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We’ve all seen it: A video of the somewhat haphazard teacher navigating a Zoom call with 15 students who aren’t invested in the conversation. Or the elementary students who are hanging upsidedown on a chair as a teacher tries to command her class. From our perspective these videos are silly. We laugh thinking about how […]

The SAT can often feel like the Super Bowl of school. With a complete overview testing student knowledge in everything from math to writing, it’s easy to understand why! When prepping for the SAT, make sure that you don’t skimp on prepping for the vocabulary words that you will be tested on during the test. […]

Fractions to decimals, decimals to fractions. Many numbers can be written as both. But how do you know which is which, when to use what and how to convert between the two? Read on to find out. It’s not as tricky as it might seem. Super Simple Conversions The simplest conversions are those where the […]

Beginning math isn’t as simple as it seems. There’s much more to learn than 123. That said, with a little guidance, there is a LOT you can teach the little mathematicians at your house. Read on to get an idea of the basics you’ll want to lay in the early years. We’ll even share some […]

Participles are the fruit salad of the English language. Okay, they’re not delicious, and you don’t take them to picnics. But they do assume numerous forms for a powerful little verb. Because they can be verbs, adjectives, perfect form, and progressive, many people have a hard time pinning down exactly what they are. If you […]

The English alphabet is comprised of 26 letters. Of those 26 letters, 20 of them are consonants, and five (sometimes six) of those letters are vowels. The vowels in the alphabet are a, e, i, o, and u. A vowel is a sound that is made through the free movement of air through the mouth. These […]

The History of the Venn Diagram Venn Diagrams are often seen flying around the internet as shareable memes and political commentaries, but these diagrams originated as a respected educational tool. Venn Diagrams were first popularized by logician, John Venn in 1880, but research suggests that similar diagrams have been around since the mid 13th century! […]

Once you’ve mastered the area of a rectangle and square (A=BH) it’s time to move onto the area of a triangle. The good news is, just like most things in math, the area of a triangle formula just makes sense! Two triangles together make up a square or rectangle so the formula for area of […]