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Learn to Code Without a Computer

Amber August 13, 2015

Learn to Code Without a Computer

Often people start learning to program by learning a programming language. With this approach, though the important thinking in creating a program can get lost in the syntax of the computer language you are trying to learn. I realized this for myslef when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About Technology, How to be a..., Math Tagged With: homeschoolgeek, How To Be A Coder, learn to code, math games, programming literacy, programming toys, teach kids to code, teach kids to program

Amber February 25, 2014

Learn Place Value by Playing War

Learning place value can sometimes be a challenge for young math students.  This is because they are moving from a concrete counting system of objects that they can manipulate or can imagine manipulating to a counting system that is bigger than their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: Crewton Ramone's House of Math, Homeschool Resources, How To Homeschool, Math, math games, place value

Thoughts on Miquon, Mental Math, and Math Facts

Amber January 19, 2014

Thoughts on Miquon, Mental Math, and Math Facts

For the elementary years in our homeschool we use an math program called Miquon which is a Montessori based curriculum.  We like Miquon because it builds a good foundation of mathematical concepts, strengthens skills of pattern recognition, and encourages … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homeschooling Voices, Math Tagged With: card games, Charlotte Mason, Crewton Ramone's House of Math, homeschool mistakes, Math, Math Facts, math games, Mental Math, Miquon, Multiplication Facts

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