The articles that attract a browsing reader aren’t the same as the ones that pull on my heart. Yesterday, I shared my most-visited blog posts of 2019. Today, I give you my most-loved posts of the year.
#12
A fun challenge, based on an old family-favorite game.
Math Game: Six Hundred
Players around the world have played poker-style dice games for ages. Reiner Knizia included this mathematical version in his book Dice Games Properly Explained…
#11
Math art — what a delightful way to learn!
Updated Geometric Coloring Designs
I created these coloring pages for my homeschool co-op math kids, and then collected them into a downloadable 42-page PDF coloring book for your family to enjoy…
#10
I could watch this video every day.
Math That Is Beautiful
Do you have trouble believing that math can be beautiful?
In “Inspirations,” artist Cristóbal Vila creates a wonderful, imaginary work studio for the amazing M.C. Escher…
#9
One of my favorite hobbies is collecting inspirational quotes as I read.
Find the Sweetness in Math
Good problems can help us fall in love with math and make a delicious meal of it, sinking our teeth into tough problems, tenderized by their intrigue…
#8
From the beginning of this blog, more than a decade ago, my desire has been to help homeschooling parents (and other teachers) change how they look at math.
Math Makes Sense — Let’s Teach It That Way
Annie Fetter is talking to classroom teachers, but her message is just as important for homeschoolers. Math is all about making sense. Let’s help our kids see it that way…
#7
An excerpt from the draft of my coming-someday-it-always-takes-longer-than-I-expect Prealgebra & Geometry Games book.
Math Activity: Polite Numbers
Did you know that numbers can be polite? In math, a polite number is any number we can write as the sum of two or more consecutive positive whole numbers…
#6
A sweet little game that was a big hit with my K–2nd grade homeschool co-op math class this year.
Playing with a Hundred Chart #35: The Number Grid Game
You’ll need a 6-sided die, a hundred chart (printables here), and a small token to mark each player’s square. A crumpled bit of colored construction paper works well as a token…
#5
This number-pattern activity was so much fun with my upper-elementary class.
A Puzzle for Palindromes
Here’s a math puzzle for palindrome week — or any time you want to play with math…
#4
For years, I’ve been meaning to create an email series about learning math through play. This year I finally did.
8 Weeks of Playful Math for Families
Yes, your kids CAN learn to love math. Keep your children’s math skills fresh with my 8-week email series of math games and activities…
#3
Not a single blog post but a whole new feature, which I hope to continue in the new year.
Morning Coffee
One of the best ways we can help our children learn mathematics (or anything else) is to always be learning ourselves…
#2
The Playful Math Blog Carnival is a labor of love for all our volunteer hosts. This year, August was my month to play.
Playful Math Education Carnival 130
The Playful Math Carnival is like a free online magazine devoted to learning, teaching, and playing around with math. It’s back-to-school time in the U.S., so this month’s edition focuses on establishing a creative math mindset from preschool to high school…
#1
But the work closest to my heart this year wasn’t math at all. My daughter finally concluded her fantasy novel series, the major project of her teen homeschooling years. When she gave me the manuscript to edit, I didn’t get any sleep that night. She had me hooked — I had to find out how it ended!
The Final Books from a Homeschooled Teen Author
Do you enjoy binge reading tales of epic fantasy? Love exploring magical worlds wracked by the struggle of good against evil? Then don’t miss Teresa Gaskins’s four-book serial adventure, The Riddled Stone…
How About You?
Do you play math with kids? Please tell us one (or a few) of your favorite things. What touched your heart this year?
CREDITS: “Sparkling heart” photo (top) by Jamie Street on Unsplash.
Denise Gaskins' Let's Play Math 