by MathPickle | Oct 30, 2015 | Teaching Technique Discussion |
I have honed some techniques for introducing new games and puzzles into the elementary classroom. From my previous blog postings (and the video below) you will know that I do NOT recommend teaching the rules at the start, but rather to engage students immediately by...
by MathPickle | Oct 9, 2015 | Teaching Technique Discussion |
I have been using your puzzles for a long time on my classrooms… Honestly, they are the best mathematics learning I have found to date- all the students have an entry point, and everyone is successful and challenged… I’m wondering how you come up...
by MathPickle | Oct 2, 2015 | Teaching Technique Discussion
I failed yesterday. Background: I encourage students to work in pairs or occasionally triples with a single puzzle-sheet shared between them. In my classes paper is a scarce resource. I love to see co-operative math as in the photo above. However, I have been relaxed...
