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Building Math Success from a Strong Foundation

Jul 28, 2021 | Elk Grove West Blog

Unlike many academic subjects, math builds upon itself level by level, so it’s important to start with a strong foundation. The proven Mathnasium MethodTM forms the foundation for math mastery through deep understanding, with carefully selected topics t..

Summer Is the Season for Accelerating Math Skills

May 26, 2021 | Elk Grove West Blog

Spring is the season of new beginnings. When flowers start to bloom, trees shake off the doldrums of winter and turn green, animals awaken from their winter slumbers and the earth seems to spring back to life (see what we did there?). Even in a y..

Teaching Math in a Way That Makes Sense

May 12, 2021 | Elk Grove West Blog

What is it about Mathnasium that helps students find success in math? The answer is simple: We teach for understanding. Instead of coaching students to rely on memorization, rote learning, or calculators, our highly trained instructors use multiple appr..

Reversing Math Loss for the COVID Generation

Feb 3, 2021 | Elk Grove West Blog

By Mathnasium | February 3, 2021 It goes without saying that the pandemic has disrupted every aspect of our lives — from the way we live, to how we interact, to the way we work and play. And as most parents of school-aged kids a..

Math Tips for Students Grades 6 and Up: Introduction, Zero, and One

Jan 27, 2021 | Elk Grove West Blog

Last week, we introduced our Math Tips series to parents with kids in grades K-5 in hopes of helping foster an understanding, mastering, and love of math in the home. This week, we’re continuing this effort for parents with older kids. The math facts ..

Math Tips for Parents, K-5: Introduction and Counting

Jan 20, 2021 | Elk Grove West Blog

Parents often ask us what they can do to help their children understand, master, and love math. Well, this happens to be right up our alley. In fact, it’s our mission! Our team of master educators has put together some fundamental tips and strategies tha..

Word Problem Wednesday: Mathematical Mixed Bag III

Dec 18, 2020 | Elk Grove West Blog

By Mathnasium | December 9, 2020 The great thing about word problems is that they help us understand the world around us. This week we have another “mathematical mixed bag” of questions ranging from flowers in a garden t..

Word Problem Wednesday: Fractional Reasoning

Dec 18, 2020 | Elk Grove West Blog

By Mathnasium | December 16, 2020 When you take a whole item and break it into equal parts, what you get is one — or more — of those equal parts; these are known as fractions. This may sound very math-y and complicated, but each..

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