Fun isn’t always educational and education isn’t always fun, but when the two come together – it just doesn’t get any better.” -Tom Jackson
“Research consistently shows that the more time students spend involved in learning activities, the more they learn. That is, there is a strong positive relationship between the amount of time students are actively engaged in learning activities and their achievement.…
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.” -Colin Powell
Building conceptual understanding for math can be done through almost anything. I’ve witnessed the most powerful understanding of fractions by cooking with my children. When we double or half the recipe it develops fractional understanding at the middle school level.…