Resources for Open Minds
If you found a helpful resource for Math Circles, post it here!
To start, here are some links from Art of Inquiry: http://www.artofinquiry.net/resources/
And 60 ways to stay creative in math from Moebius Noodles and friends.
Here are some web resources I have collected in my math circle notebook.
First, I highly recommend this essay on mathematical pedagogy, written by a mathematician/teacher, entitled A Mathematician's Lament. It addresses some of the problems with US math instruction, as well as our concepts of what math is.
Art of Problem Solving - both their elementary "Beast Academy" and their 6-12th grade mathematics curricula are problem-based and rigorous, and helped spark of a love of math in our home
Numberphile - fun videos by mathematician's that are accessible to non-mathematicians, and can further understanding but mostly are fun/accessible/math for the masses
Vi Hart - like numberphile it is pleasurable math to watch, but Vi has a very artistic, humorous, and sharp presentation style. My kids particularly liked her video on Pythagorus. (note not all her videos are math, or for young children)
Math Pickle- lots of video about instruction, he's really big on games (which we like!)
Board Game Family - this is tangential, but I do subscribe to the idea that games develop problem solving skills, and this blog reviews board games for not just serious board gamers but for younger kids and families
Polyhedral Dice Games - a few linked games to play with polyhedral dice (some better than others). Not explicitly mathy, but see my comment above about game play
Let's Play Math - blog by a math teacher, as well as a book she wrote for homeschool families
Math Munch - "Each week we post three great finds from around the mathematical internet" also curated/written by math teachers
Playing with Math - a work in progress, but some nice samples and some other links on the site
Natural Math - @Mariadroujkova, I believe this is your site, but I am not sure if it is still actively curated. I am terribly interested in Math Trek and would love if you could provide any additional information about it!!
The Original Point- This is a recent find. I have only read one article so far, which is linked, but there could be a lot more good mathy stuff there.
An Origami Moment - this is an article about an art exhibit, but one of those beautiful meetings of art and math
Targhee, thank you very much for the great annotated list! A couple of additions in the spirit of it:
Living Math has lists of math readers (fiction books about math, for all ages), and an email group for parents.
Math in your Feet is a site about learning math through dance and through the body in general. The Math in your Feet blog has a good number of math crafts.
A couple of the latest Math Trek materials are here: http://www.moebiusnoodles.com/mathtrek/ We are starting to work on an app for parents to play Treks. If you are interested, you can participate in that project, because we are looking for people to help brainstorm the features. The invitation is open to everyone who's seriously interested in Math Treks.
The Family Math series is wonderful! There are books for several age groups including the very young.
