of important math concepts through games, crafts and interactive projects. Includes a magic chalkboard and an art gallery.
6) www.easymaths.org. This South African Community website for teachers, parents and students is complete with lessons, tests, exams, worksheets, study skills and much more.
7) www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/tables.html. This lively, interactive Web site, based on the popular BBC Schools Television series “Megamaths,” is for practicing and testing times tables.
8) www.mathleague.com. The Math League, designed for students in fourth grade through high school, specializes in math contests, books and computer software. The “Help Facility” is handy reference guide for math topics complete with examples, definitions and explanations.
9) www.fleetkids.com. FleetKids games teach elementary children several different aspect of money management. Games include Windfall, where a child can run an imaginary business and BuyLo/SellHi, where children can play the stock market. Students can sign up as an individual or as part of an elementary school team.
10) www.funbrain.com/numbers.html. This site includes 17 original games based on soccer, car racing and much more Other games include Math Baseball, where a child can score runs with correct answers and Operation Order, where students can build pyramids with their knowledge of algebra.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Pro's and Con's of HomeSchooling
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Pros:
Credit due to: Successful-homeschooling.com
Do you agree with this? Any homeschoolers that would like to share their thoughts please do!
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- Children are taught according to their learning styles and interests.
- Parents have more control over how and what their children are taught.
- Children can progress slowly or quickly, according to their abilities.
- Schedules revolve around family and allow time to bond with parents and siblings.
- Flexible schedules allow time for breaks, field trips, vacations.
- Curriculum for an entire year costs less than 1 month of private school tuition.
- Parents can transmit their values to children and shelter them from negative influence
- Parents must help children improve upon their weaknesses and not just cater to their strengths.
- Parents take on sole responsibility for their children's education.
- Parents may feel inadequate to address the needs of gifted and special needs students.
- Extended time with family can strain tense relationships or lead to burnout on the part of the teaching parent.
- Family crises, illness and lax supervision by parents can interfere with learning.
- Parents must purchase own materials and still pay public school taxes.
- Parents must search for activities such as sports and music that are easily accessible at school.
- Parents must give children increasing independence and a chance to learn to stand for their values.
Credit due to: Successful-homeschooling.com
Do you agree with this? Any homeschoolers that would like to share their thoughts please do!
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