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Description: As more parents take on the responsibility of schooling their children due to the coronavirus school closures, I thought it would be helpful to create a video demonstrating how my daughter and I learn math at home. We call this Cashew Calculations, because it uses every day products in the house, like nuts, to create fun and engaging math games for kids. Welcome to YAY MATH! Learning math can always be fun and connective. Please visit yaymath.org for: • all videos • free quizzes • free worksheets • free original newsletter on how to connect to anyone learning • all-in-one online math courses that teachers and parents can use, backed by Yay Math energy If you're interested in the subtle psychology of how to ignite learning in our kids, you may notice a few strategies I'm purposely doing in this video: 0:28 I ask her if she wants to play, to create buy-in 0:56 I ask her to confirm how many cashews, to check for understanding 1:29 I ask her to explain how, to solidify her answer 1:52 "Your turn!", I let her lead 2:28 I get fingers/body involved, to make learning physical as well 3:24 Again asked her how 3:58 I don't overpraise, allowing the joy to come from her 4:02 *She* sets the next game's rules, and even changes it on the fly at 4:13 4:58 I first got too involved, she said wait, I clammed up 5:06 Saying "no" with gentle and neutral tone, no judgement 5:33 Reminding her it's fun, to match her reaction 5:45 Reminding her what she knows, to jog her thinking 5:52 Neutrally asking her why, whether she's right or wrong, throughout her thinking 6:11 Extended the life of the learning moment without giving anything away 6:20 Invited her to take as much time as she needed... no rushing 6:38 Simple positive reaction upon her breakthrough 6:45 Asked her to demonstrate visually 6:53 Only when she figured out enough, I jumped in with teaching All these and many more parent/teacher insights on how to create learning breakthroughs are included in my debut book, available at yaymath.org/book.