Interesting Question on Visual Perception
Just the other day, I received this question from a friend of mine. It seems pretty straight forward initially but at closer look, it is...
Zooming in and out
I recently returned from Singapore and came across a book by a Singaporean author which I found very enlightening. It is a book about...
Repeat, Break it down, Chunk it up, Repeat...
I recently attended a working memory workshop. The main strategy to help with working memory, as the title to this entry says: "Repeat,...
Understanding Percentages
The use of percentages seem fairly common but most students seem to be clueless when confronted with the percentage symbol %. The symbol...
Division involving carry
Following on from my earlier post, the division of numbers involving carrying would require the use of place value. Using the same...
Division of single digit numbers
I introducted the use of cubes to help my students understand division better. The visual component was helpful as they were able to form...