Math Goggles help you notice math everywhere. This collection is about DIY trees made from paper, fabric, and cookies! Photos from Fireflies and Mud Pies, Projects for Preschoolers, Confessions of a Plate Addict, and Almost Unschoolers – thank you!
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 not about right predictions at all. This is about activating your prior knowledge and future […]
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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 bit about yourself. I am an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of […]
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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” shapes with your hands, too! Make simple shape stamps out of potatoes or linoleum. Then […]
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