Math On-A-Stick is coming August 27
The last time I wrote about this, Math On-A-Stick wasn't a sure thing. Now it is. Details are on my Math On-A-Stick page, so click on through for all the latest updates there. We need volunteers, so please help spread the word online and in...
Reading the weather page
An important part of training young minds is modeling a healthy skepticism. Today's weather column in the Star Tribune included the following observation: Minnesota is nippy during the winter...but we don't have to stress about tsunamis, volcanoes or...
Weighing onions
I have had several conversations with relatively new parents in which the question of how/whether to talk math with babies. I always try to help such parents see math like they see reading. You read with your baby long before she knows what your words mean. An...
Help Wanted: Math on a Stick
UPDATE: The updated post about Math On-A-Stick is here. Here is the link to our volunteer site (thanks in advance!) Here is the Math On-A-Stick page on the Minnesota State Fair website. ORIGINAL POST: I want to tell you about a vision of a beautiful thing, and I...