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  • Math How to Teach Your Wiggly Preschooler Math by Kate Snow

    Preschoolers are a ton of fun. They’re energetic, curious, and immensely proud of their new skills and abilities. But their short attention spans and high energy levels can make it difficult to get these sweet wiggly little people to sit and focus. That doesn’t mean that you can’t give your preschooler a great ...

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  • Math Subtraction: More Than Just Taking Away by Kate Snow

    Can you tell what these three word problems have in common?   

    • I had 8 cookies, and then I ate 5. How many cookies did I have left?
    • I have 8 cookies. 5 are chocolate, and the rest are oatmeal ...

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  • Articles & Videos How to Teach Addition and Subtraction with Play Money by Kate Snow

    Hands-on math materials help children understand math concepts better and become more fluent at solving problems. Plus, they make math time a lot more engaging and more fun. Making your math lessons more hands-on doesn’t mean you have go out and buy a lot of specialized math manipulatives, though. In fact, ...

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  • Math How to Teach Subtraction Facts That Stick by Kate Snow

    In this instructional video, the Well-Trained Mind’s math expert Kate Snow (a homeschool mom herself, and author of three books) gives you practical, simple tips and techniques for helping children master the skill of subtraction.

  • Math How to Teach Addition Facts that Stick by Kate Snow

    In this instructional video, the Well-Trained Mind’s math expert Kate Snow (a homeschool mom herself) gives you practical, simple tips and techniques for helping children master the skill of addition.

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  • Math How to Drill the Math Facts by Kate Snow

    Our resident math expert, Kate Snow, helps you drill Math facts.

  • Math Conceptual & Procedural Math: What’s the Difference? by Susan Wise Bauer

    As soon as you start reviewing math curricula, you’ll run across the phrase “conceptual math.” What is conceptual math (and why should you care)?

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