Math teaching gone from natural to processed – maybe it’s time we get back to the organic way of learning. Continue Reading →
The Gruel We Feed Our Children
Literacy Improvement – Can It Be Modified for Numeracy?
The literacy improvement campaigns are huge. Can numeracy improvement advocates use what they’ve done? Continue Reading →
I Heart Math
Two pictures for Wordless Wednesday of the way I feel about math. Continue Reading →
Flash Cards and Marshmallows: Teaching One-to-One Correspondence
K8 and Bon play with marshmallows (which K8 calls “MATH”) based on the Marshmallow Math book. Continue Reading →
How a Mathematician Became Math Phobic
I had a strange experience – I became math phobic! Hard to explain. Very hard to handle. Continue Reading →
Numeracy Compared to Literacy
In researching literacy improvement models I’m noticing the similarities between literacy and numeracy. Continue Reading →
Blog Carnival: Wanna Play in the Mathematics and Multimedia Carnival?
Announcing another crazy math blog carnival – this time Math & Multimedia! Continue Reading →
Egg Hunt Shows Natural Math Ability
Daughter (and toddler) K8 recognizes distances and compares them – all without any kind of training or knowledge! Continue Reading →
Math Picture Book: Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland
This math picture book is best for 11-15 year olds, but my 2 year old and 42 year old still loved it! Continue Reading →
Time and Technology – Are we missing some math practice?
The way we tell time now is much different than it was long ago. Is that depriving our kids? Continue Reading →