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The Weird Number

Posted on March 13, 2011May 13, 2022 by Denise Gaskins

A bit of number fun to start your week off right:

And speaking of those “scary” numbers out in the forest… Monday is Pi Day!
Have some irrational fun with these posts:

  • Happy Pi Day I
  • Happy Pi Day II

[Hat tip: Julie mentioned this video on the Living Math Forum.]

VideoPosted in Middle ElementaryTagged Fractions, Videos2 Comments

Having Fun with Math

Posted on March 8, 2011May 13, 2022 by Denise Gaskins

Here’s another math blog for your RSS reader: Math 4 Love. Kitten laughed out loud at their One-Minute Math Video.

Continue reading Having Fun with Math

VideoPosted in Grades 5+UpTagged Arithmetic, VideosLeave a comment

The Problem with Manipulatives

Posted on March 2, 2011November 28, 2025 by Denise Gaskins

You may have seen this video making the edu-blog rounds:

Continue reading The Problem with Manipulatives

VideoPosted in Middle ElementaryTagged Arithmetic, Bar diagrams, Elementary school, Math wars, Teaching, Videos22 Comments

Be My (Math) Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2011February 13, 2023 by Denise Gaskins

Just as I was looking for a creative Valentine’s craft for Kitten, this showed up in my inbox:

Xi at 360 provides step-by-step instructions, with photos:

  • Valentine’s Day Math

And for more Valentine’s Day fun:

  • A Pop-Up Sierpinski Valentine Card
  • Valentine’s Day: Say It with Music
VideoPosted in Activities, Grades 5+Up, Middle ElementaryTagged Activities, Holidays, Videos3 Comments

Days of Christmas with Vi Hart

Posted on January 4, 2011May 13, 2022 by Denise Gaskins

If you haven’t subscribed to Vi Hart’s blog yet, what are you waiting for?

VideoPosted in Math HumorTagged Christmas, Holidays, Videos2 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2010May 13, 2022 by Denise Gaskins
VideoPosted in Life in GeneralTagged Bible, Videos1 Comment

Visual Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

Posted on December 22, 2010May 13, 2022 by Denise Gaskins

Beautifully done!


[From Girl’s Angle: A Math Club for Girls, via Albany Area Math Circle.]

Do you know why this proof works? How can we be sure the red and yellow areas don’t change as they slide around?

Continue reading Visual Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

VideoPosted in Algebra & BeyondTagged Geometry, Math club, Videos5 Comments

Fun with Math Doodling

Posted on December 13, 2010May 13, 2022 by Denise Gaskins

Thank you to Dan at Math 4 Love, who pointed me to Vi Hart’s math doodles. (The rest of her page is well worth exploring, too!) Kitten really enjoyed this one and immediately sat down to create her own version of the OuroBorromean Rings…

VideoPosted in ActivitiesTagged Videos8 Comments

Math Teachers at Play #32 via Point of Inflection

Posted on November 19, 2010December 28, 2019 by Denise Gaskins

[Sung to the tune of the Gilligan’s Island song.]

The carnival is up and now it’s time to click away.
Go check out all the links in this month’s Math Teachers at Play.

There’s algebra, geometry, and some Egyptian vids,
Equations, jokes, domes, real numbers, and games for all the kids….

Posted in Math CarnivalTagged MTaP Playful Math Carnival, Poetry, Videos2 Comments

Egyptian Math: Fractions

Posted on November 3, 2010May 13, 2022 by Denise Gaskins

I have been enjoying James Tanton’s website. In this video, Tanton explains a foolproof method for creating Egyptian fractions:

See more posts on Egyptian math.

VideoPosted in Grades 5+Up, HistoryTagged Egypt, Fractions, History, Videos5 Comments

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