I recently bought a large container of Q-Tips (cotton swabs) to use for learning and exploring all kinds of math. There's no way I could have anticipated the fun and hours of exploration and imaginative play that would follow! Today I'm going to show how we combined math and art to create shapes and designs with Q-Tips, as well as a huge list of other ways you can use Q-Tips to learn math! Talk about a cheap math manipulative! *Please Note: Keep Reading...
Math Art: Learning about Circles with Bubble Prints
There are lots of different ways to explore shapes with your kids. So why not get creative? (And gloriously messy?!) Because I love using art as a way to teach and discover math concepts (and because it helps me to be intentional about letting my kids get messy and creative, something that I do not naturally want to do), I decided to make a batch of bubbles and let the kids "paint" with bubbles. We then used our creations to talk about circles Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebies Round Up!
Welcome to the weekly collection of FREE math teaching resources here at Math Geek Mama! Every week I share the best freebies from around the web for grades K-12. If you have a free math teaching resource you would like to share, send me a link! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: The Curriculum Corner has a great collection of resources for 2D and 3D shapes! Be sure to pop over there and grab some of the fun activities! This owl-themed Keep Reading...
Disney Math: Using Pattern Blocks to Create Cinderella’s Castle!
If you haven't seen on Instagram, my family is counting down the days to our Disney World vacation! This is our first time, and my kids are just a little bit excited. ;) To help use their excitement to learn and explore important math concepts, we've been having a "Disney Math" lesson each week! (If you missed last week, check out our math countdown to Disney!). This week, to build on our triangles lesson from "The Greedy Triangle," we pulled Keep Reading...
Exploring Triangles with “The Greedy Triangle!”
The Greedy Triangle, by Marilyn Burns, is a great way to introduce shapes to young kids. It explores various shapes and gives copious examples of shapes in the world around us, and gave us a great starting place for exploring triangles! In addition, it provides an important character lesson: be content with who you are! Or as Dr. Seuss put it, Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." *Please Keep Reading...
