Subscribe | Read online Welcome to adventurous math for the playground crowd! I am Moby Snoodles, your friendly cetacean guide to the Moebius Noodles community. I love to receive mail at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Book news We created eighteen games for the book and now sixteen are ready to be illustrated. In addition to our own games, the […]
Different Perspective
Yesterday I chatted with a friend whom I haven’t seen in a while. Her child, a bright and energetic 8-year old, participates in quite a few extracurricular activities – ballet, gymnastics, tae kwan do, and art. Next year, music lessons might be added to the mix. I asked my friend how they choose the activities […]
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Playing with Platonic Solids
There’s a lot of talk about how playing with building blocks helps children develop math skills. But what about children that are too young to even “tote and carry” blocks? Have you thought about introducing them to Platonic solids? Ok, here’s a little refresher about Platonic solids: A Platonic solid is a 3D shape where […]
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Math Magic – Magic Transformations Game
Today’s game comes from Julia Brodsky, the creative force behind The Art of Inquiry math circle in Maryland. Started several years ago by Julia as a thinking circle for her own children and their friends, it grew quickly. Julia teaches children the skills of solving non-standard open-ended problems using critical thinking. While Julia’s thinking circle […]
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