Number Sense Blog

Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Students are often taught that division is the opposite of multiplication, and therefore should rely on their multiplication facts to divide; this can be difficult when the number to divide by (the divi...

Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Today we are comparing fractions that have the same numerators but have different denominators (the total number of equal parts in the whole). When we compare fractions with the same numerators, we c...

Mathnasium #MathsTricks: Fractions (Comparing Fractions Part 4)   Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Today we are comparing fractions using the concept of wholes and parts … in this case, finding the missing parts that make one who...

What to look for to ensure your child gets the maths help they need. The decision to find a maths tutor comes for a variety of reasons. Your child is behind in maths and needs to catch up. Or they’re doing okay at school, but you would like the...

How your child is taught is as important as what they are taught. Finding the right maths tutor for your child isn’t easy. You want high-level instruction from a qualified source who will help your child understand the concepts and feel confide...

Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Today we are sharing a trick to find a quarter of any number. The word quarter means “four parts the same,” or “four equal parts.” To find a quarter of a number, we first cut the number in half and t...

Summer travels get us from point A to point B, but have you ever measured the distance traveled? Today’s maths activity helps you do just that by finding the differences between distances. And whether you find yourself traveling in a car, on a pla...

  Students often need more individual attention than their school can provide. It’s a widely known fact that strong maths skills are vital for success in primary school, secondary school, university, and beyond. Unfortunately, this hard trut...

For most children, the month of August will be spent living out the last weeks of the school summer holidays. The many hours of sunshine will leave your child feeling renewed and refreshed, so why not also take the time to sharpen their maths skil...

  Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Today we are squaring numbers ending in 0 or 5 by observing patterns and applying our number sense. To square a number, we multiply it by itself. Sometimes, this multiplication might be difficul...

    Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Today we are calculating basic probability. Probability is the chance or likelihood that something will happen. To calculate the basic probability of something happening, we make a fraction o...

Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Today we are using number sense to square any number. In an earlier Mathnasium Maths Trick we looked at the patterns when squaring numbers ending in 0 or 5. For example, to find 452 we increase the d...

  Classes are in full swing and children are getting settled into a routine. Which means it’s a good time to create a plan to ensure that your child’s maths experience this year is positive, productive and rewarding. Here are some great ways to...

  Our expert team of maths educators and enthusiasts has spent over 40 years developing and refining the most powerful teaching methods and materials into the comprehensive, industry-leading Mathnasium Method™. These “Ask Education” features ...

  If you’re wondering how your child is doing in maths, you can start by asking them directly. This lets them know that their maths progress is important to you, and it may begin a conversation that they didn’t know how to start. But even if ...

Our latest Ask Education blog article addressed the phenomenon of compounding. In particular, the power of exponential growth and its impact when calculating compound interest. While we have explained the benefits of compound growth, it’s now t...

  Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks, series. Today we are determining whether a number can be divided by a power of 2. Recall that a number is a power of 2 if it can be expressed in the form 2n. For example, 64 is a power of 2 since it ca...

  The 23rd of November is Fibonacci Day, commemorating the Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa and the pattern of numbers he popularised, the Fibonacci sequence. Observing the beginning of this sequence, you will notice why we celebrate on t...

  The holiday season is here — and so is our annual Holiday Gift Guide! This year, it’s a fantastic mix of books, clothing, games and puzzles that will bring endless hours of joy to the maths lovers in your life. Look out for suggestions from y...

  Welcome to Mathnasium’s Maths Tricks series. Today we are finding the percentage amount of any number by breaking it apart and using special percents. In an earlier Mathnasium Maths Trick we used special percents because they represent eas...