As queen of the house, Cimorene insists on being involved in anything that happens in her domain. This includes promoting the Playful Math Journaling Kickstarter.
So she created a cat math journaling prompt to help your children experience the fun of playing around with math.
But first, she encourages you to visit the Kickstarter page and download the free 16-page printable Math Journaling Sampler file. Your kids will love solving Cimorene’s puzzle on one of the parchment-style pages!
[The free download will always be there, even after the Kickstarter project ends.]
Visit the Kickstarter
Here is Cimorene’s Puzzle
“The Princess of Cats has a luxuriously soft tail about 12 inches (30 cm) long. Her tail is three times the length of her noble head. Her beautiful, furry body is as long as head and tail together. How long is the Princess from her delicate nose to the tip of her majestic tail?”
So, how does math journaling work? What do children do with a problem like this?
They may want to make a list of the things they know from the story. Perhaps they will draw a picture of the cat and label the proportions. Each will take their own approach to figure it out.
And then the best part of any math journal prompt is when kids make their own math.
- Can they write a new puzzle about their own pet?
- Or about their favorite animal?
Encourage your children to share their math creations with their friends and family.
Cimorene would love to read it, too! If you share your story in the comments section below, I will be sure to show it to her.
And remember to back the Playful Math Journaling Kickstarter so your whole family can enjoy the adventure of playing with math!
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