Thoughts about what worked in math circles
Thoughts about what worked in math circles After about 7 months of math circles with a group of 7- turning 8-year-old boys and girls, I decided to take a...
July 17, 2023 Thoughts about what worked in math circles Thoughts about what worked in math circles After about 7 months of math circles with a group of 7- turning 8-year-old boys and girls, I decided to take a break to breathe and reflect on what worked and what didn't. It's interesting how big a gulf there is between what math topic you think will be interesting to a 7-year-old and what actually captures their attention. Let me start by giving some examples of things I thought would catch their interest but flopped. The game SET . Fold-and-cut puzzles . Geometry snacks . Cutting a Mobius str
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