Milk Before Meat, Addition Before Multiplication

Nov 2, 2021 | Tri-Cities

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If your student is biting off more than they can chew, they're setting themselves up for frustration. Because in math, sequence is everything. You can't build a solid math foundation by neglecting basic math and expecting to soar through the advanced stuff. At Mathnasium of Tri Cities, we teach math one. bite. at. a. time.

There's a reason we teach addition before multiplication. It's because multiplication wouldn't make sense without a primary understanding of addition. Similarly, verywellfamily says,

“Often, children develop math anxiety when they don’t master early math skills, and then are continually expected to learn additional math when they haven’t yet gained fundamental knowledge. Just as a solid building cannot be erected upon a shaky foundation, expecting a child to gain new math skills when they haven’t mastered the basics can lead to a lack of confidence and anxiety about math.”

Despite this, many students are learning math out of sequence. (Uh-oh) But, why? What's causing the sequence disruption?

  • Maybe the pace in their classroom is too fast
  • Maybe they've missed a lot of school due to illness or travel
  • Maybe they just didn't fully understand a preliminary math concept before the next one was introduced

Mathnasium of Tri Cities is ready to complete any partially-learned concepts your student may have, and in so doing, lead them to a brighter math future. We are helping students all over Coquitlam Town Centre and Harbour Village who attend nearby schools Eagle Ridge, Walton, Bramblewood, Baker Drive, Ecole Glen, Ecole Westwood, Ecole Irvine Elementary, Leigh, Meadowbrook, James Park, Mundy Road, Roy Stibbs, Ecole Nester, Ecole Coquitlam River, Pinetree Way, Ecole Panorama Highths , Hampton Park, Central Community, Mountain Meadaws, Heritage Mountain, Moody, Aspenwood, Pleasantside, Seaview, Ecole Glenayre, Anmore, Baker Drive, Harbour View, Parkland, James Park, Birchland Eelmentary, Castle Park, Ecole Mary Hill, Cedar Drive, Hazel Trembath, Blakeburn, Ecole Kilmer, Rach Park, Riverview Park, Children of Integrity, Traditional Learning Academy, Our Lady of the Assumption, Urban Academy, Meadowbrook, Scott Creek Middle , Summit Middle , Minnekhada Middle , Ecole Kwayhquitlam Middle , Ecole Maple Creek Middle , Hillcrest Middle , Ecole Millard Middle , Ecole Montgomery Middle , Como Lake Middle , Ecole Banting Middle , Ecole Citadel Middle , Ecole Moody Middle , Gleneagle Secondary , Pinetree Secondary , Ecole Pitt River Middle , Terry Fox Secondary , Ecole Dr. Charles Best Secondary , Ecole Riverside Secondary , Archbishop Carney Secondary , Eagle Mountain Middle , Port Moody Secondary , Heritage Woods Secondary , Royal Bridge High , BC Christian Academy High , Inquiry Hub Secondary , Centennial Secondary . 

If your student needs to revisit some weak spots in their math education, please see us at Unit 8- 2991 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam, BC , at the intersection of Pinetree and Laougheed Hwy next to A & W Restaurant.

Our Director, Anoma Mudalige will be happy to discuss any needs your child may have. Mathnasium of Tri Cities has been serving local families for 4 years. Call us today to get started 604-474-2537!

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