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Playful maker activities, free play, mathematical adventures and explorations.
Bojagi: Cute multiplication puzzles by and for families
Multiplication is not just repeated addition, but what is it? From Montessori beads to algebra tiles, many developers claim the array and area models are great for growing children’s conceptual understanding and fluency in multiplication. You can go on scavenger hunts for…
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Math Storytelling Day: Featuring Carol and the CHS Teen Algebra Club
Today is The Day! March 25th, the Math Storytelling Day is here. And we are sharing with you math stories (in verse and in drawings) sent by Carol and the students at the CHS Teen Algebra Club. Telling stories helps…
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Math Storytelling Day: featuring Sheryl, Irina, Anna, and Jevanyn
Today, we share with you math stories sent by Sheryl, Irina, Anna, and Jevanyn. Telling stories helps us to understand our students, to make mathematics beautiful, and to reach out to others in the Natural Math community. To celebrate Math Storytelling…
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1001 Leaders: Make and fly boomerangs with Yutaka Nishiyama
Professor Yutaka Nishiyama（西山豊) seeks mathematics in everyday life and in cultural traditions. How does an egg roll down a slope? Why do French, Japanese, and Indian people count on their fingers in such different ways? Why do boomerangs fly? Yutaka finds…
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