If you find a free hour this week, you may enjoy listening to my latest Notice & Wonder podcast discussion with Sonya and Della about the power of playful math:
We share plenty of tips, stories, and practical advice for bringing a sense of curiosity and exploration into your math lessons.
Plus, the Best Math Game Ever!
I love this podcast, because it always feels like sitting down to chat over coffee with good friends who love kids and love teaching.
Taking our focus off answer-getting can be hard for the adult, because that right answer gives us security that we know what we’re doing. It’s hard to give ourselves the freedom of saying, “I’m going to go into this lesson, and I have no idea where it’s going to go. I have this puzzle, I have this problem, but I don’t know where it will lead.’’
That’s a scary situation to be in as the adult who’s used to being in control of everything.
But we’re exploring this landscape of math. There are a lot of cool things to discover, and we’ll find something. We may not find the answer, but we’ll find something interesting, if we just explore it.
— Denise Gaskins,
“From Right Answers to Adventure”
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