Math and the World

Asking math questions while waiting for lunch...

I observed a lesson in a classroom today and while observing I began to wonder what Parker would do with the problem with a little...

M: What'd you do in math today? P: Doubles and halves. M: Really, what numbers did you do half of? P: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ,10 M:...

Parker wanted pumpkin pie with dinner tonight. After his first slice he asked for more. So I said his payment was to answer: "what...

I'm reading The Poisonwood Bible for my book club and I just realized we meet this Sunday, not next Sunday, so I'm freaking out about how...

…just invert and multiply! This post is a bit longer and a bit more didactic than many of my others, but I think it's interesting all the...

This post brings together number talks, doing fractions, and ways to work on math with your child without doing drills. Recently,...

After solving the previous problem, I told Parker I was going to give him something more challenging (take a minute and try to solve it...

A few weeks ago I wrote the following on Facebook: Last night Parker figured out 3 ÷ 3/4 (in a story problem). This morning Parker said...