A tale of two conversations
What was, what might have been, and what could be....all in a conversation about marshmallows.
A tale of two conversations
Year: 2014
Ten hundred Doras
Ten hundred Doras
There was a while when Tabitha (five and six years old at the time) would try to get away without wearing underpants when she dressed herself. Those days are pretty much over, but I still like to make sure she has done the complete job, so I ask her from time to...
[Readers write] Talking math with high schoolers
[Readers write] Talking math with high schoolers
Reader Virginia wrote in via the About/Contact page recently, but must have had a typo in her email address. So I will reply to her question here. She wrote: Intrigued by your blog and will purchase your ebook. Why not write about how to have math...
Fun with tiles
Fun with tiles
It is no secret that one of my proudest achievements is creating a lovely space on Twitter where people share stories of children's math talk. Come read along on the #tmwyk hashtag. That's where I came across this tutorial-in-photos. I decided to make myself some....
Cookies under constraints
Cookies under constraints
A propos of nothing one day, I ask Griffin (9 years old at the time, finishing up fourth grade) a question. Me: Griff, imagine you are baking cookies and you need $latex \frac{3}{4}$ cup of sugar, but you only have a $latex \frac{1}{2}$ cup measure. How would...
A happy report from the field
A happy report from the field
Every once in a while, someone shares with me a lovely story of a conversation that they had with their kid that was inspired by the work on this blog. These stories are tremendously satisfying to me because they remind me that isn't just me and my kids, and that...
Math in the alphabet
Math in the alphabet
How is the alphabet like or unlike the counting sequence, and what comes after the letter Z?