Denise Gaskins

Denise Gaskins

@denisegaskins.com

Math author and long-time homeschooling mother of five. Through my blog and my books, I want to awaken parents’ and children’s minds to the wonder of mathematics. linktr.ee/letsplaymath

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Denise Gaskins
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Musings: Math Is a Social Game -- How can we bring this collaboration, this sense of community, into our children's experience of math? Check out my blog for ideas! #homeschooling #homeeducation #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMusings: Math Is a Social GameChildhood Memories When I was in school, math was something each person did on their own for homework, quizzes or tests. Even when the teacher sent us to work on the chalkboard, each person did their own problem. We would never think to collaborate on math. To look at someone else's answer was considered cheating.
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Math Game Monday: Linear War -- This game helps players grow comfortable with all the attributes of linear graphs. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Linear WarThis game helps players grow comfortable with all the attributes of linear graphs. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Linear War Math Concepts: coordinate graphing, linear equations, slope, intercepts.
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Writing to Learn Math: Gian-Carlo Rota - What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why? #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Gian-Carlo RotaWriting to Learn Math: What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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Math Game Monday: How Close to 100? -- This game reinforces the most important model for understanding numerical and algebraic multiplication. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: How Close to 100?This game reinforces the most important model for understanding numerical and algebraic multiplication. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! How Close to 100? Math Concepts:
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Writing to Learn Math: Make a Million - Number play doesn’t have to follow school math methods. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Make a MillionWriting to Learn Math: Number play doesn’t have to follow school math methods. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder. Create.
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The Pharaoh’s Treasure: Historical Tidbits --- Thinking about how other people have explored the world of mathematics in the past can offer us new ways of looking at, the things we’re learning today. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThe Pharaoh’s Treasure: Historical Tidbits“In most sciences, one generation tears down what another has built, and what one has established another undoes. In mathematics alone, each generation adds a new story to the old structure.” —Hermann Hankel In my old snail-mail Mathematical Adventures newsletter, I used to squeeze bits and snippets into the margins. Quotations, historical tidbits, and small puzzles tangentially related to the main story.
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Math Game Monday: Push the Penny -- This game offers young children a chance to practice counting and early addition skills while racing to beat their parents. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Push the PennyThis game offers young children a chance to practice counting and early addition skills while racing to beat their parents. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. Push the Penny Math Concepts: addition to one hundred, thinking ahead.
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Thinking Thursday: Linear Crossings - People learn math by playing with ideas. A math journal can be like a science lab book. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Linear CrossingsWriting to Learn Math: People learn math by playing with ideas. A math journal can be like a science lab book. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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The Science of Learning 2: Practice -- Because if we want our children to be able use what we teach them, the first step is to help them remember it. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThe Science of Learning 2: PracticeWe’ve been looking at Deans for Impact’s white paper, “The Science of Learning,” which summarizes cognitive science research and its implications for teachers (and homeschoolers). The paper poses six key questions that help us to apply the principles of science in teaching our children. This week, let’s explore how students learn and retain new information. Because if we want our children to be able use what we teach them, the first step is to help them remember it.
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Math Game Monday: The Partitions Game - This game features the Cuisenaire rods, but you may play with any math manipulative based on length: Montessori bead chains, Mortensen or Math-U-See blocks, etc. Or draw pictures on graph paper. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: The Partitions GameThis game features the Cuisenaire rods, but you may play with any math manipulative based on length: Montessori bead chains, Mortensen or Math-U-See blocks, etc. Or draw pictures on graph paper. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.
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Thinking Thursday: Math Quilt - When students create their own math, they forge a personal connection to mathematical concepts and relationships. And it’s fun! #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Math QuiltWriting to Learn Math: When students create their own math, they forge a personal connection to mathematical concepts and relationships. And it’s fun! Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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The Science of Learning 1: Understanding We all want our children to thrive, to grow, to learn, to succeed in school and in life. Cognitive science focuses on the “learning” part of life, studying how people acquire and retain information and then incorporate it into their understanding of the…

denisegaskins.comThe Science of Learning 1: UnderstandingWe all want our children to thrive, to grow, to learn, to succeed in school and in life. Cognitive science focuses on the “learning” part of life, studying how people acquire and retain information and then incorporate it into their understanding of the world. Earlier this year, Deans for Impact published a new edition of their white paper, “The Science of Learning,” summarizing cognitive science research and its implications for teachers.
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Math Game Monday: Fraction Product Game - This game helps students master multiplying and dividing fractions. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Fraction Product GameThis game helps students master multiplying and dividing fractions. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Fraction Product Game Math Concepts: multiplying fractions, equivalent fractions.
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Playful Math 186: Math Stories Would you like some great ideas for reading and playing math with your kids? Sue VanHattum put together a delightful collection of mathematical fiction in honor of Math Storytelling Day: Playful Math Blog Carnival 186: Math Stories Every Playful Math Blog Carnival…

denisegaskins.comPlayful Math 186: Math StoriesWould you like some great ideas for reading and playing math with your kids? Sue VanHattum put together a delightful collection of mathematical fiction in honor of Math Storytelling Day: Playful Math Blog Carnival 186: Math Stories Every Playful Math Blog Carnival brings you a great new collection of puzzles, math conversations, teaching tips, and all sorts of mathy fun. It’s like a free online magazine of mathematical adventures, helpful and inspiring no matter when you read them. What are you waiting for? Come join the fun! Click Here to Read the Carnival Blog CREDITS: Feature photo (top) copyright © David Butler.
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Thinking Thursday: Eleanor Roosevelt - What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why? #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Eleanor RooseveltWriting to Learn Math: What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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Ostomachion: Divide the Square “Puzzles are made of the things that the mathematician, no less than the child, plays with, and dreams and wonders about, for they are made of things and circumstances of the world he lives in.” —Edward Kasner Long ages ago, one of the greatest mathematicians of all…

denisegaskins.comOstomachion: Divide the Square“Puzzles are made of the things that the mathematician, no less than the child, plays with, and dreams and wonders about, for they are made of things and circumstances of the world he lives in.” —Edward Kasner Long ages ago, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time played with a children’s puzzle. The puzzle was called “The Ivory Challenge”—or something like that, translations vary.
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Math Game Monday: Shut the Box (Cards) - This game builds mental math skills in young students, and is fun for all ages. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Shut the Box (Cards)This game builds mental math skills in young students, and is fun for all ages. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Shut the Box (Cards)
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Thinking Thursday: Mini-Biography 2 - Research prompts help students view math as a human endeavor. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Mini-Biography 2Writing to Learn Math: Research prompts help students view math as a human endeavor. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder. Create.
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Reasoning about Ratios and Proportions “The value of a problem is not so much coming up with the answer as in the ideas and attempted ideas it forces on the would-be solver.” —I. N. Herstein Whenever I give a problem or puzzle in an Alexandria Jones story, I’ll try to post the answer soon…

denisegaskins.comReasoning about Ratios and Proportions“The value of a problem is not so much coming up with the answer as in the ideas and attempted ideas it forces on the would-be solver.” —I. N. Herstein Whenever I give a problem or puzzle in an Alexandria Jones story, I’ll try to post the answer soon afterward. But don’t peek! In the old days of my snail mail newsletters, the answers always came in the next issue, so students had two months to let the puzzle ruminate without temptation.
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Math Game Monday: Power Up - This game gives students a fun reason to think about calculating with exponents. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Power UpThis game gives students a fun reason to think about calculating with exponents. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Power Up Math Concepts: powers (exponents).
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Thinking Thursday: Make a Maze Writing to Learn Math: When students learn to visualize shapes, designs, and patterns, it makes them better at math. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking…

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Make a MazeWriting to Learn Math: When students learn to visualize shapes, designs, and patterns, it makes them better at math. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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The Pharaoh’s Treasure, Part 2 --- The adventure continues with geometry puzzles to explore. And I confess that I lied in the original story... #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThe Pharaoh’s Treasure, Part 2“One factor that has remained constant through all the twists and turns of the history of physical science is the decisive importance of the mathematical imagination.” —Freeman Dyson In the previous episode, Alexandria Jones discovered a mysterious treasure: three wooden sticks, like tent pegs, and a long loop of rope with 12 evenly spaced knots. Her father explained that it was an ancient Egyptian surveyor’s tool, used to mark right angles.
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Math Game Monday: Next-Door Neighbors -- This game builds number sense and a playful approach to math. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Next-Door NeighborsThis game builds number sense and a playful approach to math. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Next-Door Neighbors Math Concepts: number properties, numbers within 100.
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Cat Quotations --- A fun language exercise, plus several math links. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal

denisegaskins.comCat QuotationsAnd now for something completely different… The intrepid Quote Investigator played around with math recently: “You know, people think that mathematics is complicated. Mathematics is the simple bit. It’s the stuff we can understand. It’s cats that are complicated.” —John Horton Conway It reminded me of one of my favorite homeschooling exercises: I would write out a short paragraph, all lower-case with no punctuation (and usually including some misspellings and grammar errors) on a whiteboard.
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Math Game Monday: Grid Fight -- This game uses the area model to visualize and build understanding of integer multiplication. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Grid FightThis game uses the area model to visualize and build understanding of integer multiplication. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Grid Fight Math Concepts:
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Thinking Thursday: Sci-Fi Puzzle 2 -- Problem-solving cares less about whether an answer is right and more about whether a solution makes sense.

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Sci-Fi Puzzle 2Writing to Learn Math: Problem-solving cares less about whether an answer is right and more about whether a solution makes sense. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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The Secret of the Pharaoh’s Treasure: This week, we have the first mathematical adventure of Alexandria Jones, which takes place in the early days of her father’s archaeological expedition, and meet Alex's nemesis, Simon Skulk. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal #mathgame

denisegaskins.comThe Secret of the Pharaoh’s Treasure“I am inclined to believe that one of the origins of mathematics is man’s playful nature, and for this reason mathematics is not only a Science, but to at least the same extent also an Art.” —Rózsa Péter This week, we have the first mathematical adventure of Alexandria Jones, which takes place in the early days of her father’s archaeological expedition mentioned in…
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Math Game Monday: Digit Disguises -- This game requires students to make logical deductions about number relationships. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Digit DisguisesThis game requires students to make logical deductions about number relationships. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Digit Disguises Math Concepts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebraic reasoning.
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Thinking Thursday: John von Neumann -- What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: John von NeumannWriting to Learn Math: What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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The Mathematical Adventures of Alexandria Jones: Fictional explorations in the world of math #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThe Mathematical Adventures of Alexandria Jones“Using mathematics to tell stories and using stories to explain mathematics are two sides of the same coin. They join what should never have separated: the scientist’s and the artist’s ways of uncovering truths about the world.” —William Frucht It began with some 4th-8th grade friends who met in my dining room to work math puzzles and play games. At first, a few of the kids wondered how anyone could have fun with math.
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Math Game Monday: Walter Joris’s Sequencium -- This game takes strategic thinking and planning ahead, and it makes a great journaling prompt, too. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Walter Joris’s SequenciumThis game takes strategic thinking and planning ahead, and it makes a great journaling prompt, too. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Walter Joris’s Sequencium…
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Thinking Thursday: Counting Puzzles -- When students create their own math, they forge a personal connection to mathematical concepts and relationships. And it’s fun!

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Counting PuzzlesWriting to Learn Math: When students create their own math, they forge a personal connection to mathematical concepts and relationships. And it’s fun! Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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The Problem with Socratic Questions: An excerpt from my new book. You see, Socratic questions are very much a case of “Do what I say, not what I do.” #homeschooling #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThe Problem with Socratic Questions“I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.” —Socrates “There is no education but self-education and only as the young student works with his own mind is anything effected.” —Charlotte Mason Two great teachers of the past agree that a child’s mind is no bucket. We cannot shovel in whatever information we please and call that “learning.”
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Children Have Mathematical Ideas From the very first review of my new book, Charlotte Mason’s Living Math: "This book gives parents permission to believe that mathematics is something children can reason about, wonder about, discuss, investigate, and enjoy. "It invites parents to treat children as…

denisegaskins.comChildren Have Mathematical IdeasFrom the very first review of my new book, Charlotte Mason’s Living Math: "This book gives parents permission to believe that mathematics is something children can reason about, wonder about, discuss, investigate, and enjoy. "It invites parents to treat children as people who have mathematical ideas worth listening to. "For many parents, that shift in orientation will be far more valuable than another collection of lesson plans. —Sonya Post
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Math Game Monday: Symmetry Challenge -- This game builds visual thinking skills. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Symmetry ChallengeThis game builds visual thinking skills. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Symmetry Challenge Math Concepts: symmetry, geometry. Players: only two. Equipment: graph paper or blank hundred chart, colored pencils or markers.
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Thinking Thursday: Words Help Us Think Writing helps students stretch their thinking and make sense of new ideas. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Words Help Us ThinkWriting to Learn Math: Writing helps students stretch their thinking and make sense of new ideas. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder.
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Introduction to the Science of Counting: One of my favorite rabbit-trails to explore in middle school math! #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comIntroduction to the Science of CountingOne of my favorite rabbit-trails to explore in middle school math is the science of counting and probability. It’s a great topic because the calculations are relatively easy, mostly multiplication and division. But there’s a lot of thinking that goes into figuring out just what calculations we need to do. Counting is not only for little kids! It’s part of…
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Math Game Monday: Decimal Product Game This game builds understanding of decimals, and also of the inverse relationship between multiplication and division. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Decimal Product GameThis game builds understanding of decimals, and also of the inverse relationship between multiplication and division. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Decimal Product Game…
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Thinking Thursday: Pentagram At its heart, geometry is all about seeing connections and relationships. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: PentagramWriting to Learn Math: At its heart, geometry is all about seeing connections and relationships. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: Notice. Wonder. Create.
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Charlotte Mason's Living Math Now in Print! Get the exclusive deluxe full-color edition and learn how to explore the world of mathematics with your kids.

denisegaskins.comCharlotte Mason’s Living Math Now in Print!The long-awaited deluxe, full-color edition of Charlotte Mason's Living Math is now available exclusively on my Playful Math Store in paperback and hardcover (and ebook, too). Hooray! If you'd like to know more about the book, check out my interview with Cindy Rollins on The New Mason Jar podcast: S11E144: Charlotte Mason’s Living Math with Denise Gaskins ...and here's the book description:
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Four Stages of Learning Math (or Anything Else) -- With any mathematical idea, our children need time to build knowledge. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comFour Stages of Learning Math (or Anything Else)The following is an excerpt from Charlotte Mason’s Living Math, coming to your favorite bookstore or library this November. But if you’re impatient---or if you want the exclusive, deluxe, full-color paperback or hardcover edition---you can order your copy now on my Playful Math Store. This section comes from the chapter called “How Shall We Teach?” which also includes tips about textbooks, a little-known truth about the math facts, and what to do if you never understood math yourself.
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Math Game Monday: Bowling This game builds calculations skills and helps develop fluency. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: BowlingThis game builds calculations skills and helps develop fluency. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Bowling Math Concepts: addition, subtraction, multistep calculation, column addition (for final score).
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Thinking Thursday: W.S. Anglin What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: W.S. AnglinWriting to Learn Math: What did the author mean? Put the thought in your own words. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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Probability Puzzles with Obsolete Coins: A pair of puzzles from the meister, H. E, Dudeney. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comProbability Puzzles with Obsolete CoinsI love math puzzles, and Henry Ernest Dudeney is the foremost puzzlemeister of all time. Whenever I need a diversion from the pressing day-to-day busyness of life, I like to crack open one of his books. And get humbled. He stumps me as often as not, but I enjoy the challenge. Today, I’ve got two of his somewhat-easier puzzles from…
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Math Game Monday: Area Battle This game pushes students to consider area and perimeter beyond the basic shapes. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: Area BattleThis game pushes students to consider area and perimeter beyond the basic shapes. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Area Battle Math Concepts: area, square units, perimeter, regular and irregular polygons.
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Thinking Thursday: Number Race Measurement is our way of connecting numbers to the things we find in the world, in daily life. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: Number RaceWriting to Learn Math: Measurement is our way of connecting numbers to the things we find in the world, in daily life. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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Dragons, Gryphons, and Math Mistakes --- Few people realize that a math test is also a test of reading comprehension. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal

denisegaskins.comDragons, Gryphons, and Math MistakesThis post is adapted from my book Let’s Play Math: How Families Can Learn Math Together—and Enjoy It. Do you ever take your kids’ math tests? It helps me remember what it is like to be a student. I push myself to work quickly, trying to finish in about 1/3 the allotted time, to mimic the pressure students feel. And whenever I do this, I find myself prone to the same stupid mistakes that students make.
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Math Game Monday: Codebreaker This game challenges players to make logical deductions about number permutations. #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comMath Game Monday: CodebreakerThis game challenges players to make logical deductions about number permutations. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children. And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play. So what are you waiting for? Let's play some math! Codebreaker Math Concepts: permutations, logical deduction. Players:
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Thinking Thursday: Success You can spark creative thought by removing any need to worry about spelling or punctuation rules. #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comThinking Thursday: SuccessWriting to Learn Math: You can spark creative thought by removing any need to worry about spelling or punctuation rules. Do you want your children to develop the ability to reason creatively and figure out things on their own? Help kids practice slowing down and taking the time to fully comprehend a math topic or problem-solving situation with these classic tools of learning: …
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Conversion Factors: How Old Are You in Nanoseconds? #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath

denisegaskins.comConversion Factors: How Old Are You in Nanoseconds?Homeschool Memories Conversion factors are special fractions that contain problem-solving information. Why are they called conversion factors? “Conversion” means change, and conversion factors help you change the numbers and units in your problem. “Factors” are things you multiply with. So to use a conversion factor, you will multiply it by something. For instance, if I am driving an average of 60 mph on the highway, I can use that rate as a conversion factor.