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2014-02-27
2014-02-24
Fun multiplication games
If you have a youngster learning mulitplication, you may be looking for a fun and engaging way to help them with the rote learning of number facts.
The thing I like about these five in particular, is that they don't have a timed component to them.
Enjoy!
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IXL
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- 20 question a day limit
- facts up to 10
- can sign up for an account to get unlimited questions (I have not done this)
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Buzzy's Times Table Challenge
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- whole times table review up to 10 x 10
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Fridge magnet multiplication game
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- choose “Level A - make the answer”
- choose “no clock”
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The Amblesweb Tables tester
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- choose “harder” to go up to 11 x 11
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Multiplication Math Games For Kids
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- includes “flash card” games for specific number series, cheese capers game and bus math multiplication
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2014-02-07
Heart crayons
I've been wanting to try this artsy Valentine's craft from Parent Hacks for a while now. (I'm not ambitious enough to melt them down as per the instructions from the post Recycle Old Crayons Into New Shapes.)
Then one day I looked around the house and saw this:
Later in the week at the store I saw this:
So we put the crayons in a bucket with warm water, and peeled the labels off:
And chopped them up. (Turns out I cut the pieces too small. Next time I'll make them 1.5 - 2 cm, or about 1/2 inch, in length.)
The bits go in a silicone baking pan:
Pop it in the oven at 230 F for about 15 min (you can see some aren't quite melted yet). Tip: put the kitchen exhaust fan on and / or open a window to get fresh air into the room.
Let the whole thing cool and then pop them out!
Any rough edges can be smoothed down by rubbing across a piece of paper.
Just make sure that kids don't eat them!
[Cross-posted at Craft Day.]
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