Peter Waycik

About Peter Waycik

Peter Waycik is the creator of thousands of free math worksheets that can be found on his website, http://www.math-drills.com.

Adding From Left to Right -- A Better Way to Add

More than likely, when you learned how to add, you started on the right and moved to the left. If you were adding whole numbers, you added the ones, "carried" if necessary, and repeated for the tens, hundreds and so on.
Date Posted: April 18, 2006

Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part I)

Base ten blocks are an excellent tool for teaching children the concept of addition because they allow children to touch and manipulate something real while learning important skills that translate well into paper and pencil addition.
Date Posted: March 24, 2006

Learning Math With Manipulatives - Base Ten Blocks (Part III)

In the first two parts, representing, adding, and subtracting numbers using base ten blocks were explained. The use of base ten blocks gives students an effective tool that they can touch and manipulate to solve math questions.
Date Posted: March 24, 2006