Slowing down at the end of a long, active spring day. Stormy clouds are rolling in. Tabitha and I watch them together for a couple of minutes from the west-facing window at the top of our stairs. I ask Tabitha if I can ask her a quick math question. She consents....
A while back, bedtime was spiraling out of control. The kids share a room; they would be wound up at bedtime and the transition to sleep was not happening smoothly. We had a big, big problem on our hands. We solved the problem with 10-minute reading time. The...
Easter Sunday saw St Paul, Minnesota waking up to weather perfection. Sunshine, low seventies (Fahrenheit), cloudless sky. Truly amazing. There was a loon on Lake Phalen! This was the sort of April weather that brings Minnesotans out of their homes to rediscover...
Week 4 of March Mathness is up on the Tiggly blog. This week:...
Week 3 of my month of math in March is up on the Tiggly blog. This week: Patterns! Click on through. A pattern Tabitha made a year ago when she found two markers and a piece of paper on the table. Get ready to waltz with your wee...
March Mathness continues as I guest post on the Tiggly blog. This week: Operation Conversations. Click on through and...