Category Archives: Math Reasoning

Who Will Pack Your Parachute?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Cherra-Lynne Olthof

Battle River School Division I applaud your new grading system.  I have a few slight issues with how you really are still using percentages, but on the whole you are breaking new ground and I applaud you.  You’re trying to change … Continue reading →

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Foldables – The Four Window

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Cherra-Lynne Olthof

This is a teaching tool I absolutely love and one of the nice things about it, it’s non-tech.  Although technology is lovely, kids sometimes like to step away from it every now and then.  As one of my kids once … Continue reading →

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Pi Day

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Cherra-Lynne Olthof

Aw Pi day……a day to eat pie.  Well, it is circular….. Photo courtesy LeJyBy at Flickr Creative Commons But if you’re a math teacher like I am, we get kinda giddy about this day.  I like to use it to … Continue reading →

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Critical Thinking With Real Life Math

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Cherra-Lynne Olthof

http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/2186149267/ Anyone who knows me know that I’m very much about critical thinking in all subject areas.  Many people tell me that it can’t be done in math because critical thinking is all about asking questions that have no real … Continue reading →

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