Math in the real world

It’s the first Wednesday of January which means it’s time for our monthly linky – Math IS Real Life!! If you want to see how the linky works, or just want other real world math ideas, check out our Pinterest Board of all the posts so that you can look back and find some great […]

These clever boards engage kids in learning math.

Function World

Real world shapes that are quadratic (and then some shapes that are curved, but not quadratic). (Click on "Math I Unit 1: Function Families" scroll to page 49 of the pdf)

When students connect math to real world situations, they realize that math makes sense and is useful in their everyday lives.

LOVE these math projects for middle school and high school that connect real world applications and engage students. These are great for the end of the year. Students apply the concepts they have learned in a fun way!

Are you looking for some real world practice to teach the Pythagorean Theorem? This set of Pythagorean Theorem practice is a great way to help kids see its importance and relevance in life. Kids do well with math problems that they can relate to, or at least ones that would make sense in their worldviews. This post shares some understanding of what it means and how to apply it to solve problems.

A day full of maths provides a great opportunity for children to do something different from their usual maths lessons and experience maths in the real world with themed games and activities. These ideas provide a chance for the whole school to get involved and excited about maths. Whilst it may not be exciting for everyone, maths is an important part of life. We deal with maths every day, so learning to love certain elements of it can be important

Though we mainly try to stick to unschooling I can't always stop myself from obsessing whether or not my boys are learning all the skill...