October/November = lots of falling leaves and lots of candy.  What better to do with both of those things?  Math, of course!  )
Whether you have extra M&M’s, Skittles, Smarties, Runts, or just a big bunch of assorted candy bars, take a few minutes to turn those sweets into more than cavities.  Even little bitty [...]

It was COLD in Central KY yesterday.  The nature walk part of our study was rather short – a quick trip down to the creek bed to collect a variety of leaves.  But once we got home – the learning and fun began!
We started with a review discussion about the purpose of leaves and why they [...]

I’m trying to keep up with my promise to show you what some of our unconventional math lessons look like around here.  Today I want to share how I plan a math lesson around a piece of literature.  It’s really very easy!
Like most everything I do, I grab a pencil and a pad of paper [...]

After the last couple of living math posts, I promised to share some of our non-textbook lessons.  Here are some of the fun things we’ve been doing/have planned to do this winter on our living math days.  My hope is to encourage you that….
1.) Living math really is thoughtful, meaningful math.
2.) Living math isn’t hard to implement at [...]

Wow, it seems like my Living Math post struck a nerve.  Are there that many math-haters out there?    I think more questions have come in regarding the idea of living math than just about anything else I’ve ever written.  One person asked a question that pretty much encompasses all the other questions, so I’ll use hers [...]