Tag Archive for ‘living math’
Number Devil Activites: The Eleventh Night
On the eleventh night, the Number Devil helps Robert understand why all the cool tricks he has taught him really matter. 1) Lord Russell: Lord Rustle in the dream world, but Bertrand Russell in the real world searched for knowledge for his nearly 100 years on earth. Among many other accomplishments, he is a famous [...]
Number Devil Activities: The Tenth Night
On the tenth night of The Number Devil, Robert finds himself freezing in a snowy scene and exploring the golden ratio. The Snowflake Formula: Did you know there is a mathematical formula to make a snowflake? A Swedish mathematician, Helge von Koch depicted a mathematical curve that creates a fractal made from equilateral triangles. Check [...]
Number Devil Activities: The Ninth Night
Is it infinity or half of infinity? The ninth chapter of The Number Devil submits the mind-boggling idea of infinity to young mathematicians and reflects back on concepts already introduced. 1) Infinite Poem Write an acronym poem for the word “infinite”. Each line may be one word describing infinity or an entire sentence about things [...]
Number Devil Activities: The Eighth Night
1) Permutation Relay: Since we don’t live in the dream world, it is important to know the real world names for things that the Number Devil introduces. When Robert tries to find all the possibilities for how to seat his classmates this is called “permutations”. Let’s have fun with permutations doing a permutation relay. Give [...]
Number Devil Activities: The Sixth Night
The sixth night brings Fibonacci, honey bees, poetry, daisies and more as The Number Devil comes to life during your lesson.
Lively Learning with Number Jumping
Help your preschoolers jump into math with a homemade number grid. Learning phone numbers or even and odd numbers becomes a game when children get to leap from number to number. The number grid that I created is a four by four grid made with white duct tape on a vinyl table cloth to make [...]
Number Devil Activities: The First Night
An exciting lesson plan to go along with “The First Night” in The Number Devil.
Comparing Numbers: Math Start’s More or Less
I’ve been teaching Emeline math using the Math Start books by Stuart J. Murphy. Previously, she completed Singapore math’s 1B workbook, yet she didn’t seem to really understand what she was learning. So now we are trying a lot more hands-on, one-on-one approach to mathematics with great success. This week’s lesson will be about comparing [...]
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