Spring has arrived! The azaleas are in full bloom, reminding me it’s time to head outside and do some planting.
While working in the garden, you have a wonderful opportunity to have your child apply those math concepts he’s been learning! Graphing, multiplication, addition, measurement, area, perimeter–these and other concepts prove helpful in the garden. Why? [...]
Traveling…and math? Most of us don’t couple the two in our minds, yet a lot of math goes into getting from one place to another. Here are just a few examples, along with some links to resources you can use with your children.
Math is used to help design airplanes, to find a plane’s capacity, to [...]
In my previous post on shapes, we briefly talked about how learning shapes doesn’t have to be confined to a textbook–how shapes help us understand and appreciate the shapes God placed around us.
Understanding how shapes respond to pressure–as well as lots of other math concepts–plays an important role in building bridges. Here are two bridge-building [...]
Throughout history, men have used their knowledge of shapes to help them design buildings. Because of the consistent way God holds things together, we can predict how different shapes will hold up under pressure. One shape that supports weight well is the arch. You can easily see this by holding a piece of paper flat [...]
A few weeks ago, I visited a local historic home with my aunt, uncle, and cousins. Something I saw there sparked a little research and has resulted in this post : ).
The chandelier hanging in the hall of the historic house was much too high to light easily using a ladder. But men had used [...]
A recent trip reminded me of one practical way math serves as a useful tool–money conversion. On our trip, we saw prices listed in dollars, pounds, euros, forrents, and marks–and needed to use some quick math to figure out how much we were really spending : ). We employed addition, subtraction, division, and round/estimating at [...]
Some time ago, someone wrote and suggested I write something on the golden ratio. I hope to finally post something on the topic today (this post has been in progress now for QUITE some time).
The “golden ratio” is a special name given to describe a ratio that seems to relate indirectly or directly to many [...]
“How many math concepts could you teach using just the objects on this table?”
The question came from my brother. We had just finished eating dinner, and I was brainstorming with him about some decisions I needed to make regarding the layout and content of Unveiling Math.
I looked at the objects on the table—our leftover food [...]
Wanted to share with you all a math site I found the other day that offers a whole collection of free math worksheets on a variety of different math concepts. The worksheets are pretty much just paper drills, but those of you who are trying to assemble your own curriculum using an assortment of different [...]
Have you ever looked at your child’s math lesson and thought, I have no clue how to teach this. I’m clean out of ideas? If so, you’re not alone. We all face times when we’re simply not sure what to do or how to present something.
A few weeks ago, I knew I needed to [...]
I’ve recently found out about a few practical math resources, and I thought I’d share them with you in case you might find them helpful.
1. http://www.livingmath.net/. This website looked like it had a lot of fun and helpful ideas on integrating math into everyday life.
2. Math on the Level. This new homeschool [...]
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on organization. Now, slowly but surely, I’ve been organizing my office. The first weekend after the workshop, I tackled all my math notes by organizing them into sets. This organization process reminded me of something I wanted to share here with you all.
As [...]
I imagine that many of you are pulling out the school books and getting ready to begin “school” again with your children (I put “school” in parenthesis because you’ve really been schooling your children all summer long too—we’re always learning). I thought it might be helpful for you to have a couple fall/back-to-school related ideas [...]
