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1001 Leaders: Exploring the spiral multiplication table
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…
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Jobs for kids: here, now, and in sci-fi futures
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,…
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Playing With Math: Newsletter July 1, 2014
Subscribe to newsletters 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 Playing With Math We at Natural Math are at it again: producing and…
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Math mind hack: Mention these things to make your kids instantly lose their math abilities
We’ve all been there: you feel especially smart and funny when talking to a particular person, only to feel hopelessly unintelligent and inarticulate in the presence of another. Annie Murphy Paul Remind your daughter that girls are smart before she…
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