Seven and eight-year-olds are making arguments. They’ll tell you something is true, and why it has to be true. More and more, they see math in the world, and they want to tell you about it.
I passed a lovely morning with some math teacher friends at the Museum of Math in New York City today. Sadly, I did not have Griffin or Tabitha along. We would have had a ball. I have three observations... One. There is lots for kids to do there. It is truly a...
This post follows up on a conversation I had with Griffin a while back about the height of the Giant Slide at the Minnesota State Fair. Our house in St Paul sits on top of an odd hill; higher than others around it. Historical reasons for this are murky but it makes...
The Minnesota State Fair is a fabulous event (Twelve days of fun ending Labor Day!). Rachel and I love the Fair, and we have passed this love along to our children. Griffin must have been thinking about the wonders of the State Fair as summer slowly (oh, so...
Our local public library has a summer reading incentive program. Children keep track of the amount of time they spend reading, and when they reach 20 hours they get a prize. Some of the prizes are good, including a ticket to the State Fair. To keep track of their...
Griffin (eight years old) and Tabitha (five years old) were discussing the day's activities. The feature activity had been making brownies with Mommy. This occurred while Griffin was out of the house. Griffin: How many brownies did you make?Tabitha: One...