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Spirit Lake - game teaching multiplication, division and Dakota history — Some people call it long multiplication. Maybe because it takes a long time? We’re here to help. In this video you’ll learn how to solve long multiplication problems and do a math reality check. Like this video? You’ll love our game Spirit Lake which has many more videos like this. […]

VIDEO – Multiplying Large Numbers

March 7, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Mathematics / multiplication / Third Grade / Two-digit multiplication by Daniel Mondaca

Spirit Lake has multiplication word problems — Test your subtraction knowledge. Do you know these five things? Like this video? You’ll love our game Spirit Lake, with videos like this and much more. Recommended Grades 3-5Math: Multiplication and DivisionHistory: Dakota (Sioux) History, Plains Native Americans In Spirit Lake, players practice multiplication, division, geometry through word problems while […]

VIDEO – 5 Things To Know About Subtraction

March 5, 2019 in 7GenGames / Educational Resources / Mathematics / Second Grade / subtraction / Teachers by Daniel Mondaca

Children with iPads and cards — How many times have you heard this:So, tell me little *insert any name here* What do you want to be when you grow up? You’ll probably hear from kids -and you might have said this too- they want to become an astronaut, a singer, a doctor, or all of them! […]

Want your kids to succeed? Start today

March 1, 2019 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by Daniel Mondaca

We have come a long way with math games, from our start with Spirit Lake: The Game. I will never be able to say thank you enough to the teachers at Turtle Mountain and Fish Lake for helping us with our very buggy first version. How you like me now? […]

How a math game evolved on an American Indian reservation

February 26, 2019 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games by AnnMaria De Mars

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

classroom — It’s the time of year when many families find themselves faced with the decision of what school to attend. Maybe you’re opting to go the private school route. Or maybe you’re in the process of enrolling your child in a preschool. Or maybe your public school system gives you the […]

Picking the Right School for Your Child

February 25, 2019 in Parenting Like I Know What I'm Doing by Maria Burns Ortiz

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

Children with iPads and cards — What do you do on snow days, rainy days and just days when your kids seem to have a little too much energy to sit still? How about a scavenger hunt where they run around and learn their numbers in Spanish and English all while learning how to use an […]

Counting Scavenger Hunt: Ten-Minute Lesson

February 19, 2019 in 10 Minute Lesson / Educational Games / Educational Resources by AnnMaria De Mars

Our first app for pre-school age and up teaches counting in English and Spanish. Kids will love seeing virtual numbers pop up in their real world in this new app from 7 Generation Games and Strong Mind Studios. Bring numbers to life in two languages in this interactive augmented reality […]

Introducing Counting by 2 Languages

February 18, 2019 in Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Teachers by AnnMaria De Mars