Last month, I worked in Andrew Eller’s amazing 4th grade classroom in Los Angeles that was beginning an exploration of … More
Category: multiplicative thinking
Feet, inches and yards: Conversions on a ratio table
This post is from our friend and colleague Kathy Minas, a 4th grade teacher at PS 158, and an avid … More
Chocolate Arrays
Lately, I’ve been seeing arrays everywhere I go: at the grocery store, at the pharmacy, at the farmers’ market. And, … More
The delight of disequilibrium
Disequilibrium is Piaget’s term to describe when what a learner already knows comes into conflict with new information. Learners must … More
“Stack of Bills” string
Here’s a string I designed with a team of fifth grade teachers who were looking for creative ways to encourage … More