The last time I wrote about this, Math On-A-Stick wasn't a sure thing. Now it is. Details are on my Math On-A-Stick page, so click on through for all the latest updates there. We need volunteers, so please help spread the word online and in...
An important part of training young minds is modeling a healthy skepticism. Today's weather column in the Star Tribune included the following observation: Minnesota is nippy during the winter...but we don't have to stress about tsunamis, volcanoes or...
I have had several conversations with relatively new parents in which the question of how/whether to talk math with babies. I always try to help such parents see math like they see reading. You read with your baby long before she knows what your words mean. An...
UPDATE: The updated post about Math On-A-Stick is here. Here is the link to our volunteer site (thanks in advance!) Here is the Math On-A-Stick page on the Minnesota State Fair website. ORIGINAL POST: I want to tell you about a vision of a beautiful thing, and I...
A high schooler hits a mathematical wall in precalculus. Why? And what can we do about it?
I have been spending time talking with kindergarteners, first and second graders in schools about my shapes book (coming from Stenhouse, Spring 2016). Many more school visits are ahead of me. I have written up some reflections for a more teacher-ish audience than...
I made a shapes book recently. The response has been a ton of fun. I have heard from parents of preschoolers, from primary grades teachers, upper elementary teachers and middle school teachers. All have reported having interesting and sometimes surprising...
IMPORTANT NOTE: The moment alluded to below has arrived! Which One Doesn't Belong? is now available from Stenhouse as a student book (awesome for home reading, too!) and a teacher guide. As a result, I have removed all links to the version I was...