July 27, 2026

Category: Lils

A Mind Wide Open, Lils, Playing

Decimal Exploration

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/decimals/play/   http://www.coolmath.com/prealgebra/02-decimals/04-decimals-converting-fraction-to-decimal-01   http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/decimals/read/1/    Currency (British) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/znfb9j6   http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects/mathematics   https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/decimal_place_value/v/decimal-place-value

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A Mind Wide Open, Abstract Comprehension, Algebra, Arithmetic - Division, Arithmetic-Addition, Arithmetic-Multiplication, Calculating with Knowns to Find Unknown, CDE Standards Reference, Lils

Calculating Travel Time

For this part of the game, she had to determine the following: Distance to be traveled Speed of travel Duration of rest/stops Number of stops Total hours for journey, considering distance, speed, and stops Initially, we discussed the equivalent between 8kmh and 8mph, then discussed the idea of figuring out how long it would take […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Compassion, Confidence, Decimal, Developing Self, From the Mama, How We Learn Best, Kindness, Lils, Look for Learning, Math Discoveries, Responsibility, Success & Failure, Thought Process & Development

Relevance & Regret

  This post is cross posted from my Childhood Revered site     We educate our daughter independently, in a manner that is driven by her curiosity and interests. This method works beautifully because it inspires, encourages, and ignites her (and us), it also requires relevance be at the root of our activities, which means […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Compassion, Confidence, Decimal, Developing Self, From the Mama, How We Learn Best, Kindness, Lils, Look for Learning, Math Discoveries, Responsibility, Success & Failure, Thought Process & Development

Relevance & Regret

  This post is cross posted from my Childhood Revered site     We educate our daughter independently, in a manner that is driven by her curiosity and interests. This method works beautifully because it inspires, encourages, and ignites her (and us), it also requires relevance be at the root of our activities, which means […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Abstract Comprehension, Arithmetic-Addition, Arithmetic-Multiplication, CDE Standards Reference, Context Comprehension, English, Language Development, Lils, Literacy, Physics

Money, Decimal, and a Slew of Other Stuff – Here's Our Day, Today

  We revisited the decimal debacle today, from a very different angle. Instead of trying to work with lining up decimals for calculating, we returned to money and her mental calculations followed. First she worked with the image shown below, and then, when I asked her to look at the problem written on the next […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Abstract Comprehension, Arithmetic - Division, Arithmetic-Addition, Arithmetic-Multiplication, Arithmetic-Subtraction, CDE Standards Reference, Confidence, Construction, Creative Solution Generation, Developing Self, Engineering, Fine Motor Skills, Fraction, How We Learn Best, Invention, Lils, Math Discoveries, Playing

Division and Divisons of Devised and Designated Digits, With Some Knots Included

She’s inventing a new kind of knitting, it’s called, ‘”The Freedom Knit” because you can make it up yourself. You can do it however you want; whatever way you can find that works.” She’s making me something super soft.     Images posted in reverse order of completion  

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A Mind Wide Open, Abstract Comprehension, Arithmetic - Division, Arithmetic-Addition, Arithmetic-Multiplication, Arithmetic-Subtraction, CDE Standards Reference, Confidence, Construction, Creative Solution Generation, Developing Self, Engineering, Fine Motor Skills, Fraction, How We Learn Best, Invention, Lils, Math Discoveries, Playing

Division and Divisons of Devised and Designated Digits, With Some Knots Included

She’s inventing a new kind of knitting, it’s called, ‘”The Freedom Knit” because you can make it up yourself. You can do it however you want; whatever way you can find that works.” She’s making me something super soft.     Images posted in reverse order of completion  

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