Peas & Carrots: A New Twist to an Old Task

We have go-to math tasks - tasks that are open, include a visual component, and are mathematically rich with a low mathematical floor and a high mathematical ceiling (Boaler, 2016). These tasks are effective for introducing a new concept,...

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The Math Diet in Teaching Children Mathematics

You can now read about the Math Diet in NCTM's journal Teaching Children Mathematics. Check out March 2016, Volume 22, Issue 7. If you have a membership with NCTM, you can read our article for free at NCTM's website. If you do not...

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The Math Diet: An Instructional Framework to Grow Mathematicians

We are educators, readers, writers, and mathematicians. We seek to unite the two worlds of math and literacy. We began our journey together, ten years ago, as second grade teachers collaborating to plan units, field trips, and family-school events.  As we...

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