Rewiring the Adult Brain: Literature for Parents
This book for teachers and parents brings to life the idea that math should be fun, engaging, and is meant to be enjoyed. “Math Recess is a breathless ride!” (Kimberly Morrow-Leong, NCSM 2018 program chair, author of Mathematize It!)
Why I like it: Math Recess empowers the teacher and parent to think of ways for their children to practice skills without being bored by skills practice. It is an easy read that often had me laughing, nodding, and taking off to solve problems posed. Readers cannot help but want to engage and understand mathematics.
This is a fun book to engage with your child (K-2nd)—play, talk, and enjoy mathematics alone, in pairs or small groups...
Why I like it: This book is easy to use with children. Love the Beetles. The children love the experiences and jump in to discover. Love that!
Truly the historical existence of zero.
Why I like it: This book shares the depth of zero from its birth through today, its complexity and impact of thought and understanding, and its controversy.
This book is about math, all things math, yet it isn’t. It is a humorous and intellectual text that engages readers to feel empowered in understanding how math works in our daily lives and is filled with “bad drawings” to illustrate the author’s attempt to answer three questions: Why do I need to learn this? When am I ever going to use it? Why is it so hard?
Why I like it: I laughed, I smiled, I felt connected to the content. It had me pondering experiences presented and ways to rethink them.
A brilliant introduction to mathematics
Articles to Read
This book is about more than the history of memory and the decline over centuries. and the impact it has on learning. It also gives great, clear techniques to improve your memory- the ability to remember, not memorize...
Why I like it: Moonwalking with Einstein is a really fun read, intellectually engaging, and offers practical ideas that I now use to remember important information. It validated the idea that math is not about memorization of rules and facts, but rather about understanding underlining concepts. Memory without meaning is meaningless. It may be tangentially connected to math if you squint hard.
Important message—When you are exposed to something new, reflect, resist, and recenter
An adult refresher course in all things mathematical.