Month: December 2013
Math mind hacks: make predictions!
Help your child learn this practice by asking prediction questions: What do you think will happen? What will change if we make the numbers different? What do you think this new term may mean? Encourage children to guess. This is…
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Eat your math cookies with Francesco De Comite
Invite your kids to play with their food – and at the same time, with their math! Here are some Math Maker ideas and beautiful photos from our guest Francesco De Comite. Escher bird tessellation cookies. Please tell us a…
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Math goggles: shapes within shapes
Math Goggles help you notice math everywhere. Help your kids to recognize simple shapes within shapes. Next, use these simple shapes to make more complex art. Use math words as you do so. Touch real objects so you can “see”…
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Math Goggles: 3D printer adventures with Moebius strips
Math Goggles help you notice math everywhere. The Moebius strip is the metaphor for everything endless or cyclic. Like what? Check out these composite symbols! infinity + luck = ? cycle + chase = ? endless + love = ?…
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