Archive for the ‘Math fun’ Category
February 2nd, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun, Math Learning
You'll Heart Our New February Valentine's Math Activity Calendar
Our Valentine's math calendar has arrived with math games and holidays your kids are sure to love! Celebrate Clean Out Your Computer Day on February 8th and Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17.
January 29th, 2010
by Valentin in Math fun, Math in Real Life
The Mathemagician on Why Math Matters (and Other Cool Ideas)
The “mathemagician” — professor Arthur Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College— was on Stephen Colbert recently. This guy is so great! Look at his face while he is talking about math. It is enough to be convinced that math is something fun; he brings inspiration while he is talking. Not only is he absolutely amazing at [...]
January 4th, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun, Math Learning
New January Kids Calendar to Ring in 2010
Goodbye 2009! Ring in the New Year with our new January math activities calendar, and all the wacky holidays and fantastic math activities that come along with it. What are your New Year’s resolutions? Here at DreamBox, we start each year with the goal of making learning math fun and a part of every day [...]
December 23rd, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Presenting the Winners of Our Dream Big Video Contest!
Our Dream Big Contest was so much fun, we’re sad to see it end. Even though we were thoroughly entertained by every single video, our panel of independent judges from KidsQuest Children’s Museum had to choose the winners. Please comment below and congratulate these big winners of the DreamBox “Dream Big” Video Contest! And thank [...]
December 21st, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
The Math Behind Christmas Magic
Believe it or not, there’s math in the magic of the holidays! On December 24, Santa will put on his hat, hopefully remember his gloves (it’s cold out there) and make a trip around the world. He has to travel to far off lands and be back to the North Pole before Mrs. Claus wakes up. How does he do it? By magic of course!
December 15th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Lights. Camera. Action! DreamBox Video Contest Highlights
DreamBox Learning asked kids all over the world to "Dream Big" and tell us what they want to be when they grow up. And we were delighted to see all the big dreamers out there. From doctors and teachers to ghostbusters and Jedi, there were so many amazing big dreamers in the DreamBox video contest, it was tough for us to count - and we're math experts!
December 11th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun
New Math Activity Coloring Page #4: Color Barnacle Beard and his Treasure Seekers!
DreamBox Learning K-2 Math is a serious math curriculum, with more than 350 math lessons that adapt with each child. but it’s effective teaching because at DreamBox we know that when kids are having fun they’re more receptive to learning. We’ve made it a fun and adventurous math game so kids build confidence and a [...]
December 4th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun
New Math Activity Coloring Page #3: Color the Whimsical World of the Pixies!
When kids play DreamBox, they personalize their experience by choosing a math game character and a theme — Pirates, Dinosaurs, Pets, or Pixies — turning their lessons into fun adventures. When they choose an adventure with a Pixies theme, they can explore an enchanted forest full of pixies, sprites, butterflies, and mermaids. They can rescue [...]
November 25th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun, Math Learning
Deck the Walls with our New Kids December Calendar
December is packed with holidays from the traditional and widely celebrated to holidays you’ve never heard of, like Baking Soda Day! December 2 is Coats for Kids Day. December 7 is letter writing day. Deck the walls or your refrigerator with our new kids’ activities calendar and fight those winter blahs with goofy holidays and [...]
November 20th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun
Turkey Jokes for My Young Dinner Guests
With a bunch of kids coming over for turkey next week, I thought it was time to find some math turkey jokes. But let’s be honest: they’re mostly about pi, and once you’ve heard one pi joke the rest are all pretty similar. Q: What is the area of pi? A: pi R^2? R: Pie [...]
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