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Heads Up Card Game to Practice Math Facts

Oct 16, 2021 | Fort Lee Blog

Math facts are important. Call it memorization, call it knowing the times tables. Kids need to know math facts without finger-counting, and parents want to help. Math Facts Heads-Up is a card game that makes mastering these facts fun... or, at least, a..

Fractions Are the Key to Success in Algebra

Aug 23, 2021 | Fort Lee Blog

This is an easy to read extract by a high school student on the importance of understanding Fractions. It's based on research by Carnegie Mellon University and corroborated over several years by leading universities. From https://multiplyiq.com/fract..

Mathnasium@Home Available!

Mar 31, 2020 | Fort Lee Blog

Updated 12/28/2020. Unlike many other online learning services that rely primarily on pre-recorded videos and self-guided work, Mathnasium@Home students receive face-to-face, individualized instruction that is tailored to their exact educational needs jus..

Keeping safe with COVID-19

Mar 5, 2020 | Fort Lee Blog

At Mathnasium, the well-being of our families is always our first priority. We are keeping up with the latest information on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and want to share some notes with you on how we are working to keep our center the safest place..

Harvard Business Review: Learning Is Supposed to Feel Uncomfortable (No, No, NOT)

Aug 23, 2019 | Fort Lee Blog

I'm quoting the introductory portion of this interesting article from the Harvard Business Review: "Learning Is Supposed to Feel Uncomfortable" by Peter Bregman. The process our workshop leader asked us to follow was simple enough. We broke into smal..

Inc: Want to Raise Successful Kids, But Worried About Their Screen Time?

Aug 16, 2019 | Fort Lee Blog

By Bill Murphy Jr.www.billmurphyjr.com@BillMurphyJr   This is a story about trying to raise successful kids, worrying about them getting too much screen time, and hearing some surprising advice from an intriguing source. That source is the CEO of Yo..

Why "Number Sense" Is the Beginning of All Math Ability

Jan 30, 2018 | Fort Lee Blog

Ever hear your child or another student talk about math class and say, “That stuff doesn’t make sense to me!”? That’s pretty typical, and it’s because children don’t get enough context when they learn material. Providing context helps students integrate n..

Math is More than Numbers

Jan 9, 2018 | Fort Lee Blog

Using Math to Improve Important Life Skills On the surface, math may seem like it's all about numbers and formulas. However, this versatile subject is about much more than just counting, adding, and subtracting. Discover why math is more than numbe..