Partnering with Growing IQ to bring its acclaimed critical thinking math programs to families in the Menlo Park community
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These courses need to be registered via the Growing IQ website, but they are held in the Little Bookworm Chinese Library.
Free trial class for your child! Just leave your contact info with the instructor.
Ages: 3.5 – 4.5
Math Music Motion
2025 Fall Semester Thur 12:30 – 1:15 PM, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 12/4, 12/11, 1/8, 1/15 and 1/22
2026 Spring Semester Sat 10:00 – 10:50 AM, Starting 2/7
Math Music Motion is a hands-on, play-based program designed for children ages 3.5 to 4.5. It introduces foundational math concepts through music, movement, and guided exploration—helping young learners build confidence and curiosity while developing essential thinking skills. While the experience is fun and engaging, the learning is intentional. Children strengthen their logic, spatial reasoning, and problem-solving abilities—skills that give them a valuable head start before entering kindergarten. Rather than relying on rote memorization, our approach focuses on deep understanding and flexible thinking. The program also supports important habits such as focus, independence, and collaboration, setting children up for long-term success in both academic and social settings. Families often find that Math Music Motion helps their children become more prepared, capable, and eager to take on future learning challenges.
Ages: 4.5 – 6
Growing IQ Level 1
2025 Fall Semester Sat 11:10 AM – 12:40 PM, 9/6 – 1/24
2026 Spring Semester Sat 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Starting 2/7
Level 1 is the entry point into the Growing IQ curriculum, typically designed for students in Pre-K through Kindergarten. At this foundational stage, students explore math through play-based and inquiry-driven activities that bring abstract concepts to life. The program places strong emphasis on logic development and spatial reasoning, encouraging students to manipulate, visualize, and problem-solve with purpose. While they begin to explore all six learning domains, Level 1 students are especially focused on justifying decisions, recognizing patterns, and building early strategies for thinking mathematically. Every activity is designed to encourage children to articulate their reasoning, compare expected and actual outcomes, and reflect on their learning—skills that are essential to developing a strong and flexible mathematical mindset. With a balance of structure and creativity, Level 1 lays the groundwork for lifelong confidence in problem-solving and higher-order thinking.
Ages: 3rd to 5th grade
Young Entrepreneurs
2025 Fall Semester Sat 2:30 – 4:00 PM, 9/6 – 1/24
2026 Spring Semester Sat 1:00 – 2:30 PM, Starting 2/7
This lesson introduces students in Grades 3–5 to data analytics, mathematics, and entrepreneurship through hands-on, project-based learning. Students learn how math tools are used in real-world business situations by collecting, organizing, and analyzing data using charts, graphs, basic statistics, and arithmetic operations. Core math skills—including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals—are applied to practical scenarios such as budgeting, pricing, and tracking sales. The entrepreneurship portion focuses on foundational business concepts presented in an accessible and engaging way. Students explore how businesses begin by solving problems, identifying customers, and researching preferences through simple surveys and data analysis. Learners examine costs, revenue, profit, and budgeting, make pricing decisions, and understand basic supply and demand. Additional topics include business planning, marketing and communication strategies, teamwork roles, and ethical decision-making, helping students see how data and math support thoughtful business choices. Throughout the lesson, students develop essential soft skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. Learning is reinforced through individual and group projects where students design a simple business idea, apply math and data to justify decisions, and present their work. By the end of the lesson, students gain practical math skills, an introduction to entrepreneurial thinking, and confidence in applying data-driven reasoning to real-world problems.