Rebecca Ferenchak Tutoring

09/13/2022

https://rebeccaferenchaktutoring.org/2022/09/13/how-to-make-learning-fun-for-your-preschooler/

From what I have gathered from early childhood educators with decades of experience preschool is about PLAY.  Through play children of this age learn important social skills, academics or ever…

10/20/2021

Food for thought: Subtraction using models and common core.

Today, we will do subtraction using the common core approach as well as models.  The chart below shows both methods.  In the first example 134 is subtracted from 385 using the common core…

10/05/2021

Common Core vs. Traditional Addition Explained!

Today we will take a look at two different methods of adding bigger numbers.  First, we will quickly glance at the more traditional method and second we will look at a common core example. Man…

09/14/2021

Subtraction with Borrowing Done Two Ways!

Many parents are scratching their heads as different methods of subtraction with borrowing are introduced in schools.  I will explain the common core method here and hopefully shed some light …

08/23/2021

Subtraction with borrowing or regrouping versus common core subtraction explained. Enjoy!

I am continuing my blog series on common core math problems explained.  Today’s blog focuses on subtraction done two ways. The first way that we will discuss is the method that parents are mos…

08/16/2021

Wondering how to do your kids' math problems? Here are two current methods of long division explained. Traditional and common core partial quotient.

Many parents are scratching their heads as schools are teaching different methods to do math problems.  Take, for example traditional long division.  There is traditional division and com…

08/10/2021

Short post up now on how to stimulate your child's love of reading. Enjoy!

FeaturedHow to Stimulate Your Child’s Love of Reading How to Stimulate your Child’s Interest in Reading A question that is often discussed among some of my friends is, “How can I stimulate my child’s interest in reading books?” There are many ways to stimulate reading and I will list some...

07/09/2021

Free short YouTube mini lesson on how to add fractions with unlike denominators. Up now!

07/02/2021

Improving fact fluency blog up now!

Kids have to learn basic fact fluency such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. So the question is how to do this without resorting to the dreaded flashcard? How do you learn an…

06/29/2021

Preventing Summer Brain Drain: Some Tips

After the crazy year we’ve had many parents are wondering how to prevent summer brain drain which is nothing new in the education world.  There are some easy ways to approach this trend in lea…

05/11/2021

New blog post up! Teaching kids vocabulary and a love of words.

FeaturedTeaching Kids Vocabulary and a Love of Words Teaching kids to love the English language and how to dissect words to discover their meaning is not always easy.  In my time as a teacher and then as a tutor, I have taken many different approaches to this pedagogy.  Most recently I have embra...