How Many? An invitation to #unitchat
Make math playful with a simple question that has uncountable answers.
How Many? An invitation to #unitchat
4 years old and under
On helping children to love math
On helping children to love math
What do you say when your child says they don't like math?
Tessalation: A great new book
Tessalation: A great new book
This beautiful book helps us see the world through a child's joyful, creative, mathy eyes.
Talking Math with Your Kids update
Talking Math with Your Kids update
As spring approaches, it's time to update readers on what's going on behind the scenes at Talking Math with Your Kids. The blog The pace of posting has slowed way down in recent months. Rest assured that we're still talking math around the house, and that...
Let the children play
Let the children play
Reflections on the first Math On-A-Stick at the Minnesota State Fair
A tale of two conversations
A tale of two conversations
What was, what might have been, and what could be....all in a conversation about marshmallows.
A happy report from the field
A happy report from the field
Every once in a while, someone shares with me a lovely story of a conversation that they had with their kid that was inspired by the work on this blog. These stories are tremendously satisfying to me because they remind me that isn't just me and my kids, and that...
What makes a sandwich
What makes a sandwich
The 3-year old daughter of fellow Minnesotan, fellow math teacher and friend Megan Schmidt made the following proclamation a couple weeks back. It takes three things to make a sandwich #Tmwyk— Megan Schmidt (@Veganmathbeagle) May 23, 2014 This simple...