I added a short video of me explaining the basic idea behind manipulatives. Check it out.--Henri
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Kinesthetic Page
I combined my blog posts on kinesthetic activities into one page on my Web site. I edited it some, and added links.--Henri
Responding to e-mail
I do respond to messages I receive through the address on my Web site. If you don't hear from me after ten days or so, check your spam filter.Some schools and districts routinely reject messages from outside as spam. If you work at such a place, you'll have to give me some other way to… Continue reading Responding to e-mail
This blog
I have renamed this blog, as the content of the posts has gradually shifted from "what's new on my math ed page" to "my math ed blog". I will continue to mention changes on my math ed site, my publications, and my presentations at conferences, but I hope to continue expressing my thoughts about math… Continue reading This blog
Answers
Correspondents frequently ask:Do you have answers to (this or that worksheet on the Web site)?Typically, no. I'm sorry, but I don't have the time or interest to write up answers.The exception is that if the activity appears in a book, the answers are indeed written up, as the publisher usually demands it. (Even then, I… Continue reading Answers
Completing the Square animation
A correspondent sent me a Geometer's Sketchpad version of my Completing the Square animation. I posted it.I often use technology that is different from what many math teachers use. (Cabri rather than GSP, TI-89 rather than 83/84.) Thus I depend on outside contributors to send me other versions of the files I post. Thanks in… Continue reading Completing the Square animation
Creative Publications Manipulatives Update
Lab Gear Activities for Algebra 1 and the 3D Lab Gear are no longer available from Creative Publications / McGraw-Hill. Moreover, they have redesigned their Web site, and all the URLs have changed.Pentomino Activities, Lessons, and Puzzles is going out of print, but is still available.Short run: I've updated my publications page, and the Lab… Continue reading Creative Publications Manipulatives Update
Useful!
I know that people use my Web site, because I get a modest but consistent stream of e-mail from visitors. But do people read this blog? At least one person does! I made it possible to click on "useful" or "interesting" below the posts, and someone clicked on "useful" within hours of my previous post.… Continue reading Useful!
Rights update
I added a few paragraphs to the "rights" page in preemptive response to the question I sometimes get about permission to use my materials in a teacher training workshop.--Henri
More Small Changes
I added the "function diagram dance" activity to the Function Diagrams main page. I also added to that same page a list of the function diagram lessons in Algebra: Themes, Tools, Concepts (ATTC). Those sometimes duplicate, sometimes complement the other function diagram material on the Web site.I added an "index of selected topics and tools"… Continue reading More Small Changes
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