The DreamBox Math Learning Blog

October is a favorite month at DreamBox Learning (sssh, don’t tell the other months).  We hope you’ll help us celebrate it with pumpkin math activities and pumpkin jokes all month long! And we have a brand new (free) calendar filled with learning fun.
Pumpkin humor
To kick off our favorite month, here’s a pumpkin joke:
Q: How do [...]

Counting is very important if you want to be a wealthy pirate.
Finding buried treasure requires good counting and number sense.  How many steps does it take to get to the spot marked with an X?
When you have dug up the treasure, how do you divide it among the crew?
If you have many kinds of coins [...]

How does math relate to real life? Let me count the ways.

To bring you an important announcement from cute kids everywhere! We asked kids to tell us what they want to be when they grow up, as part of our  “Dream Big” video competition.  And boy, were we surprised at their answers:
Presenting…Dream Big farmer

Ask your kids what they want to be and join in on the [...]

Ask your child/children “what do you want to be?” today and you could win $1,000! This contest isn’t just for families; teachers can enter their classrooms to win the $1,000 grand prize or a 1-year DreamBox Math Classroom license.
Presenting 2 of our videos, “Dream Big Astronaut” and “Dream Big Geologist.”

Every child dreams big. Children [...]

It is time to wind up our series of great math stories for kids. Remind your kids of the math they are learning with these stories. They’re enjoyable for kids and adults, and there are many activities that you can use to reinforce your child’s math lessons.

Few feelings compare to when you make a new friend. Someone with whom to share secrets, lattes, and the trials and tribulations of adult life. We love interacting with our new friends on Facebook and tweeting with parents, teachers, techies and everyone else.

The end of Reading Rainbow (no pot of gold in sight) got us thinking about educational TV shows. Reading Rainbow didn’t teach kids how to read; it taught them why to read. It’s an important distinction and according to this article by NPR, one educational TV shows lack these days.

Tour a landmark building that has a great view of the city, like the Empire State Building or the Space Needle. Bring math into the experience by discussing the height of the building, when it was built, and how many people it took to build it.

We often get notes from parents like this: “Thank you for the great program! is enjoying the games and doesn’t even think of it as homework or MATH!!!!”

Kids always have more free time over the summer, and it can be hard to keep up with them. Have you started running out of new books for them to read with you, and you don’t have the time to search out new books?

Three randomly selected Facebook fans will receive free 1-month subscriptions to our online math game for kids. And one lucky Facebook fan will win a free 6-month subscription. Just in time for back-to-school! And if you drop by, write on our wall. We welcome your feedback.

Summer is dwindling, and some children see the first day of school looming towards them. They want to pack in as much fun as possible in their remaining weeks of freedom, but you want to get a little math into their routine. How do we solve this? Read another fun book that kids will learn [...]

It’s that time of year again. The return of brown paper bags, fresh green apples, and golden-flecked leaves. Back-to-school! You know it as those hectic days when you scour stores looking for blinding white sneakers, Ed Hardy folders, and no. 2 pencils. Your kids know it as a time to reunite with old friends, get a new teacher, and reinvent themselves.

We are very excited to present “Helping Children Be Successful in Math. A Homeschooler’s Guide to Math Learning.” This free eBook offers tips on how to help your child develop a positive attitude towards math, what fun math games and activities you can do after study hours, and a list of goals from the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. It’s a must-read before you start this year’s math curriculum.