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Math enrichment – what is the value?

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Another guest post by Yulia Shpilman on why we teach enrichment math and what it means to us. When you look for additional math classes for your child, what do you look for?  We (and by we I mean Golden … Continue reading →

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Entertaining kindergartners with caterpillars, dots, and monsters

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

Below is a guest post by my sister, Yulia Shpilman. We had a particularly wonderful class with my Kindergarten Math Circle last week and I wanted to share a few of our activities, in case someone else wants to try … Continue reading →

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The Piaget Phenomenon

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

I am very excited to let you know that I am now collaborating with the amazing Jane Kats and that translations of her insightful and inspirational posts will now regularly appear on my blog under the tag “Jane Kats”.  Among … Continue reading →

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Our Second Fun Math Festival

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

We had another wonderful math festival, hosted jointly by Golden Key Russian School and Main Line Classical Academy.  Here is an account of it, written by Yulia Shpilman. We did it, we did it, we did it again! Last Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Why learn poetry by heart?

Posted on November 2, 2016 by

[This is a guest post by Yulia Shpilman.  It is not about math, and therefore a bit unusual for this blog.  However, I feel that many of the reasons and advice that she gives for learning poetry apply to learning … Continue reading →

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Tough as an Eggshell

Posted on May 29, 2016 by

Math is not the only thing we do in our household!  This is a guest post by my husband about a fun science experiment he did with the kids: Recently I stumbled onto The Everything Kids’ Science Experiments Book  on one … Continue reading →

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