Posts Tagged: Curiosity

More About Small Groups in Math

“I can’t ever go back to teaching difficult concepts to the whole group. Quite frankly, by the time I finished passing out manipulatives to the class and monitored their use, I just wanted to collect them and end the lesson. Small groups are a gift to my students.”…

Small Groups in Math

I was “on the road, again” in San Antonio, Texas last week. No, I wasn’t there to eat the hottest hamburger in the world—the “4 Horsemen” which has the 4 hottest peppers in the world on it. Maybe I should explain…my son and I watch “Man vs.…

Interest=Motivation=Passion

“As teachers we need to know what interests [students], what they love so as to turn such interests into education growth in knowledge and positive attitudes.” -Bruce Hammonds Why is an abstract, multi-media piece of art posted in today’s blog about differentiated instruction? Keep reading… Yesterday, as I began my workday and was pondering how to answer middle school and high school teacher requests, my mind was elsewhere.…

I’m bored…

It’s the middle of July and right about now there are thousands of children repeating, “What can I do now? I’m bored.” Here are a few mathematically meaningful and engaging ways to resolve that situation. Wait until it’s a really HOT day. Crack an egg on a part of the sidewalk that’s in the sun.…

Frogs, Buttons, & Venn Diagrams

One of the most frequently “hit” blogs I’ve ever posted continues to be, Irregular! Impossible? Important! Area & Perimeter of Irregular Polygons. [https://glennatabor.com/2010/02/irregular-impossible-important-area-perimeter-of-irregular-polygons/]. My summer mission continues to be helping parents make creative linkages between mathematical concepts and every day activities. Our children are switching rooms and the oldest is rearranging her furniture next week…so get ready for practical application of area and perimeter of regular and irregular polygons… As I was doing more research on irregular polygons by reading several articles, watching videos, and reviewing some of my own activities, I thought about the parents who might want to help lay the foundation for their child to understand complex concepts such as polygons, irregular polygons, area, and perimeter.…

Free Math Resources for Parents

Yea, parents!!! Due to your overwhelmingly positive (and rapid) response to the parent ideas, I’m posting resources for parents on the FREE RESOURCES page of my web site. Just click on this link and download the first two activities: https://glennatabor.com/free-resources/ The next blog about number sense will be posted tomorrow.…

Developing Number Sense, Part 1

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” -Albert Einstein I recently attended a “Mom’s Night Out.” A large group of us decided a few months ago to try and find the best chips and salsa in the area by visiting a restaurant a month.…

Cultivating More Curiosity

“Memorization is what we resort to when what we are learning makes no sense.” -Anonymous “It’s not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is planted.” -Linda Conway Our 2nd grader came home with a worksheet a few weeks ago. The worksheet had approximately ten problems about multiplication.…