10. In addition to our 3 square meals, we get to eat snack twice a day. 9. We don’t have to wear pantyhose, ever. 8. Our work includes snuggling. 7. We don’t have to worry about the Common Core. 6. We know what “ooblek” is even if our smartest friends don’t. 5. Our workday includes […]
posted by Emily Grosvenor Q & A: For dancer, educator and homeschooling mom Malke Rosenfeld, math can be learned through the Feet Educator Malke Rosenfeld believes she had a typical relationship to math as a child. “I went K-12 through public school disenchanted with math, never feeling personally connected,” Rosenfeld said. “I always […]
For math teachers and at-home educators looking to bring some creativity into the classroom, tessellations offer a lot of fun activities and possibilities. For some students, they might be just the right lesson to get students thinking about the practical applications and design possibilities of math. I should know. I was one of those students. […]
posted by Emily Grosvenor When I wrote my math picture book Tessalation!, I had a specific reader in mind: My son, who was 6 at the time. I was sure he was just the right age for learning to identify what a tessellation is (a tiled interlocking pattern with no spaces in between). But something […]
This month, Emily Grosvenor is joining Early Math Counts as our guest blogger. Emily discovered Math math Home and contacted us last year to tell us about her new book called Tesselation! You can’t imagine how excited I was when I heard about her book as most Early Math Counts readers know that I love […]
posted by Sasha Fajerstein One of the most common complaints I hear from friends with young children is that they have no idea how to help their children with math homework. I’ve heard many parents say that while they can solve the problem, they do not understand the process that is being taught to their […]
posted by Sasha Fajerstein More often than not, when I tell people I am a high school math teacher, the response I get sounds something like “Wow, that sounds awful. I hated math in school” or “Oh. I am so bad at math!” At the very beginning of each school year, I give my students […]
posted by Sasha Fajerstein As teachers, we constantly remind students about the importance of mathematics if you want to be an engineer, chemist, architect, archaeologist, astronaut, astrologist, biologist, and many more. What people don’t realize is that spatial skills are key in transforming mathematics into three-dimensional objects with limitless uses. Spatial reasoning is essentially the […]
posted by Sasha Fajerstein Charlie has been accused of pulling the fire alarm on Friday, 12/5. Help him argue that he is innocent. The facts: The fire alarm was pulled in the student cafeteria at 11:55 am Charlie has math period 5 with Ms. Smith Charlie was in math class for the ENTIRE period on […]
Meet Sasha Fajerstein, our guest blogger for the month of October. Sasha is a teacher of mathematics and an avid fan of all things “math.” She is an innovative educator who makes math accessible for all students. We are very excited to have Sasha share her knowledge about math education and how we can all benefit […]