This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is “Roots” – and it couldn’t be more perfect for math! Continue Reading →
Roots – Exponents and Culture
Anxiety or Excitement?
What are you anxious about? What are you excited about? Here’s something that makes me excited… Continue Reading →
A Halloween Puzzle: Rubik's Cube
Can you figure out what’s missing in this Rubik’s Cube Halloween costume? Continue Reading →
Our Number World
Have you ever seen a story of Number World? Here it is! Continue Reading →
Math Picture Book: One Grain of Rice
This is a new, and beautiful, take on the classic story of doubling your pay every day for 30 days. Continue Reading →
10 Questions to Ask About a Math Problem
Have you heard of Richard Peck’s Ten Questions to Ask About a Novel? Here’s the math version! Continue Reading →
Extreme Sports with Extreme Math – Kitesurfing
Have you seen this extreme sport? If so, you’ve seen tons of math in action! Continue Reading →
Logic and Reasoning Skills are Missing in ‘Drop Everything And Read’
The push for reading with “Drop Everything And Read” leaves out a big chunk of a child’s normal education – the active stuff of logic and reasoning! Continue Reading →
Parent Influence is Powerful
Do you know how powerful your influence is on your children? It’s crazy how quickly they want to be just like you. Continue Reading →
Adding Decimals – All Wrong!
Adding decimals can be challenging. But it turns into fun weirdness (and some discovery) when you see the result of doing it wrong. Continue Reading →