Is It or Not? Excursions in Mathematical Definitions
Have a ton of fun (seriously!) arguing about vehicles with this new book project. Free download!
Is It or Not? Excursions in Mathematical Definitions
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DIY Pattern Machines
DIY Pattern Machines
One of the favorite activities at Math On-A-Stick is the table full of Pattern Machines. We used to sell them here at the Talking Math with Your Kids Store. As you’re about to learn, however, making them is a bit time consuming. We are working on getting a...
Vehicle Chat [Invitation]
Vehicle Chat [Invitation]
It all started with a disagreement between Kassia Wedekind and her daughter Lulu. https://twitter.com/kassiaowedekind/status/1155951804590391296 Pretty soon, it wasn't just elevators we were arguing about, and it wasn't just Kassia and Lulu weighing in....
Book Launch Party Tuesday!
Book Launch Party Tuesday!
A new version of How Many? is coming out on Tuesday, from Charlesbridge. It has an all new design, some new words, and mostly the same images, but is published for the home market. (Whereas Stenhouse publishes primarily for the teacher professional development...
Talking Patterns with Kids
Talking Patterns with Kids
I am working on another book; this one will be about patterns. That means I need to learn about how people learn about patterns, and that means going to school. So yesterday I packed a collection of images and asked 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders what patterns they saw....
Which Poster Doesn’t Belong?
Which Poster Doesn’t Belong?
(Cross-posted from Overthinking My Teaching) Two and a half years ago, I was developing Which One Doesn't Belong? (before Stenhouse had signed on to publish it). I went on a tour of elementary classrooms to talk with K—5 students all around the Twin...
A delightful new book on Kickstarter
A delightful new book on Kickstarter
There are a bunch of people doing really good and interesting work with math and kids these days. Sasha Fradkin is one of these. She has a gift for tapping deep into kids' mathematical minds and for writing about the beautiful ideas she finds there. She has written...
National Math Festival
National Math Festival
I'm taking Math On-A-Stick and Which One Doesn't Belong? on the road—to the National Math Festival in Washington, DC on Saturday, April 22, 2017. If you're nearby, you should come out and say Hi! I have two Math On-A-Stick sessions—at 10:00 and 4:30—and...