Counting avocados, halves, and grapefruits
In which we determine how many grapefruits and avocados there are, and observe the brilliance of young children.
Counting avocados, halves, and grapefruits
Christopher Danielson
Cocoa Puff or Cocoa Puffs: The language of nothing
Cocoa Puff or Cocoa Puffs: The language of nothing
How many puffs are in my hand, and is it "puffs" or "puff"?
Things that give me hope
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.
Time Zones
Time Zones
When children hit adolescence, the conversations need to be more about them and their interests. Here's what that looks like.
Which Poster Doesn’t Belong?
Which Poster Doesn’t Belong?
(Cross-posted from Overthinking My Teaching) Two and a half years ago, I was developing Which One Doesn't Belong? (before Stenhouse had signed on to publish it). I went on a tour of elementary classrooms to talk with K—5 students all around the Twin...
Young children are more logical than you think they are
Young children are more logical than you think they are
Dive into a young child's logic as she goes wading with fish in a summertime lake.
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...
National Math Festival
National Math Festival
I'm taking Math On-A-Stick and Which One Doesn't Belong? on the road—to the National Math Festival in Washington, DC on Saturday, April 22, 2017. If you're nearby, you should come out and say Hi! I have two Math On-A-Stick sessions—at 10:00 and 4:30—and...