http://www.dreambox.com DreamBox Learning, a web-based math learning company Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.dreambox.com/blog/contig-good-family-math-fun http://www.dreambox.com/blog/contig-good-family-math-fun#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:07:06 +0000 Sue http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=1079 Lets Play Math blog, my family recently played Contig. Alexandria is a homeschooling mom who loves math (I think she has the right philosophy: if all your children ever do is textbook math, that’s like feeding them broccoli-flavored ice cream). She suggested the game in a recent post, Contig Game: Master Your Math Facts, and included not only a link to download the game board but also variations that give you lots of ways to play it.

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The game is great fun - it was a little over the head of our youngest player (first grade), but the kids loved playing it. If you're a parent who is always on the lookout for fun math activities, consider subscribing to the Lets Play Math blog - she is full of great ideas. For more math fun activities, get more people involved! Check out World Math Day on March 4th!]]> http://www.dreambox.com/blog/contig-good-family-math-fun/feed 0 http://www.dreambox.com/blog/learning-math-at-the-seattle-childrens-museum http://www.dreambox.com/blog/learning-math-at-the-seattle-childrens-museum#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:31:30 +0000 Sarah http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=853 I took my two young boys, ages 5 and 3, to the Seattle Children's Museum on Sunday and was quite impressed with their new exhibit "Go Figure!". Here, in one of our very own museums, is a great exhibit that has a dozen or more engaging ways for kids to think about math! We give parents tips all the time about everyday activities they can do and books they can read with their kids that incorporate math. This exhibit actually brings to life several such books and activities. There is a copy of "The Doorbell Rang" by Pat Hutchins, with a real doorbell and a child-sized door to walk through. On the other side is a play kitchen with a recipe for baking cookies, complete with measuring cups, ingredients, bowls and real spoons for stirring. You can also guess the number of cookies in a series of glass jars, and place and count the chips in a baking pan of cookies.

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Right at the entrance there is a large cottage for Goldilocks and the 3 Bears (with different sized chairs), and there is an area for "The Quilt" by Ann Jonas (think of the patterns!). My 5 year old also had fun with the calendar games, and my 3 year old was enthralled with putting various boxes and weights on the balancing scales. We ended up spending about an hour in this exhibit, and the boys had a great time. I, of course, was tickled pink. I definitely recommend checking it out!]]> http://www.dreambox.com/blog/learning-math-at-the-seattle-childrens-museum/feed 0