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Spirit Lake game twitter — “Long multiplication” is just multiplying larger numbers. Sure, you were fine with 2 x 2 but once you got to 278 x 42 it was not so easy. Don’t worry. Be happy. Let us give you an example of how to solve a long multiplication problem. Like this video? You’ll […]

VIDEO – How to Solve Long Multiplication

March 11, 2019 in 7GenGames / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / multiplication / Teachers / Two-digit multiplication by Daniel Mondaca

Estimating or approximating is making an educated guess as to what the answer might be. If you don’t believe me watch the following video that explains how to use estimation to solve math problems. It’s one of our most popular videos. I’m not sure if it’s the usefulness of estimation […]

VIDEO – Estimation and the world’s largest Venus fly trap

March 11, 2019 in Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Math / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Fish Lake: Two Ojibwe men in a canoe — What does “mixed form” mean? How do you convert from a mixed fraction to a, well, regular fraction? Watch this video and have your fraction questions answered. This is a video from our game FISH LAKE. GET IT HERE In Fish Lake, players practice math problem-solving strategies while learning how […]

VIDEO – Mixed form to fraction from

March 7, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Hunter walking 3/6 of the way to a meeting place — Fractions, that’s usually a math concept that students either love or hate. From what I’ve observed while in the classroom, and from personal experience, that love or hate stems from whether students understand the concept or not. Here is a ten minute lesson that can be extra helpful for students […]

Ten minute lesson: Fractions

February 26, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / 7GenGames / Educational Resources / fractions / Third Grade tagged 10 Minute Lesson / 7 Generation Games by Diana Sanchez

How Native Americans used fractions to catch rabbits. Video from Spirit Lake: The Game. In Spirit Lake, players practice multiplication, division, geometry through word problems while learning about the Native American history of Dakota. Save your tribe from attacks and a spreading epidemic by solving math problems while escaping rabid […]

VIDEO – How to understand fractions

February 25, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / fractions / Math / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Chicken coops with 15 eggs — We use eggs to explain how to add and multiply fractions with like denominators. Like this video? You’ll love our games! Try them today here In Fish Lake, players practice with fractions while learning math problem-solving strategies. They’ll also be introduced to Native American history. Watch out for poisonous snakes! […]

VIDEO – Adding and Multiplying Fractions With Like Denominators

February 25, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Math / Mathematics / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Last post, I talked a little bit about why students are not learning math. So, my question here is, how much do you care? No, this is not another rant on how kids would all learn if their teachers cared more, but it is a serious question. Unless you are […]

How Much Do You Care if Your Kids Learn Math?

February 22, 2019 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Math by AnnMaria De Mars

unamused teenager — When I went to the National Conference on Education last week, one question I wanted answered was , “Why are students not learning math?” I came away with two, related answers. One is that many middle school students have a lot of mental health and substance abuse issues – both […]

I think I know why your students aren’t learning math

February 21, 2019 in AnnMaria / Math by AnnMaria De Mars

Making Camp Lakota screen for mini-game choices — Not knowing the proper division terms can lead to very big problems! Watch this video from our game Making Camp Premium to see why we need to learn division. Also, you’ll learn some division vocabulary such as dividend, divisor, quotient, and remainder, that will definitely help you. Check it out! […]

VIDEO – Division Terms

February 15, 2019 in 7GenGames / Division / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Math / problem-solving by Daniel Mondaca

Meg and Joe with their apple trees — Watch this video if you would like to learn how to visualize to solve your problems or at least your math problems. We can’t help you with the other stuff, although visualizing can help you achieve many other goals! For now, we are learning how to visualize math problems with […]

VIDEO- Problem Solving: Visualize

February 8, 2019 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Resources / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / fractions / Freebie Friday / Math / Mathematics / problem-solving / Teachers by Julia De Mars

You know what? Working for 7 Generation Games is probably the perfect internship for me because studying abroad is expensive. In order to not mess up while in another country, you have to know how to budget. I know my parents will laugh hysterically at this bit, BUT it does […]

Interning Abroad Diary: You’ll Really Use Math

February 6, 2019 in Intern Diaries / Math by Julia De Mars

3d numbers — Okay, that’s an old joke, but I really do have a problem. We place some really unrealistic expectations on teachers, and people who teach math and English get the worst end of it in my experience. I teach statistics and that means that I’m going to assume students have some […]

Of course I have problems, I’m a math teacher

February 5, 2019 in AnnMaria / Education: Innovation and STEM / Math by AnnMaria De Mars