Subscribe and read archives Pinterest | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ Hi, I am Moby Snoodles, and this is news about Natural Math. Send me your questions, comments, and stories of math adventures at moby@moebiusnoodles.com In this newsletter: Summer math: grind or adventure? Volunteer or business opportunities for you Will 3D printers change the world… of mathematics? Quick bits: 12x spiral, Playing […]
Today, our guest is Joey Grether, an unbridled idealist, parent, and teacher. His journey to math play with kids started with designing tools and devices. Have you ever wondered how Montessori designed all the activities with her beads, or how Cuisenaire came up with the base ten rods? Here is Joey’s story about a colorful […]
What do you see? People see shapes everywhere. Our minds deal with any visual experience by forming meaningful patterns, using a system called object recognition. Most of the time, we are not aware of this process. But you can make a game out of recognizing and making shapes and patterns. From Barnorama.com Take this squash, […]
In a Berkeley study, 4-year-olds outperformed adults at problem-solving that required unexpected moves. What if each engineer played with a couple of young kids to work though tough design challenges? #JobsForKids: Scout of Unlikely Possibilities. A designer dad invited his 5-year-old, and an illustrator mom her 4-year-old, to pass the work back and forth. Deeply original […]
