Mathnasium of Red Deer
30 B, 5250 22 St T4R 2T4 Red Deer, AB, Canada

, Parents mean well to teach their kids to memorize multiplication tables. Well, does it work? Yes, it works well if you want your kids to quickly answer what is 9x5. But does it give them a deeper understanding? Or to understand number sense and creativity/problem solving? It’s not uncommon to see kids who are very good in multiplication, because they learned that from memorizing multiplication tables, but th...en have difficulties to answer a simple question like A farmer plants 5 seeds of flowers in a row. How many seeds will he need if he plants 12 rows? 9 rows? Nowadays, there is a push to move away from rote learning, but we as parents likely grew up in this system. The result? Many parents fail to understand the connection of math concepts. Fortunately, most parents who come to us understand the importance why we at Mathnasium help their kids strengthen their math foundation and number sense. Others think that it means that it will not help their kids catch up to their grade level at school. We teach kids to really understand how math concept works; so strengthening their understanding in Numerical Fluency will improve their skill in Addition, and furthermore will help them in Multiplication, and subsequently will help them in doing Fractions. Teaching them Fractions right away would be like painting your stained ceiling back to white without fixing the leak on the roof! Math concepts/skills are not to be seen as separate units without any connections. To unlock a child’s potential needs patience and commitment. A quick fix will just lead to a superficial result. Memorizing helps in the moment, understanding helps for a lifetime. #parenting #parentingtips #rotelearning #mathtips #multiplicationtables #math

Rectangles, rectangles, everywhere! While you may not have realized it, rectangles are one of the most common shapes around. Take a look at this week's #ShapeShort to learn more about the "Rectangle," then see how many you can spot near you! #Mathnasium #MathFun

We've been reflecting on Thanksgiving last month, and we're thinking we didn't adequately express our #gratitude for #math. So we're sharing a post-holiday #BrainTeaser to make up for it! Solve for "?" and give us your answers in the comments! #GobbleGobble #Mathnasium #MathFun

Harshan is the most hardworking student that we've ever met. He has never missed any of his sessions; he will come rain or shine and sit on his chair, solving his math problems while sometimes sharing jokes and laugh with his buddies here. His determination is amazing! He just got his reward that he had aimed for weeks: a $10 Indigo, Chapters and Coles gift card! He got this after finishing pages of Prescriptives and Mastery Checks! Congrats, young man, you deserve an early Christmas gift!

Start this Christmas Season by participating in Red Deer Festival of Trees to support Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre through Red Deer Regional Health Foundation! This year, due to health & safety concern, Festival of Trees goes virtual. Mathnasium of Red Deer is sponsoring the silent auction: One Month Scholarship! From November 14 to 28, the silent auction will be accessible online. For detail and to bid, please click this link: https://events.readysetauction.com//sile...n/catalog/item/105 #reddeerfestivaloftrees #reddeer #festivaloftrees #auction #christmas #christmas2020

Did you know that there are only TWO Friday the 13ths in 2020? One was in March, and one is today! Many people in the western world believe the day like the number 13 brings bad luck. As a matter of fact, this fear even has its own name: paraskevidekatriaphobia. What about you? Are you afraid of #FridayThe13th? Tell us in the comments! #Mathnasium

It’s #WordProblemWednesday. And this week’s word problems give kids another opportunity to figure out how much or how many of a given thing. So hop on over to our Number Sense Blog and put your child’s #mathskills to work! #Mathnasium http://ow.ly/TmGc50C15nc

Another winner of Ms Linda Beaton's give away! Our online student who lives in a Red Deer's bedroom community, just achieved his math goal to finish his three Mastery Checks without any help and mistakes! For his hard work, he chose a $5 DQ gift card. Thank you Ms Linda!!

Have you ever wondered how far you can get on a litre of gas or, perhaps, how many clothes you can fit into your suitcase when prepping for a trip? Head over to our Number Sense Blog, where you and your child can practice arriving at answers using #math. #Mathnasium #WordProblemWednesday http://ow.ly/aHAS50Chhn2

Flags of Remembrance, Sylvan Lake, November 11, 2020. 128 Flags representing 128,000 Canadian military and RCMP service men and women who were listed as killed or missing in action from the Boer War to current missions. "We promise to never forget!"