Crewton Ramone's Blog of Math

 One of the best things about base ten blocks is they impart so much math so quickly if you know how to best use them. They make math conce...

Two weeks later we revisit multiplication as we make are way through the 20x20 matrix. The idea is not just to be able to do multiplicati...

The way to Abstraction. People are demanding that I spoon feed them math even though I have a huge semi-organized website , hundreds ...

Here is a lesson where we basically play spot the pattern. We start off with base ten blocks and very quickly move to symbols only; ho...

At Crewton Ramone's House of Math we don't just get multiplication through 9x9 down, we go all the way out to 20X20. Notice I say ...

In whcih we answer the question, "what do you feed those boys of yours?" Oh look! More pics of food. Here is a short video s...

Yes, it's true just playing with base ten blocks can teach kids a lot of math on both the conscious and subconscious level. People are...

Base ten blocks are very effective at teaching math so effective kids can teach each other. Not only are they effective they make math fun....

  Can your 4 year old solve this? Why not?  Using manipulatives to teach math really does make things easier for everybody involved. And...

First I want to make it clear that flash cards are not a primary teaching tool. If anything I use them as a diagnostic tool to see where ...