21st Century Pattern Blocks Scaling Up
I am very excited to let folks know that Dan Finkel of Math for Love has scaled up 21st Century Pattern Blocks production and availability. They've been available here on this site for a few years now. At first I was making them on a maker-space laser cutter, then...
Supporting Children’s Early Math Learning
I was invited recently to give a talk to Reach Out and Read Minnesota, a lovely organization that supports early literacy development by connecting with children and caregivers in medical offices. They are beginning to explore similar work for early math...
Come Take a Virtual Tour of the TMF
I am thrilled to offer you a quick tour of the TMF (the Turtle Manufacturing Facility). Let's start outside, near a bustling street corner here in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In the street-level windows, we have a small Public Math project. We have rendered a scaled-up...
Pattern Machines: What They Are and Why You Need One
If you have children in your life who are between the ages of four and ten, you need a Pattern Machine. I'm going to tell you what a Pattern Machine is, and then tell you why you need one (or more). What Is a Pattern Machine? A Pattern Machine starts out as a...
