Here you will see students as young as 4 and 5 years old doing algebra and "advanced" math, without ever knowing it's supposed to be hard.
You are invited to learn how to use this method...



Saturday, October 30, 2010

Avoid Internet SCAMS

From: monica cynthia
To: serv-67faf-2032915272@craigslist.org
Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 1:42:32 AM
Subject: Algebra HELP! (Makawao)

** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
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Hello,
I require your tutorial service for my son who needs tutorial in your
specialized field. I would like to make a tutoring arrangement between
you and my son for the month of Dec 2010 till dec 23rd, I would like
you to tutor him within a period of 1 month, on a schedule basis of 1
hr Daily, 3 times weekly, totaling 12 times in a month.
I am willing to pay your rates. Kindly get back to me with the total
cost of tutoring her for a month / 4 weeks.
Regards,

Hmmmm, which is it him or her? And two first names...okay I'll play along.

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From: Crewton Ramone
Subject: Re: Algebra HELP! (Makawao)
To: "monica cynthia"
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 11:25 AM

Why not start in Nov so it's not all crammed into one month...better retention, better results. Then he only comes once or twice a week...
If you come for 11 classes in a row I'll give you the last on free....

11 @ 40 = 440.00 ÷ 12 = 36.67@...

Refer a student or two and I'll give you bonus classes...


Re: Algebra HELP! (Makawao)
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From:
Monica Cynthia NOTE NEW ADDRESS [Chat now]
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To: Crewton Ramone
Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me, my son is coming for an holiday in your area(City), His name is David and he is 15 years old.I want him to be busy during Holiday Period ,because am in England for business trip i will be back in 2 month Time that is why i want him to be lesson, I want you to calculate the cost of 2 hour per day for two days in week for the whole a Month of December end 23rd 2010 and E-mail me the total cost, and i have someone(Nanny) that will always drives him down to your lesson center. Kindly Respond with your information below to be on the Cashier check.....
FULL NAME to be On The Check And ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE....(NO P.O Box) and Cell phone number
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.My son full name is David Chris
Best Regards
Monica


Looks like a form letter to me...JFSAG what will they say if I ask for cash?

--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Crewton Ramone wrote:


From: Crewton Ramone
Subject: Re: Algebra HELP! (Makawao)
To: "Monica Cynthia"
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 7:09 PM

When he comes have him bring cash.


Same form letter not even any customizations or ad libs...amateur scammer. Not even any fun to play with.

From: Monica Cynthia
To: Crewton Ramone
Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 4:58:13 AM
Subject: Re: Algebra HELP! (Makawao)

Hello,
Thanks for getting back to me, my son is coming for an holiday in your area(City), His name is David and he is 15 years old.I want him to be busy during Holiday Period ,because am in England for business trip i will be back in 2 month Time that is why i want him to be lesson, I want you to calculate the cost of 2 hour per day for two days in week for the whole a Month of December end 23rd 2010 and E-mail me the total cost, and i have someone(Nanny) that will always drives him down to your lesson center. Kindly Respond with your information below to be on the Cashier check.....
FULL NAME to be On The Check And ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE....(NO P.O Box) and Cell phone number
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.My son full name is David Chris
Best Regards
Monica

People with two first names...who need my full name and cell phone and who don't ask for directions but wand adress and zip code and DON'T want a PO box. It blows me away that people fall for these scams in the first place...

--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Crewton Ramone wrote:

Ghana, Nigeria or Kenya?


It would have been fun to see how they tried to get my bank account info but I lost patience for it...if they reply I will post that here but somehow I doubt I'll get a response? Will be putting those to emails on spammers lists...lol...just reply to personal ads on craigslist or other questionable sites...but put their emails in instead of yours. Also if some hot young thing wants to be friends on FB or MySpace I'll give them those emails...

Thursday, October 28, 2010

More Algebraic Story Problems: Boat Current etc

Soon on Crewton Ramone's House Of Math, there will be a password protected page that shows you how to do these kinds of problems and other story problems with the blocks! When you can see what you are doing solving these becomes child's play.

Start off easy…and work your way up. Easy means easy. No fractions nothing complex, that way the concept comes through. A few easy ones and your students will be solving these quickly and easily.

Boat and stream, boat and river, airplane and wind etc.

Two assumptions we are going to make the speeds remain constant for the boat and the river current. I always say average speed to make up for getting started at the beginning and slowing down and stopping at the end. Bright kids will always over think these at first. Note they are set up for children that are still learning to tell time as an added bonus.


Neb has canoe and a paddle. He paddles upstream against the current for 24 miles. It takes 6 hours. (He leaves at 8 and gets there at 2.) On the way back the same 24 mile trip only takes 4 hours with the current. (He leaves at 8 gets back at noon.)
How fast does Neb paddle in still water? What is the speed of the current?

Neb takes another trip this time the river is swifter so he gets a new motor for his boat. The trip is longer too. Neb heads downstream for 30 miles and it only takes 2 hours. (He leaves at 6 and gets there at 8.) On the way back he takes 6 hours. (He leaves at 7 and gets there at one.) He is carefully breaking in his new motor.
What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the current?

Feeling confident about his boating abilities and his new motor, Neb, takes a longer trip and works his new motor a little harder by going faster. This time he travels 60 miles upstream against the current, to Camp Titikaka were there is a summer camp for belly dancing Swedish Stewardesses. Neb is delivering several cases of suntan oil. The trip takes 5 hours. (He leaves at 5am and gets there at 10, so he can spend as much time as possible there.) He ends up spending a week there. On the way back, with the current, the trip only takes 3 hours. (He leaves at 5 and gets back at 8.)
What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the current?

Neb and his new friend Helga take a little trip in a canoe for a picnic, they go up a side stream and it takes 8 hours to cover 16 miles to the picnic grounds. Downstream the trip back only takes half the time for the same distance. What is the speed of the canoe in still water? What is the speed of the current? (Assume they have 16 hours of daylight and they leave at dawn and get back before dark, how much time did they have for their "picnic"?)

Neb is taking a trip to Sweden to visit Helga and her friends. Flying into the wind the 3000 km trip took 6 hours. A plane flying in the opposite direction at the same speed only took 5 hours. What is the average speed of the planes and what is the rate of the wind?

Helga takes Neb on boat trip while he is there. They travel up a beautiful fjord and take their time sightseeing. The trip is 12 km upstream and takes 6 hours. The trip back only takes 4 hours.
What is the speed of the boat in still water? What is the speed of the current?

The pass a tributary that has delicious Swedish Salmon in it. A salmon swims 100 meters in 8 minutes down stream, up stream the same fish would take 20 minutes to swim 100 meters. How fast is the salmon? How fast is the current?

Neb and Helga take pictures of a Swan flying by. The Swan can fly 2400 meters in 10 minutes with the wind. Against the wind the swan only flies two thirds of that distance before it decides to rest after 10 minutes. How fast would the swan fly if there was no wind? What is the rate of the wind? BONUS: What is the rate of the wind in kilometers per hour?

There will also be a few bonus problems not listed here like these but also video's about working together, percents, % solution problems, constant rate etc.


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Base Ten Blocks for Algebraic Factoring & Division

factoring polynomials, base ten blocks, manipulatives, algebra

Here are a couple of videos showing how to factor and divide positive trinomial expressions.

The first video shows how to factor bigger expressions.

Starting with (3x)(2x) = 6x2

And then moving through these:

2x2 + 13x + 15

3x2 + 14x + 15

3x2 + 15x + 12

3x2 + 11x + 10

6x2 + 7x + 1

6x2 + 8x + 2

6x2 + 12x + 6

Note that the idea or concept is to get used to using the constant and the coefficient of x2 to figure out how to factor the problem. Most lessons from video tutors and how to vdeos on TeacherTube and YouTube tell the students to guess at it or just try all the factor combinations. If they get familiar with these problems they can begin to work out their own algorithms and rules for how to factor the bigger ones, because there is a method to it beyond just trying sets of factors.

And here we see how multiplication and addends are SO important and need to be mastered in order make algebra easy. Which is why you see me stress the 45 addends and multiplication over and over again with the younger students. For the older students who are often having a hard time, going back to the basics of multiplication and addends makes huge improvements in algebra FAST.

The second video shows how to take factoring problems and turn them into division problems. Soon you will be able to get an eCourse that shows you step by step how to do it. Right now if you want to see how to do negative expressions using the blocks you'll need a password to get into this page.

Once you get familiar with these you'll see that the following set of problems are related and are actually pairs of problems.

x2 + 7x + 12.......... x2 - x - 12

x2 + 9x + 18.......... x2 + 3x - 18

x2 + 10x + 24.......... x2 + 2x - 24

These are out of sequence as it were because we did a load of (negative) problems before we got to these:

2x2 + 8x + 6 I forgot to mention it in the video screencast but you might want to take a moment and turn this into a division problem too...you know the factors. See if you can.

This expression cannot be factored which is why we have the quadratic equation:

2x2 - 3x - 27 but this one can

2x2 + 3x - 27 BTW they told me this I didn't tell them how to make it "factorable."

And again this one cannot be factored 2x2 + x - 8 but

2x2 + x - 10 can.

And this one is SUPER EASY

3x2 - 15x + 12

in fact you see it in all positive form in the first video. If you want to see it done with the blocks and a even a drawing you will need a password as I mentioned earlier. If you go there right now you will find an hour's worth of videos you can't get anywhere else. I'll be adding even more video and things like pdfs and links to further explanations but there should be plenty there to keep you occupied there NOW. The hour's worth of video is worth a buck.


Check out the Parents/Teachers Tab it now has MUCH more stuff including links to websites that offer lots of USEFUL FREE stuff, like lesson plans, grant information, discounted school supplies and more. I also took the trouble to get you discount codes for 10% to 20% more off...cuz I'm cool like that.

PDF files are also coming, more products from Mortensen Math more free video and more pasword protected pages...and like I said eCourses are coming too...


Divinely Dandy Non Difficult Division


 Get Divinely Dandy Non Difficult Division for just $19.99.  This book will show you everything you learned here and MORE laid out step by step with links to videos and pages that give simple concise explanations for how to use the rectangle to organize thought,  how to introduce division concepts at a very young age, and how to make fun while you are doing it.  I guarantee that video alone will expand your thinking when it comes to division and math.

Watch the video on the Preview and Purchase page that gives you a page by page over view of the PDF so you can "try before you buy", see exactly what you are getting and be confident it will be money well spent.


http://www.facebook.com/Crewton.Ramone



http://www.crewtonramoneshouseofmath.com

Base Ten Blocks for Algebraic Factoring & Division

Here are a couple of videos showing how to factor and divide positive trinomial expressions.

The first video shows how to factor bigger expressions.

Starting with (3x)(2x) = 6x2

And then moving through these:

2x2 + 13x + 15

3x2 + 14x + 15

3x2 + 15x + 12

3x2 + 11x + 10

6x2 + 7x + 1

6x2 + 8x + 2

6x2 + 12x + 6

Note that the idea or concept is to get used to using the constant and the coefficient of x2 to figure out how to factor the problem. Most lessons from video tutors and how to vdeos on TeacherTube and YouTube tell the students to guess at it or just try all the factor combinations. If they get familiar with these problems they can begin to work out their own algorithms and rules for how to factor the bigger ones, because there is a method to it beyond just trying sets of factors.

And here we see how multiplication and addends are SO important and need to be mastered in order make algebra easy. Which is why you see me stress the 45 addends and multiplication over and over again with the younger students. For the older students who are often having a hard time, going back to the basics of multiplication and addends makes huge improvements in algebra FAST.

The second video shows how to take factoring problems and turn them into division problems. Soon you will be able to get an eCourse that shows you step by step how to do it. Right now if you want to see how to do negative expressions using the blocks you'll need a password to get into this page.

Once you get familiar with these you'll see that the following set of problems are related and are actually pairs of problems.

x2 + 7x + 12.......... x2 - x - 12

x2 + 9x + 18.......... x2 + 3x - 18

x2 + 10x + 24.......... x2 + 2x - 24

These are out of sequence as it were because we did a load of (negative) problems before we got to these:

2x2 + 8x + 6 I forgot to mention it in the video screencast but you might want to take a moment and turn this into a division problem too...you know the factors. See if you can.

This expression cannot be factored which is why we have the quadratic equation:

2x2 - 3x - 27 but this one can

2x2 + 3x - 27 BTW they told me this I didn't tell them how to make it "factorable."

And again this one cannot be factored 2x2 + x - 8 but

2x2 + x - 10 can.

And this one is SUPER EASY

3x2 - 15x + 12

in fact you see it in all positive form in the first video. If you want to see it done with the blocks and a even a drawing you will need a password as I mentioned earlier. If you go there right now you will find an hour's worth of videos you can't get anywhere else. I'll be adding even more video and things like pdfs and links to further explanations but there should be plenty there to keep you occupied there NOW. The hour's worth of video is worth a buck.


Check out the Parents/Teachers Tab it now has MUCH more stuff including links to websites that offer lots of USEFUL FREE stuff, like lesson plans, grant information, discounted school supplies and more. I also took the trouble to get you discount codes for 10% to 20% more off...cuz I'm cool like that.

PDF files are also coming, more products from Mortensen Math more free video and more pasword protected pages...and like I said eCourses are coming too...


Divinely Dandy Non Difficult Division


 Get Divinely Dandy Non Difficult Division for just $19.99.  This book will show you everything you learned here and MORE laid out step by step with links to videos and pages that give simple concise explanations for how to use the rectangle to organize thought,  how to introduce division concepts at a very young age, and how to make fun while you are doing it.  I guarantee that video alone will expand your thinking when it comes to division and math.

Watch the video on the Preview and Purchase page that gives you a page by page over view of the PDF so you can "try before you buy", see exactly what you are getting and be confident it will be money well spent. 


http://www.facebook.com/Crewton.Ramone



http://www.crewtonramoneshouseofmath.com

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Math: Computation Versus Critical Thinking

I often tell my students that math is about critical thinking not computation. This bemuses some and amuses others. The idea is not to just learn computation and memorize formulas but to learn how to apply this knowledge to solve problems. The universal language we use to solve problems via science or engineering is math.

The very concept that math is a language is lost on most, which is why we don't teach math like a language. If we taught English the way we teach math nobody would speak English. Computation just helps us "do the math" or get the answers required to solve problems. Somehow this seems to have been lost in translation by those who have tried to set up a system for teaching the mathematics. It becomes obvious that system doesn't work very well.

The focus is on computation, but not on how to use it. Just because you are good at computation does not mean you are good at math. Many students have found this out the hard way. You have to be able to apply it.

Any teacher who has taught math has heard the question "Why do we have to learn this stuff?" or "When are we ever going to use this stuff?" especially if the subject is algebra. My answer would be because it teaches you how to think critically. Critical thinking is helpful in all areas of life. Except we don't teach it that way. We have gotten lost in computation.

Quotes like "The human mind has never invented a labor-saving machine equal to algebra." and "Calculus is the most powerful weapon of thought yet devised by the wit of man." make no sense to the average student because math at some point stops making sense and becomes meaningless. Students memorize formulae long enough to spit it out for a test and then forget it. Algebra and calculus are the most failed subjects in the USA, and yet these are the very subjects students need to understand in order to become powerful problem solvers.

In the past all the greatest philosophers were also great mathematicians: Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Confucius even Einstein, but all the great philosophers of antiquity were also great mathematicians because the mathematics is used for critical thinking. This is also why Universities still require "higher math" for degrees in Law or Medicine where I often hear students wonder aloud what the point of taking math they'll never use is. They miss the point that it's not the math and computation but the critical thinking that will make lawyers better at debate and doctors better at problem solving in their field. The mathematics has evolved to solve problems. The history of math is the history of men using numbers for problem solving.

Students can not use their computational skills (if they have them) to solve story problems. Two stage problems where students have to find one answer before they can solve another are missed by the vast majority. With concept based teaching, understanding the concepts makes math easier and even fun because once you understand the concepts you know what to do and the computation simply helps you do it. Once the concept is understood any question just becomes a variation on a theme and the computation is easy to apply.

Crewton Ramone is the alter ego of an irreverent math tutor. For a full bio Google him.

http://www.crewtonramoneshouseofmath.com/



http://crewtonramoneshouseofmath.blogspot.com/


Math really can be fun and easy.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

More Math Enrichment with 11 Year Olds.

Another 15 min synopsis of of a 2 hour session, replete with commercial for CRHOM at the end.



An earlier session with these same students.

Here is a Blogpost with pics and words no screencasts or video showing the concepts presented above.

“The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.” ~Paul Halmos


Crewton Ramone's House Of Math

Monday, October 11, 2010

Algebra with toddlers using manipulatives.


These video shorts explain why it is I am underwhelmed with teachers who tell me they can't start algebra early on...less so with teaching methodologies that tell you NOT to teach math, (which is a language) early on because the students "aren't ready for it" thus reflecting the teacher's fear of math onto the students...in some cases these teachers have gone on to found methods that damage entire generations of children's mathematical abilities.

Learn how to use your base ten manipulaives.

UPDATE: there are now tons of full motion videos showing young students using base ten blocks to learn algebra and a whole lot more on youtube. Just search crewton ramone + whatever topic you want to see...



manipulatives, math manipulatives, base ten blocksThen of course there are the text book writers who seem to start with the premise that math is hard and certainly not fun.

I've had parents (and Catholic Nuns) tell me that "math should be work"...it doesn't have to be.

Using manipulatives or base ten blocks makes math easy and fun. As you can see they learn math concepts quickly and easily.


Check out this post showing these same boys doing 3rd power math in their heads without any manipulatives. It should be clear that using base ten blocks avoids future problems it doesn't cause block dependence...they see the blocks in their heads.

It's child's play because they can see it. The manipulatives allow them not only to see the math but to get their hands on it. Couple this with the compound teaching algebra does for you and math concepts and facts are mastered in much less time with much less pain and difficulty.

YOU can learn how to teach your kids using this method. I don't care who you are or what your experience is with math. You can give your kids a head start and open the gateway to all manner of opportunities while at the same time preserving their self esteem. You can also give them a positive mindset toward math. If they think math is fun and easy it will be.

Crewton Ramone: Negative Three Distributes w/ a 4 & 5 yr old.



Crewton Ramone Intro To Negative Numbers.


Crewton Ramone Does Algebra With 4 and 5 Year Olds. (ScreenCast).



Crewton Ramone Distributes With 4 and 5 Year Olds.




Crewton Ramone Factoring With 4 and 5 Year Olds



Go to the ALGEBRA page at Crewton Ramone's House of Math where you can learn quite a bit of algebra for a few bucks (cost of a password)...most of it's FREE as you can see.

If I can explain algebra so that 5 year olds can do it, I bet I can explain it to you. Get set of blocks and get started. Previously you had to attend trainings or seminars to learn how to use these powerful tools but the internet has changed everything. You can now learn the basics for FREE and you can learn the more "advanced" concepts for just a few bucks. Get started NOW.

Here is the 4 year old working by himself...four year old math enrichment. ⇐ Click that and prepare to be amazed. Just because he can't write doesn't mean he can't learn math concepts. In the same way we don't wait for them to be able to write before teaching them their mother tongue in this case English.

This post is a couple of years old. You should see the math these boys are doing now, often without blocks and no paper or pencil either. Poke around on this blog and see for yourself.

http://www.crewtonramoneshouseofmath.com/




Updated Feb 2013.

Related:

Introducing a 4 year old to algebra.

http://crewtonramoneshouseofmath.blogspot.com/2014/03/manipulatives-introduce-4-year-old-to.html

Another 4 year get's some algebra.
http://crewtonramoneshouseofmath.blogspot.com/2010/12/4-year-old-math-enrichment.html

A classroom of 1st graders factoring polynomials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3kGVv1IWHk



math manipulative book, Base Ten Block Book

Get this book if you have children 7 and under...find out more about it, and a look inside here.  You can get it without a password for just $2.99. Give your kids a REAL head start with math and numbers with this book and my website.


"Great book for teaching how to use the blocks! Colorful, clear pictures and cute rhymes make the book fun to read and play around with. We printed the book out, and my 5yo loves how many of the block pictures are big enough to put his blocks directly on top of the pictures. The text plays fast and loose with niceties like punctuation, but is engaging when read aloud.

Most of the book focuses on playing with addition facts up to 10, which gives a solid foundation. But it also delves briefly into such topics as square roots, place value, addition of multi-digit numbers, and a glimpse at multiplication. And in true Crewton Ramone fashion, problem solving with 'x' (basic algebra) is sprinkled throughout. A great intro to playing with math." ~CS, GA.



"I have to tell you that when I first started to watch your videos I cried....after learning it myself in school (haha) then teaching my three daughters algebra using Saxon, Math U See and things from the Teaching Company, I never really had any idea of what I was doing. Watching the videos of you made everything make sense!!! I'm sure that this is a labor of love for you but I just wanted to say thank you! It is much appreciated." ~HS, Ohio, USA.






Thursday, October 7, 2010

Crewton Ramone Cross Teaching Concepts.

Here is a longer video showing multiplication, algebra and division. The lesson is simplified by keeping in mind the five basic concepts, and having blocks the child can get her hands on. In my travels I found that the saying math is not a spectator sport was QUITE TRUE. Just watching is not enough, you need to get your hands on the blocks. It was became apparent the difference between everybody in the room "getting it" and "only" getting 80 or 90% of the room was to make sure everybody had a set of blocks or were sharing a set of blocks, but everybody had to be able to have their hands on the blocks.

If you don't "get it" you may be one of those people that needs to get your hands on the blocks.

This child is supposed to be special ed or SPED, I doubt many of her SPED-mates are doing math like this. Children doing math like this at 6 or 7 years of age would be considered gifted...but actually when they can see what they are doing ANY little kid (or big kid as the case may be) can do math. I often say if you can speak English, count to 9, identify a rectangle and tell whether things are same or different, you can do math...




You may want to watch this one first. The video above is a continuation of this lesson:



Crewton Ramone's House of Math


You also might want to subscribe to my youtube channel.

Multiplication Past Ten.

Crewton Ramone using addends past ten for multiplication past ten.



At about 4 minutes I say you never have to carry, what I meant was you never have to carry in the ones place because it's always ZERO in the ones place, eventually there will be hundreds hiding with the tens.

Here is a page from my website on "beginner" multiplication. Note you can still do multiplication past ten with beginner students just start small. Use songs and blocks and software to get it out of the way by the time they are 7 or 8. Timez attack is new and improved since the last time I played with it; it's even COOLER than it was before. That will get you thru 12 x 12. At my house of math we go to 20 x 20...no muss no fuss, no tears no fear. Play.

Again, just apply the five basic concepts and take your time and any little kid can figure out problems like 3 x 13. Soon they can do it in their heads no blocks, no pencil and paper either. They can see 30 + 9. 6 x 14 is just 60 + 24...the better they get at multiplication the faster and easier it goes. While they are learning this they learn addition and algebra...it all goes together and makes sense.

You can also flip the blocks over and show 3(x + 3) = 3x + 9. Math is a language teach it all at once. We see that REALLY, algebra is easier than base ten math....

Full motion video:


Screencast:


Saturday, October 2, 2010

Preschool Math Enrichment with Algebra.



Here are just two of many vids showing the use of Algebra to teach math to very young students...Note in the second vid they are looking at the math upside down so to speak...

Here is very simple distributive theory of multiplication using binomials...they are learning to count and multiply through or beacause of algebra...concept based teaching cross teaches several things at once. Base ten blocks make math easy and fun because it's concrete: they can get their hands on the math materials.



Then getting bigger is funner. You could hear the little boy say he wanted to do bigger stuff because this stuff was TOO EASY. Here they move onto factoring, and we accommodate the Youtube viewer or blog post reader as the case may be, by adding some symbols to the lesson. When you do Preschool Math you don't need symbols and the students certainly don't need to e able to write.



As we were running out of time near the end the audio cuts in and out...but you get the idea...even little kids can do algebra and as noted repeatedly here and elsewhere the algebra actually teaches the basic operations in this case addition multiplication and as we progress division and of course factoring...

Here is a post on math enrichment with a four year old, also has a screencast where he helps narrate. 

Months later here they are doing bigger funner stuff:



They are now both in school, where do you think they rank in their class with regard to math?

This video is substantially longer, and is unlisted on youtube. You can find it and many more like it on the password protected pages at the house of math, the ones on the advanced algebra page for example show how to do negative and larger problems. Passwords are cheap at twice the price. I have seen DVD's for $24.95 that don't teach half as much as you are getting here for FREE. The password protected pages have HOURS of vid on them. I assure you, prices are going to rise next year. There was a time when you could get a password for a buck, right now you can get a password for a buck a month.

Crewton Ramone's House Of Math for More...

Friday, October 1, 2010

Crewton Ramone Does a Math Enrichment Session.

Math Enrichment: A 12 and a half minute synopsis of a 2 hour session with a pair of bright 11 year olds.



Mostly we covered subtraction and algebra...although we did a lot more than that.

10 year olds do the math.



Math Enrichment with little kids.
A four and five year old do algebra, screencast narrated by myself and the 5 year old...



Math Enrichment at The House of Math