As we finish this year strong, let’s remind ourselves why we study mathematics! Enjoy this throwback post: Creating wonder in our children comes naturally when we consider the world around us. What 2 year-old isn’t fascinated by the cooking pots, dog, or snow outside? These seemingly normal occurrences are new, exciting, and mysterious to our […]
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Patterns are everywhere. When our children are little we give them blocks named pattern blocks even and help them create patterns. In sewing we use a pattern to guide us in the process of making a beautiful piece of clothing. Following a pattern involves a very specific skill, one that takes practice. Discovering a pattern
It’s math challenge time! Engaging in riddles and games is a common past time and a rewarding one. When we try to solve a riddle or play a strategy game we stretch our minds in the same way that my Pre algebra students learn to stretch theirs. In this, our minds grow and we are
Before Christmas, I asked my Pre algebra students why we cut our pies and pizzas into 8 slices. While there is the occasional rebel slicing the pies into 6 slices and some pizzas into 12 slices, the vast majority of us seem to favor 8. Is it because we all love the number 8? What’s
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