I received a six-month subscription to their complete program for 2 of my children. There is a love/hate relationship with math in the Home to 4 Kiddos. Some of the kiddos love it and some, well, not so much. Stinky Kid Math is an online Algebra and Geometry program. It also covers Pre-Algebra, which is right where Kiddos 3 and 4 are with their math, so I was eager to try it out.
The program prides itself on helping students become confident and excited with math in and out of the classroom. Memorization is taken out and replaced with the how math works. It is concept-based and this approach has been shown to work wonders. It is important to remember that competence in math draws on more than the ability to calculate answers efficiently. It also encompasses problem solving, communicating about mathematical concepts, reasoning and establishing proof, and representing information in different forms. Making connections among these skills and concepts both in math and in other subjects is something students are more frequently asked to do, both in the classroom setting and later in the workplace.
Stinky Kid Math provides their members with unlimited access to videos, games, book and worksheet practice. The videos were extremely engaging and presented in a fun way that holds the child's attention. Most were under three minutes.
Everything that was covered in the videos correlates perfectly with their book. We would refer to it frequently and even printed some pages out. The worksheets were a reinforcement and practice tool and went exactly along with what they were learning. Last, but not least, were the games. They loved them because they were games. I loved them because they were not only educational, but reviewed important concepts and ideas.
Todd Matia, the CEO of Stinky Kid Math came up with the program when teaching other teachers how to teach the concepts of Algebra, which are quite abstract. Many of those attending his class needed a refresher themselves so they could effectively present the material to their own students. He created the "Stinky Kid" story to bring humor and fun to a subject that many find dry and boring.
Math is heavily used in science, engineering, economics, social studies, communications, etc. In reality, math is the basic language of the world, for everyone uses math in most everything they do often without even realizing it.
Here is a brief introduction to the program:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StinkyKidMath
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/StinkyKidMath
To see what my colleagues in the Schoolhouse Review Crew had to say about this great math program, click on the graphic below:
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