by Tara Pelton | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Education, Educational Kinesiology, Mathematics
A refreshing new perspective on teaching math — Teaching math through problem-solving!! If math is the study of patterns for the purposes of problem-solving then problem-solving is a major activity that we learn in math. And we observe and learn how to work with...
by Tara Pelton | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Education, Educational Kinesiology, Mathematics
Science = the process of figuring this out Math = science of processes and computations that have pattern of regularity and order In other words: MATH IS THE STUDY OF PATTERNS IN ORDER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS!!! Why am I so over the top about this? Because I have surveyed...
by Tara Pelton | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Education, Educational Kinesiology
How do you feel about your mathematics education? Could you teach a third-grader how to perform mathematical calculations? More importantly do you know the definition of math and how it relates to multiple subjects and disciplines? Are you familiar with mathematical...
by Tara Pelton | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog, Education, Educational Kinesiology
Seth Cutler is a Professor at California State Northridge and a Mathematics coordinating instructor for LAUSD and has been teaching effectively for many years. Here is the link to enjoy his Introduction to Multi-Digigit Multiplication, a subject that challenges 3rd...
by Tara Pelton | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog, Education, Educational Kinesiology
Mr Wizards World (produced by Nickelodeon back in the early 1980’s), shows hundreds of amazing scientific experiments some of which you can try at home. As a warning, many of them you cannot try. Mr Wizard himself is a bit old fashioned. But the experiments are...
by Tara Pelton | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog, Education, Educational Kinesiology, Exceptional Children
Chemistry comes from the Latin word chemical which means a natural, physical process. Let’s do some experiments to see some natural, physical processes. Two substances are distinct, each are a different composite of atoms in a structure of molecules. See how...
