Number Sense Blog

It's another Word Problem Wednesday! In February, we're all about celebrating the beauty of math in all its forms... one of which is the geometric art of origami. Give our origami-themed word problem a try; we'll update with the answer tomorrow! ...

Author and educator Lucy Ravitch is on a mission: to make learning math as much fun and hands-on as possible! We're super excited about her book, The Pancake Menu, and love the way she makes math concepts come alive by way of clever rhymes, deligh...

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so this installation of Word Problem Wednesday is all about our favorite sweet treat—chocolate! Give it a shot; we'll update with the answer tomorrow. At the chocolate store, you can buy 3 boxes for $1...

We're celebrating Pancake Day with a very special, very pancakey word problem giveaway in collaboration with author and math educator Lucy Ravitch! To join, solve our word problem and submit your answer to ilovemath@mathnasium.com by Tuesday, Febr...

(Image source) Congratulations to our favorite professional mathlete, Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel, who started his first day as a candidate in MIT’s Applied Mathematics PhD program on Monday, February 1! He'll be studying sp...