While not as popular as it’s cousin sudoku at present, kakuro puzzles have been around for years. They are also known by the name “cross sums”, as they are a mathematical version of the crossword puzzle. I remember enjoying them as a kid—and more complicated ones even now as an adult—and thought I’d give it [...]
We played a couple games with popsicle (craft) sticks last night. I got the first game idea from a blog post about making shapes (triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, etc.) using sticks, but added a little twist of my own to make the game broader. I began giving each boy 1 stick. “What can you make?” [...]
We had a pretty good weekend. My parents were in town for a conference/meeting, and my Dad came for a visit on Saturday afternoon. It had been a while since he’d seen the boys, so it was nice to catch up. Earlier on Saturday the boys each had their drama class as well. This morning [...]
Daegan uses Math U See as the core, or ‘spine’ of his math learning, and we use other books and materials, flashcards, play games, he helps cook, etc. Today we started a new resource, in keeping with my focus on thinking skills: _Math Analogies_ beginner workbook, from the Critical Thinking Company: It was a huge [...]