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Tangram Value Activity
Try tangram puzzles to investigate mathematics with children! For young children, simply put puzzles together with tangram pieces. Use...
Andrea Knapp
Jan 6, 20241 min read
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Making Meaning out of Mean, Median, & Mode
Students often are asked to calculate mean, median, and mode in school. But what do these statistics mean? Here is a fun sticky note...
Andrea Knapp
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Having trouble with solving equations?
Is your middle schooler having trouble solving simple equations? Check out Hands-On Equations for a simple game-like, hands-on way to...
Andrea Knapp
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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Happy Holidays to Friends of the Math for Adults (MAPS) Foundation!
Math for Adults Foundation Year in Review 2022 Double your impact with matched math night donations! Math for Adults Foundation (MAPS)...
Andrea Knapp
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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It's apple cider donuts time! Division story problems
Mom: I think I'll have a donut with my coffee! There are six donuts, but there are four people to share them with. How many will we each...
Andrea Knapp
Oct 2, 20221 min read
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Register for our free Summer Virtual Math Enrichment Night!
Gather the family for a fun evening of math! Gain strategies for helping children stay fresh in their math knowledge over the summer....
Andrea Knapp
May 21, 20221 min read
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Free face-to-face Math Night!
The Math for Adults Foundation will be holding a math night at Orrs Elementary School in Griffin, GA on April 25 at 5:00-7:00 pm. ...
Andrea Knapp
Apr 20, 20221 min read
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Celebrate Pi Day at our Free Virtual Math Night
WHAT: Virtual Math Night filled with fun, hands-on geometry tasks for the whole family! WHO: Students, parents, grandparents, caregivers,...
Andrea Knapp
Feb 28, 20221 min read
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Happy New Year from the Math for Adults (MAPS) Foundation
Year in Review 2021 Would you like to make a difference for a family, a school, or a community? We are excited to review the happenings...
Andrea Knapp
Jan 6, 20221 min read
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Make parallel lines on GeoGebra.org!
Cutting parallel lines with a transversal can be a drag unless you can DRAG the transversal and watch the angles change! In this blog, we...
Andrea Knapp
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Sports Math
Fact Football (or softball, etc.): Toss the football back and forth. With each toss, count by 2s, 5s, 10s, 7s, 12s or 120's! Choose the...
Andrea Knapp
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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Math in Literature?
Often mathematical topics arise in books we are reading our children. After or during reading the story, we can explore those topics with...
Andrea Knapp
Aug 13, 20212 min read
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Dr. Knapp's favorite math curricula
School is here or just around the corner! Do you need a math curriculum that gives students enjoyment of math? Is your math instruction...
Andrea Knapp
Aug 10, 20211 min read
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Auction House Cut
It’s fun to sell our stuff we don’t need, buy stuff we don’t need, and eat nacho fries and drink lemonade at the Friday night auction!...
Andrea Knapp
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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Bacon Revisited: Fact Families
Bacon revisited: Fact families Bacon is the perfect context to reinforce fact families! Child: Hey Mom! We have 6 pieces of bacon for...
Andrea Knapp
Jun 27, 20211 min read
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When Will I Ever Use This? Free Virtual Math Night for Families!
Fun, hands-on math activities! Learn to assist with math at home. Boost your child's math achievement. Please share! When? April 13,...
Andrea Knapp
Mar 30, 20211 min read
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Pythagorean Theorem on GeoGebra
GeoGebra is a fun free Geometry program. Students can construct and drag shapes across the screen, measure angles, find areas and more!...
Andrea Knapp
Mar 30, 20211 min read
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The Baconator!
Children love to cook breakfast, and sometimes mathematical situations arise. Child: How many pieces of bacon can each person have? There...
Andrea Knapp
Feb 5, 20212 min read
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Checking temperatures
Checking temperatures is part and parcel of life these days. Why not teach decimals in the process? Child: Mom, what’s the normal body...
Andrea Knapp
Jan 23, 20211 min read
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Build a Popcorn Box!
Build a Popcorn Box! We like to eat popcorn at our house in the evening. Did you ever think about making a box to hold your popcorn? How...
Andrea Knapp
Jan 20, 20211 min read
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