The Googol Learning Newsletter
February 2008
Inspiration, Fun Activities and Ideas to Encourage Further Learning — for Parents, Teachers and Kids!
January has gone by quickly but there are still eleven months to achieve your New Year's Resolutions. This month's newsletter will provide some ideas on helping your child or student achieve their math goals.
CONTENTS
- New Years Resolutions (Math and more!)
- New Math Videos Added - Tom Lehrer "New Math" and Others, Area
- Finger Math Tricks for Multiplication
- Valentines Math - Including the New 2008 Chocolate Math!
- Googol Learning Update and Specials
- Past Newsletters
- Inspiration
New Years Math Resolutions (Math and more!)
New Year's Goal Setting and Math Add Up to Higher Grades for Students!
You want your child's first serious goal-setting experience to be a successful one. Understanding the factors that contribute to goal achievement will help you ensure that success.
Check out our Math Facts Goal Setting Challenge to help commit to your math goals.
And if your New Year's Goal is to memorize the Periodic Table of Elements... here's how!
Check out more articles on Goal Setting and Organization from our Moderators - including a new article on Getting Your Exercise on Track and Organizing Your Life!
Let's not leave out our children when it comes to goals. The earlier you start the better. Here are some Little Goals for Little Children.
New Math Videos
We've added some new math videos to our video section including entertaining music videos from Tom Lehrer and a new one on calculating area.
Finger Math Tricks for Multiplication
Are you looking for some ways to spice up practicing the times tables? The Nines Finger Trick, Finger Trick 6-10, and the Fingers Game will provide hours of extra practice.
Valentines Math
Valentine's Day is approaching and there are googols of ways to spice up your math with seasonal Valentine's Day Math activities. Don't forget to find out your age with the 2008 Chocolate Math.
Googol Learning Update and Specials
Let's skip into the new year!
Receive a free Skip Counting Zone CD along with a purchase of our Discovery Multiplication Kit or our Crazy 4 Math Kit. If you purchase digitally you'll receive a free download of the Skip Counting Zone along with a Googol Power Membership.
The Skip Counting Zone is a challenge for all ages with skip counting forwards and backwards to gain extra practice in addition and subtraction skills along with early multiplication and division. These offers end Feb 28, 2008.
Back by popular demand is the card game SET - where everyone checks to see if you have discovered the three cards that form a SET from the twelve laid face up on the table. You are now one point ahead, and the dealer lays out three more cards. The search starts again. There are no turns, so you don't wait to pick up the action. This game is fun for all ages.
We've expanded our Fundraising Line and have added a new Direct To You service to make your fundraising efforts as easy as pi
Looking for Sales Reps, Moderators, and Articles
We are always looking for great sales representatives in Canada and the US. Contact us if you are interested in sharing math and family learning in your community. We are currently looking for moderators for Parenting, Literacy, and Health. We'd love to publish articles and stories that share your family's learning experience.
Recent Newsletters
Still wanting to read more? Check out our recent newsletters.
Inspiration
Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.—R. Drabek
Mathematically yours,
Susan, the family and the Googols (Echo, Bungie, Screech, Flip, Flop, Crash and Cardio)