Things that give me hope
Some great recommendations for mathy fun in person and online, and a lovely book by A.O. Fradkin and A.B. Bishop.
Things that give me hope
recommendations
A delightful new book on Kickstarter
A delightful new book on Kickstarter
There are a bunch of people doing really good and interesting work with math and kids these days. Sasha Fradkin is one of these. She has a gift for tapping deep into kids' mathematical minds and for writing about the beautiful ideas she finds there. She has written...
Fractivities! Coming soon to a school near you! (If you issue the invitation.)
Fractivities! Coming soon to a school near you! (If you issue the invitation.)
New to Minnesota, Jennifer Schuetz from the Fractal Foundation brought fun fractal activities, or fractivities, to Math On-A-Stick last summer. Younger students had the opportunity to learn how the Sierpinski triangle is a fractal - by repeating a simple pattern...
Images for counting and units
Images for counting and units
I wrote a blog post for the NCTM journal Teaching Children Mathematics. You should head over there to read it. Here are downloadable images to go along with it, which you are welcome to use in your home or...
A book recommendation
A book recommendation
Sue VanHattum is a fellow community college teacher and a friend of the project. She cares deeply about math, about parents and kids, and about bringing those three things together for fun and for learning. She has compiled and edited a book, titled Playing...
[Product Review] Candy Mega Buttons
[Product Review] Candy Mega Buttons
This is our first audience-participation post. I am soliciting your ideas for conversations in the comments. I bought these at the Minnesota State Fair last summer. When you open the package, here is what is inside. (Click for larger version of this image, which...
[Product Review] Tupperware Shape-O Toy
[Product Review] Tupperware Shape-O Toy
A classic toy that has earned its longevity.
Patterns on the multiplication machine
Patterns on the multiplication machine
Tabitha (6 years old) has been playing with the multiplication machine off and on for a few months now. We have never once used it for learning multiplication facts, but we have had a ton of math-learning fun with it. Recently, she carefully did...