The messages we send our kids about math matter so much! Bad at math thinking is the default, but parents and teachers can help turn that around. https://t.co/Vq6ALixQZB #BtMos
@tracyjoproffitt How did you kick off the discussion? Was it just an invitation to find patterns on the board, or something more? (We love Prime Climb so much!)
@TLNSpence I had 5th graders write their phone number as a number in the millions, and line up that way. If they didn't want to use their phone, they could make up a number.
Kids at Discovery Math Camp came up with this awesome art project idea for filling a giant piece of paper with colorful multiplication rectangles. So fun! https://t.co/En15KWDdYW
It's high time we let go of the artificial speed requirement to be "good at math", and started nurturing the deep thinking, pattern-finding, mathematical minds of our girls. https://t.co/TqquNL6rbX
Which is longer:
-the height of this tennis ball canister; or
-the circumference of one of the tennis balls
How might this question help us learn about our students?
#MTBoS#iteachmath