Gifted Resource Council
I had a great visit with parents at the Gifted Resource Council on November 1, 2025. The topic was how to get kids interested in math. We did a little hands-on math to show how getting students involved in “active math” is a great way to keep them interested throughout the teaching process. I took […]
Visit to Pacific Intermediate
I had a great visit with the fifth and sixth grade students at Pacific Intermediate (about 500 students altogether). We did some math using strips of paper and showed that math is more than just numbers. We discussed how math is all around us, in nature, animals, art, weather, the stars, and music. Both groups […]
The Missing Cache
The Missing Cache, book 11 in The Math Kids series, is out now! A missing boy, espionage, and simple machines are the perfect mix for the Math Kids… In addition to being president of the math club, Catherine Duchesne is the second member of her school’s geocaching club. When she finds an email address in […]
Math Activities for Kids
We’re used to doing math with numbers (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing) but did you know that you can also do math with no numbers at all? There is an area of mathematics called topology, which is the study of shapes and how they can be bent or stretched. Topology can deal with either flat (2 […]
Fun Math Games
Math games are a great way for kids (and adults, for that matter) to learn and practice math skills while having fun. Here are a few of my favorites: The Game of 24 The game itself is very simple. Each card has four numbers on it. Use all four numbers and any of the basic […]
Falling for Learning Podcast
I was happy to be a guest on the Falling for Learning podcast talking about how math games and puzzles are important in learning important math skills. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/50XHUaO6d9tAUFuWfkKU86
Wilkinson Early Childhood Center
I had a great author visit with the second graders at the Wilkinson Early Childhood center today. We talked about how an author builds a story using characters, settings, and a problem to be solved. The kids provided great input to the story we created. Following my presentation, every student received three free books (including […]
Why are Math Puzzles Important?
I ran a math camp for 6 years and I made it my goal to show the kids that math is exciting and, believe it or not, fun. One thing I learned is the kids loved to do math puzzles. It didn’t feel like math to them, and they didn’t realize the importance of what […]
The Iferia Techcast
I enjoyed being a guest on The Iferia Techcast podcast with Ezekiel Iferia. You can listen to it here: iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-the-iferia-techcast-288252941/episode/from-data-centers-to-math-mysteries-290958368/ apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-iferia-techcast/id1827706185
Math Camp Remote Visit
I had a great remote visit with the math campers at Shenango School District in Pittsburgh. During the camp they read The Prime-Time Burglars, the first book in the Math Kids series. We did a little math magic and they had lots of fun questions for me – the toughest was if I could only choose […]