At this point, it’s hard to see any photo without seeing math, right? Look at all the math in this photo- number of windows, pattern of road tiles, groupings to find 10, planters, benches, oh my! Okay- I feel like I have been taking you down my street of math fascination for a bit- some…
Okay- are you still with me? Are you beginning to write love letters to the number 10? I hope that even if you are a mathematician, you enjoy the brain exercises of trying to see things in a different way. It’s what teachers need to do all day, every day- brain calisthenics to try to…
Whether you’re actually loving math or not, it’s a really good statement to put in your back pocket: I LOVE MATH/S. Take it out, and say it in front of yourself, then in front of your friends. It’ll start to feel normal- and we can start a movement. I love math, and I am good…
If you’re teaching from the start with Ten Frames (appropriate exploration for pre-K to adult): 1st: Count the boxes in a blank ten frame a number of times with your students- from right to left, left to right, top to bottom, upside down. Prove that they can rely on there being ten spaces when they…
Following the last post (Lovin on Maths), the next series of posts will cover some simple ways to both play with math and teach math. I am hoping people who haven’t discovered the joy of maths will find something to dig into. And, if you do already love math, I hope to provide language and…