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Origami is a great tool for helping children develop focus and concentration. Each design takes a bit of time and children need to focus on each step to get the outcome they desire....
Origami is a great tool for helping children develop focus and concentration. Each design takes a bit of time and children need to focus on each step to get the outcome they desire. In...
Origami is a great tool for helping children develop focus and concentration. Each design takes a bit of time and children need to focus on each step to get the outcome they desire. In...
One day when I was teaching second grade, the math coach suggested that we should do a lesson with the students on square numbers.
“Are you kidding? These students are only...
I met with a group of librarians this week and we talked about Math Practice #3 – “Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.” We had such a...
This started out as a post about picture books that include Math Practice #1 (Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.) but it turned out that it is also a post about books that...
When my daughter was 8 years old. We hiked 23 miles in one day. Two years later we did it again.
One of her teachers had created this hike as a fundraiser. Each year she invited...
Math Practice #6 “Attend to Precision” feels familiar to most of us because it feels like the math goal of a generation ago of finding the correct answer and showing our work....
California has been inundated with rain this winter. The rain has got me thinking about rain gauges and measurement. I have a very informal system in my backyard. It’s just...
I keep reading that one of the secrets to a long life is deep connections with other people. Sure, eating well helps and lots of exercise too, but connection wasn’t one of the secrets...
Whenever a student is trying to make sense of a problem I like to ask, “Can you make a picture of it?” Using a tape diagram for math can help children model lots of different...
Young children love to snuggle up with an adult and listen to a story. These books are some of the best math picture books to read with children and they teach math at the same time. If you are...
