Math in March, week 2
March Mathness continues as I guest post on the Tiggly blog. This week: Operation Conversations. Click on through and...
Math in March, week 2
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A month of math in March!
A month of math in March!
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that Talking Math with Your Kids is guest-posting on Tiggly's blog throughout the month of March. It's March Mathness. You celebrate that, right? There have been two posts so far: Why It's Important to Talk...
Talking Math on Facebook
Talking Math on Facebook
This is just a quick note to let you know that Talking Math with Your Kids now has a Facebook page. It will be a place for links and resources as I come across them, and typically before they get worked into posts here on the blog. It can also be a place for quick,...
The meanings of division
The meanings of division
I was talking with Griffin one day when he was in third grade. Me: Do you know what $latex 12\div 2$ is?Griffin (8 years old): 6Me: How do you know that's right?G: 2 times 6 is 12. Me: What about $latex 26 \div 2$?G: 13Me: How do you know...
Talking Math in Minnesota Parent
Talking Math in Minnesota Parent
We are delighted to share a short feature in this month's Minnesota Parent magazine featuring the "Real Dad" behind Talking Math with Your Kids. Share widely, please, and do give Minnesota Parent a bit of extra web traffic, won't you?...
Notes on process
Notes on process
Michael asked in the comments recently: One question: how are you preserving all these amazing conversations? The answer is surprisingly low-tech. See, I have this notebook. And it's pretty much always with me and I use it to keep track of pretty much everything in...
A few words on apps
A few words on apps
The New York Times Bits Blog reports that the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission against Fisher-Price and Open Solutions for claims the latter organizations make on behalf of their mobile apps for...