by Leanne Luttrell | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog, General, Teaching Strategies
There is a great question on Twitter today about dividing fractions. I created this to share my thoughts. Just think of how excited this teacher was when she discovered this pattern! She posted it on social media, then planned another lesson around it. This was...
by Leanne Luttrell | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, General
When mathematics is introduced into a conversation, very few people are neutral. When someone tells me they do not like math, I always say he/she did not have the right math teachers! I believe that. Yes, I have always enjoyed math. Why do I love math and want...
by Leanne Luttrell | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog, Challenges, General
Did you know some types of logic puzzles are part of the entrance exam for law school? Perplexing Placement Puzzles are a type of logic puzzle involving sequential ordering skills. We don’t use these because they are on the LSAT; but we do use them for the same...
by Leanne Luttrell | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog, General, Logic/Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
Did you know some types of logic puzzles are part of the entrance exam for law school? Perplexing Placement Puzzles are part of Mind-Bending Mondays! I began writing and using these puzzles with my students many years ago. When the books were published, a close...
by Leanne Luttrell | Nov 9, 2020 | Challenges, General
Did you know some types of logic puzzles are part of the entrance exam for law school? Perplexing Placement Puzzles are a type of logic puzzle involving sequential ordering skills. We don’t use these because they are on the LSAT; but we do use them for the same...
by Leanne Luttrell | Nov 1, 2020 | Algebraic Thinking, Blog, General, Teaching Strategies
Today there was a great question on social media: I realized I don’t actually understand what is really happening when you distribute something like 2x(x+5). The 2nd part makes sense because if you have 5 groups of 2 x’s, that makes 10x. Tips on how...
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