Educational Strategies

3 Simple Steps with Multiplication Facts for Kids that Teach How To Multiply Large Numbers

There’s an Easier Way for Children to Learn Multiplication! For years, I have watched children struggle with Multiple-Digit Multiplication, which begins with problems like, 97 x 86, then quickly increases in difficulty to problems like, 5,984 x 763, and finally culminates in multiplying decimals like 5.83 x 7.3.  Memorizing all the multiplication facts can be …

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11-Steps to Understanding Fractions - This page includes math tutorial videos!

Welcome to Illustrating Fractions This Article is an Introduction to Fractions   This lesson is designed to offer math help online for children who are learning fractions.  There are 2 simple strategies that I teachthroughout all 11 steps in understanding fractions.  The 1st step is to draw a box and cut it into the number …

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3rd Grade Reading Help – Four simple steps to ensure your child will excel in reading?

A special thanks to tim & annette for allowing me to use this photo from freeImages   When children enter 3rd grade, the emphasis changes from “learning to read” to “reading to learn”.  Because of this jump in the emphasis on reading, I call the following strategies 3rd Grade Reading Help, however, these strategies are great …

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4-Simple Steps for Dividing - Each problem has a math tutorial video!

There’s an Easier Way for Children to Learn Long Division! For years I have watched children struggle with long division.    One major reason that is that memorizing all the multiplication facts can be difficult for some kids.    I have seen them get more and more frustrated as they rise through the grades.  Many …