Archive for March, 2010
March 29th, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun
Top April Fool's Day Math Hoaxes of All Time
In honor of April Fool's Day, DreamBox Learning is adding up some of the greatest math and science related April Fool's Day hoaxes of all time. If you have a great story that didn't make the list, feel free to add your own math related April Fool's Day hoax below.
March 25th, 2010
by Tracy in Math in Real Life
DreamBox and Twestival Share a Common Goal: Quality Education for All
With education, life expectancy rises by as much as 2 years for every 1 percent increase in literacy. Globally, there are 72 million children – the majority of them girls – who are not enrolled in school. It is facts like these that reinforce the passion for quality education in everyone here at DreamBox Learning. [...]
March 24th, 2010
by Sue in K-3 Curriculum, Math Learning
Get a Sneak Peek: DreamBox Learning K-2 Math Will Soon Be K-3 Math!
As we’ve been hinting at recently, DreamBox will soon be adding third grade math lessons to our curriculum! So students will get more than 500 math games and lessons. That means even more students can have fun while they learn a robust math curriculum. What’s coming in K-3 Math? There are more than 100 new [...]
March 22nd, 2010
by Laura in Public Education
A Charter School Success Story
Recently a friend sent me this inspiring link to a story about a Charter school in Chicago. Urban Prep Academy for Young Men had a goal to have every student accepted to college — and they did it! It seems one of the strengths of successful charter schools is being able to identify clear goals [...]
March 22nd, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun
April showers bring Math Awareness Month 2010 and a new activity calendar
What goes into Drew Brees’ awe-inspiring tosses, the jump shots of Lebron James, and bending it like Beckham? Amazing athletic ability – of course. Practice, timing, and maybe a sprinkle of luck – no doubt. Most people don’t think about it, but there’s also a lot of math behind that sports magic. DreamBox Learning dedicated [...]
March 18th, 2010
by Tracy in K-2 Curriculum, Math fun, Start-up Culture
3rd grade math games sneak preview
It won’t be long now – DreamBox Learning K-2 Math will soon be K-3 Math. We’re bursting with excitement about our 3rd grade math games and couldn’t keep it hush-hush any longer. Announcing the DreamBox Learning K-3 Math preview So we created a K-3 Math parent preview, complete with sample lessons. Play the sample math [...]
March 15th, 2010
by Sue in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
5 Tips to Make the Most of Everyday Math Learning Opportunities
The web is full of sites that are designed to help parents teach math to their children. The DreamBox website offers parent tips for each grade level, and we include math games and fun activities parents can do with their children every month in our parent newsletter. The more parents tune in to the math [...]
March 10th, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun
Celebrate National Pi Day! 14 Facts About Pi
According to our March math activity calendar, the tastiest of all math holidays is coming up on March 14: National Pi Day! Let’s have some fun and share our favorite pie. Comment below with your favorite pie flavor. I don’t know about you, but I can’t decide between French Silk or Key Lime. Maybe I’ll [...]
March 9th, 2010
by Guest in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
1, 2, 3, and More! 7 Great Ideas for Teaching Early Math Skills
A guest article by The Savvy Source How do children learn through shapes, patterns, and numbers? All those hours of fun your child spends playing with shape sorters, puzzles, and blocks, putting pennies into his piggy bank, and helping you make cupcakes. Guess what? He is absorbing early math skills all the while playing these [...]
March 8th, 2010
by Tracy in K-3 Curriculum, Math fun
Who Gets to Play Third Grade Math? Beta Winners Announced!
My kindergartener was just begging me to let her play more DreamBox last night instead of reading stories before bed. She’s really loving it. -Victoria Rana, Bella’s Mom. Drum roll, please… And our third-grade beta testers will be: Benjamin, entered by Noel Bush; Bella, entered by Victoria Rana; and Edgar, entered by Jennifer Shotts! Congratulations [...]
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