Got this from a friend? Subscribe! I am Moby Snoodles, and this is my newsletter. Send me your requests, questions, and comments at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Blogs and networks David Cordeiro’s review on Amazon captures a major reason we wrote Moebius Noodles: Adventurous Math for the Playground Crowd: So often, young kids’ first exposure to math is through arithmetic. This book opens […]
Inspired by Calculus Thursday math circle, week 3
These are notes about our activities at the third meeting of the Math Circle. The main goals of activities were to contrast linear and non-linear growth, and to approximate curves with straight lines. Children’s activities brought my attention to three other ideas: consistency of patterns; differences; and measurement. Here are all photos from the Circle. […]
Inspired by Calculus: Tuesday math circle, Week 3
Please shoot me a quick email if kids do or say anything related to functions, infinity, and other such topics, at home. It really helps to plan for the next time, and it’s always interesting! Thank you for taking notes, Kristin, Bill, and Guy! I use full notes for write-ups. And thank you everyone who […]
Inspired by calculus, grid art, street math: Newsletter October 15
Got this from a friend? Subscribe! I am Moby Snoodles, and this is my newsletter. Send me your requests, questions and comments at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Blogs and networks Two weeks ago, we started several local Math Circles in our new Inspired by Calculus series for kids ages 4 to 10. Read detailed reports at the Moebius Noodles blog, […]