Archive for November, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!

written by
ethan
at November 22, 2006

It’s that time of year again.


Time to gather together, family and friends to partake of feasts and to give thanks for all that we posses. Here are a few words from the first president of the United States of America.

“to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness. Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be–That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks–for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation–for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed–for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted–for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.”

-George Washington

So enjoy your Thanksgiving!

(The only one who doesn’t have to be thankful) :-)

What are you thankful for this year?

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Math-U-See Worksheet Generator

written by
ethan
at November 14, 2006

Today we are highlighting our worksheet generator. The worksheet generator lets you create custom worksheets, that you can print out and use with your student. It’s easy to use, it gives you the flexibility to work on specific lessons and best of all it’s free! So use it as much as you want.


The worksheet generator allows you to choose the book and create a unique worksheet from a range of lessons. For example, if you wanted to have your student work on Delta lesson 14, as well as review the previous two lessons. All you would have to do is, select Delta from the book tab, and then select the starting and ending lessons you want to cover. Once you select those options click “make worksheet,” it’s that easy. Once you have created the worksheet just print it out. Click the “make answer key” button to see the answers. Our worksheet generator is a great way to make worksheets that meet the unique needs of your students.


worksheet generator

We are constantly looking for, and adding new features to make your math journey easier and more enjoyablse, so go try it out, and leave comment letting us know what you think.

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News Update!

written by
ethan
at November 9, 2006

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Are we there yet?

written by
ethan
at November 7, 2006

Growing up I had the privilege of being the son of, “the math guy,” but before you get all jealous, let me inform you that being the son of “the math guy” isn’t always fun.  Here is one example…

Picture a family outing, a husband, a wife, and a carload of their 4 boys.  Being inquisitive boys they would ask, “how much further,” and “are we there yet?” but unlike other children they didn’t receive a straight answer.  Instead “the math guy” a.k.a. Steve Demme would create an on-the-spot word problem.  Such as,

“It is 400 miles to Grandma’s house, we have already traveled 100 miles, and we are   driving at an average speed of 60 mph, how long will it take us to get there?”

“The math guy” would then walk us boys through the process of figuring out how long it would take to get there.

I led a deprived childhood, instead of having my question answered I was given the information and then I had to figure out the answer for myself :-(

Now I am much older and can see the benefits of such an activity and how much I learned from the on-the-spot word problems. Thanks Dad :-)  I even do word problems when I drive home for the holidays, without anyone telling me to!

If you have a favorite way that you incorporate math into your everyday lives, leave a comment and tell us.

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