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Matemonstrous: A new show! {Giveaway}

School starts next week for Adrian, yay! Finally! I am super excited to see what’s next for him, even though it’s only first grade, here is where it all starts right? And that’s where this new show Matemonstrous from Discovery Familia comes about (I briefly talked about it Matemonstrous last week here!). A group of very special creatures on a mission: to get kids interested in math at an early age. 
Discovery Familia is a channel that strongly believes in the importance of start creating an affinity and love for STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) while kids are in their formative years. All their shows are educational and in Spanish.

There are interesting facts about STEM careers and the US Hispanics. I didn’t know all this information like for example:

  • By 2040, Hispanics are expected to account for 30 percent of the U.S. population. However, Hispanic participation in STEM careers is way below desired levels.
  • According to data from the Higher Education Research Institute (2010), only 16 percent of Hispanic students who began college in 2004 as STEM majors completed a STEM degree by 2009, compared to 25 percent of non-Hispanic White students.

I will have to be more aware and inspire more love and interest for some of the STEM skill, making them fun for the kids, at least it won’t be hard because I LOVE Math, did you know it was my favorite subject in school? Math!

Matemonstrous will air from Monday to Friday at 5pm Eastern time – 2pm Pacific time, it started this past Monday August 26

Check out a little preview of the show in the video below, Matemonstrous’ main characters Max, Lily and Gú, along with the children will learn to solve day to day problems using math skills. They will do counting, measuring, sizing, sorting and exploring shapes and patterns.

Along with the show, during the programming it will include informative shorts: Back to School with Jeannette Torres, in which Jeannette, an expert in early childhood education and the network’s official brand ambassador shares useful tips for easing the transition and returning to routine.


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G I V E A W A Y

A Branded Discovery Familia Goody Bag plus one (1) $20 Target gift card. Enter on the Rafflecopter at the bottom of the post.
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– E S P A Ñ O L –

Ya Adrian empieza el colegio la semana que viene, yey!!! Finalmente! Estoy emocionada de ver que es lo que va a aprender ahora, ya se que es sólo 1er grado pero aquí es donde todo empieza no? Y ahí es donde viene el nuevo show Matemonstrous de Discovery Familia (Ya les había hablado brevemente de este show aquí hace como una semana). El show tiene un grupo de criaturas con una misión muy clara: despertar en los niños el interés por la matemática desde una temprana edad.

Discovery Familia es un canal que cree en la importancia de incentivar en nuestros niños el amor por las carreras STEM (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas) desde temprana edad. Todos sus shows son educativos y en español.


Hay datos muy interesantes relacionados con las carreras STEM y los hispanos en Estados Unidos. Yo no sabía acerca de esto, datos como por ejemplo:
  • Se estima que para el 2040 los hispanos representaremos el 30% de la población de Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, la participación de los hispanos en carreras STEM está muy por debajo de los niveles deseados
  • Según datos del Instituto de Investigaciones de Educación Superior (2010), sólo el 16% de los estudiantes hispanos que comenzaron carreras STEM en 2004 obtuvieron sus títulos universitarios en 2009, comparado con el 25% de los estudiantes blancos (no hispanos).

Tendré que estar más pendiente e inspirar el amor y el interés por las destrezas STEM, haciéndolas más divertidas para los niñitos, no creo que sea dificil con las matemáticas porque a mi me ENCANTA, saben cuál era mi materia favorita? Las matemáticas!

Matemonstrous se emitirá de lunes a viernes a las 5pm ET – 2pm PT, empezó este lunes 26 de agosto.


Pueden ver un poquito del show en el video arriba, los protagonistas Max, Lily y Gú, muestran a los niños que todo puede resolverse haciendo uso de la matemática y, en cada episodio, los invita a explorar el mundo de los cálculos, cuentas, mediciones y formas geométricas.
Discovery Familia también presentará spots temáticos y cápsulas informativas De regreso a la escuela con Jeannette Torres, donde Jeannette, experta en educación temprana y embajadora oficial del canal, compartirá útiles consejos para hacer más fácil la transición de volver a la rutina. 
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S O R T E O
Una goody bag de Discovery Familia y (1) una tarjeta de regalo de Target. Entra en el Rafflecopter aquí abajo!
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Aclaratoria: Este post es parte de una campaña patrocinada con Latina Mom Bloggers y Discovery Familia. Como siempre todas las ideas, cuentos y opiniones son 100% mías y nunca editados por terceros.

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43 Comments

  • Reply
    Maribel Gonzalez
    August 30, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    Yo los invito a aprender matematicas mediante juegos seguro les encantara el programa

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    Heather Panjon
    August 30, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    We Make Learning Math And Science Fun With Games, Apps
    Entry Name- Heather Hayes Panjon

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    Mysharona
    August 30, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    I encourage them by doing problems with them.

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    peg42
    August 30, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    We study together and we talk about solving questions.
    Thanks so much.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

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    chadro
    August 31, 2013 at 1:46 am

    BY telling them how much fun it is to explore the unknown and find out about Science and all it entails

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    abfantom
    August 31, 2013 at 2:13 am

    We try to get our daughter interested in math by incorporating in our playing like playing store or Monopoly. We also work on fractions when cooking.

    abfantom at yahoo dot com

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    reyna pmora
    August 31, 2013 at 3:15 am

    yo le compre un juguetito que trae el abecedario y los num es muy bueno por que asi mi hija se ha estado ensenando a contar los num hasta ahora se sabe hasta el 11 en español y ingles 🙂 me encanta que a ella le interese aprender esta materia por que asi cuando vaya a la escuela ya estará preparada 😉 matemáticas es mi materia favorita y espero q de mi hija también.

    Gracias por el sorteo.

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    HilLesha
    August 31, 2013 at 5:27 am

    I pique my son's interest in science by doing science experiments. As for math, we play educational games such as Monopoly.

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    clc408
    August 31, 2013 at 1:50 pm

    I take them to science museums and on nature walks and play games that involve math,

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    Kim Hardy
    August 31, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    I take them on nature walks and reptile shows

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    reina tamayo
    August 31, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Les ayudo con videos , libros , juegos y dibujos animados los cuales les ayuda mucho con su educacion , gracias por el sorteo .

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    Denise S.
    September 1, 2013 at 12:07 am

    My kids love watching Youtube videos about nature and science type topics. Sharks, germs, etc.

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    sksweeps
    September 1, 2013 at 12:15 am

    Sorry, no ideas… my daughter was interested from the start on her own! Phew!

    sksweeps (at) earthlink (dot) net

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    Harmony Burmeister
    September 1, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    My son loves math, so we always play games with adding and subtraction. Anything food, cars etc

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    Mami2jcn
    September 1, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    We play card games like Uno to make math fun.

    Name on rafflecopter: Mary Happymommy

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    kyl neusch
    September 2, 2013 at 3:08 am

    got to math camp

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    debbie
    September 2, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    I do easy fun science experiments at home.

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    Gilda Campos
    September 2, 2013 at 10:31 pm

    Utilizó legos, colores, crayolas e incluso el ábaco, para que mi hija de 2 años se interese por las matemáticas.

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    Valentina F
    September 3, 2013 at 12:55 am

    A mis nenes les gusta mucho el museo de ciencia, ir a la libreria, legos, plumones, libros y las figuritas de numeros, gracias por el sorteo 🙂

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    Janna Johnson
    September 3, 2013 at 2:34 am

    always be postive about keeping up with home in math and science.

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    mogrill
    September 3, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    I encourage them and do problems with them.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill12@gmail.com

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    isabel
    September 4, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    Yo le enseñaba a mi hija cuando era mas chica a contar sus juguetes y cosas Por que es importante desde pequenas ir aprendiendo
    Gracias

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    mkjmc
    September 4, 2013 at 11:15 pm

    We look for fun experiments to do

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    Emaisgr8
    September 7, 2013 at 12:39 am

    We sort and count items.

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    Stephanie Larison
    September 8, 2013 at 5:46 am

    We do science experiments together, lots of outdoors research and exploring as well.

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    MA DEL PILAR ROMERO
    September 10, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    A mis hijos desde pequenos les encanta ciencia, porque descubrimos muchas cosas con juegos de mesa de laboratorio, asi como los llevo a la biblioteca y eventos de discovery science, y las matematicas las hacen divertidas en su escuela relacionando objetos cotidianos con distintas operaciones.

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    LauraJJ
    September 12, 2013 at 2:56 am

    We love to use math each day whenever we can….like counting things when we are out and about….even counting stairs…or anything. We also love to do lots of fun science experiments at home!

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    susan1215
    September 12, 2013 at 2:57 am

    We play games and read books.

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    tavernie
    September 12, 2013 at 5:19 pm

    We cook together so we are using math for measurments!
    ptavernie at yahoo dot com

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    Leenburke
    September 13, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    I try to point out science and math in their everyday lives.

    Eileen Burke

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    Becca Ann
    September 13, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    I keep a positive attitude..

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    Beth Klocinski
    September 13, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    We spend a lot of time outdoors so there are plenty of opportunities to talk about science and math informally

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    Sandy
    September 13, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    By exhibiting attitudes and values that support learning.

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    Angela Cisco
    September 13, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    Bought fun workbooks and rewarded them with something out of a treasure chest when they completed one with a good score.

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    Lisa Garner
    September 13, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    For my youngest she play games that are educational in nature to help her get interested in math and science and she also does her "homework" with her older siblings and works on her numbers and counting while they are completing their work so she feels grown up like them.

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    Deb S.
    September 14, 2013 at 12:57 am

    I buy lots of science experiment kits and books and let the kids pick fun things to do.

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    Nicole Millheim
    September 14, 2013 at 1:05 am

    On math I find fun math apps to do with him and on science I have taken him to local science museum to perk his interest 🙂 KairaWolfie@aol.com

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    ThriftyAnnabella
    September 14, 2013 at 1:44 am

    By taking them to museums and buying them fun math games
    annabella @ centurytel dot net

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    Erica C.
    September 14, 2013 at 2:12 am

    I'm a big science nut so it's easy for me to encourage it with games & puzzles.
    ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com

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    laurasloves
    September 14, 2013 at 2:20 am

    I usually make it something fun so I use food a lot. When I am baking we have made mini cupcake volcanoes with chocolate fudge for lava. When it is match I do everything from counting vegetables in our garden before I use them to how to measure things like liquids.
    Laurie Emerson
    lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com

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    bbrittbrat1398
    September 14, 2013 at 2:37 am

    We make studying into fun games.
    Brittney House BBrittBrat1398@yahoo.com

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    Atreau
    September 14, 2013 at 3:21 am

    By having them count and measure and explore nature.

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    Breanne
    September 14, 2013 at 3:33 am

    Going to museums

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