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Karyn Hodgens
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Cookie Fun Way to Teach Money, Arithmetic, and Geometry
Cookies in math class? Absolutely! This fun and engaging hands-on activity will get your students excited about doing math. Students will be designing their perfect cookie within the limits of a budget. They will be filling out order forms for … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Budgeting, Family Math Night, Geometry, Geometry, Kids and Math 3-5, Kids and Math K-2, Kids and Money, Number and Operations, Number and Operations, Problem-Solving, Problem-Solving, Teachable Money Moments
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5 Easy Steps to Teaching Kids Money the Brain Compatible Way
Turns out, we can actually teach in a way that’s compatible with our brain. And when we do, interest level increases, retention improves, and confidence builds all leading to more complex learning. That’s the conclusion of decades of research … Continue reading
The Young Investor, Projects and Activities for Making Your Money Grow – A Review
Ryan had a race this past weekend just east of Los Angeles. It was a 7-hour drive and the perfect opportunity for me to use my passenger time to review The Young Investor, Projects and Activities for Making Your … Continue reading
How to Prepare Your Teen for Their First Interview
This is Ryan right before he left to go on his first interview for a busboy position at the local sandwich shop. He was nervous. Very nervous. I knew he would be, so a few days before the interview we … Continue reading
Oil. It’s Important.
My niece stopped by for a quick visit on her way through to Burning Man. She was driving my sister’s 2003 Honda Accord. “Yup, it’s my car now,” my niece smiled. I knew she had been having problems with her … Continue reading