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Today’s Real World Application lesson from Level D is all about “The Packing Problem.” It’s a challenge every manufacturer faces: How do we fit the most product into the smallest box while keeping it sturdy? It turns out, the 5x table and the 10x table aren’t always the heroes here: the 3x, 4x, and 6x keep reading
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If your child has ever asked why time feels “different” to count than money or blocks, they’ve spotted one of the most ancient systems in human history! Today’s Real World Application lesson from Level D dives into the Sexagesimal System. We’re connecting the 5x table to the clock face and showing how ancient stargazers used keep reading
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One unique feature of Milestone Maths from Level D is our “Real World Application” lessons. These lessons appear at the end of every milestone and they are a rather eclectic bunch. In some cases we give kids ideas for hands on activities they can do around the home that show the maths they’ve just learned keep reading
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In our last article we looked at how to use Sumstix and number bonds to teach your child to add and subtract single digit numbers . These tools work brilliantly for totals up to ten, and those facts are non-negotiable to make sense of higher level maths, like fractions and algebra. But what happens when keep reading
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There are three non-negotiable skills that a child needs to succeed at high school maths: Now, that list may seem overly simplistic but it really is at the heart of what every child needs succeed in higher level maths. In fact, even the dreaded algebra is really just basic arithmetic (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) keep reading
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Heads up! There’s a freebie at the end of this post. Reading time on an analog clock (the type with hands) is a skill that can be very useful but many kids seem to miss out on. The reason is that it’s a skill that takes lots of practice to master. But as far as keep reading
