What Is Thinking Thursday?

There’s a new math journaling prompt this week.

Have your kids tried it yet?

This week’s prompt features one of my explain-your-reasoning to get kids thinking (and writing) about math while avoiding the formality that turns so many students away from geometry proofs. Or you might prefer last week’s prompt, featuring a classic math brainteaser and encouraging students to create their own related puzzles.

Or, if you’re reading this post later and missed those, there’s another great new prompt this week for you to explore.

Check it out:

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Why Does the Prompt Disappear?

For over three years now, I’ve posted a new math journaling prompt every Thursday.

But why does each prompt eventually disappear? Well, bookstores (especially the World’s-Largest-River store) don’t like it if I put too many book excerpts on my blog.

And I’ve already posted a LOT of writing prompts that are always available:

• The Creative Way To Help Your Kids Learn Math
• Math Journals for Elementary and Middle School
• Playful Math Carnival 154: The Math Journaling Edition

So back in 2023, I started this series of temporary blog posts with journaling activity excerpts from my playful math books. Each Thinking Thursday post is live for a limited time, and by the time it goes down, several new posts have gone live.

That means you can try a new writing or activity idea every week.

Look for each new post at the top of the Thinking Thursday page:

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Have fun writing math with your kids!