The BIG thread of resources

I found this interesting:

http://www.sciencedump.com/content/how-japanese-ch...

I still remember learning the finger trick for my 9 times tables and this grid approach to math gave me a similar aw inspired experience twenty years late-for those that are interested:

Does anyone else have any other examples? I'd love examples that would be interesting to my five year old son.

For those who enjoy maths story books, here is a wonderful resource with a comprehensive list of such books, divided according to topic:

www.livingmath.net

This is the list for multiplication/division:

http://www.livingmath.net/ReaderLists/Multiplicati...

They have a very useful yahoo list as well, in fact I think that was how I first came across Moebius Noodles...

I created this file of number cards based on Mike Naylor's factor visualization. I plan to ask my preschool-2nd grade kids what they notice about the patterns. (And of course, I hope they will notice multiplication!) Here's a copy, if you want to try it, too:

factor dots.pdf

Tips on teaching multiplication, from my math blog:

• Homeschooling Math with Profound Understanding: Multiplication
• Trouble with Times Tables
• Tag Archives: Times Table Series

Multiplication games on my blog:

• Multiplication Models Card Game
• Times Tac Toe
• Target Number (or 24)
• Math Facts: 5 Minutes a Day (Free Rice Game)
• Contig Game: Master Your Math Facts
• Free Multiplication Bingo Game
• The Game That Is Worth 1,000 Worksheets

Thank you, Maria for inviting others to share their links!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1480269778

https://www.facebook.com/SNAPScaffoldingforNumericalSynapses

http://creeksidelearning.com/2014/01/19/hands-on-math-2nd-3rd-4th-grade/

My daughter (5) loves splash maths on the iPad. It isn't free, but she happily plays it most days so was worth the money.

I just read a cute book to my son. Perimeter, Area and Volume by David Adler. This book discusses how to calculate perimeter, area and volume using funny, fuzzy monster characters. An introduction to circumference in an easy to read short book.

Maths games with a deck of playing cards... http://www.pedagonet.com/quickies/acingmaths.pdf

Thanks, Maria! Love the poster!

Try your hand at subitizing and beginning subQuan, visually recognizing quantity and/or number w/o counting. Here is a flash program designed back in 2008, but it still gets the idea across: http://itonlytakes1.org/ItOnlyTakes1_Discover.html

I'd have to say that one of my son's (3 years old) favorite math books is The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns. My daughter (1 year old), on the other hand, loves singing, so we do a lot with music and math. For example, she likes to sing and play the Obwisana game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f8lRkl_9u0 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZwoacHOM1U).