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Every child can learn with the right tools. Empowering all students, regardless of labels. Providing resources for classroom, homeschool, and special education.

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This story is an imaginative journey out of base 10 and into base 3 to give learners a deeper understanding of how mathematics develops in history. While outwitting an evil wizard, three children characters give mathematics delightful, courageous human faces.

Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #10: Picture story books bring together language, abstract ideas, and visual models. matheverafter.com #mathlit amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

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Reason #10:  Picture story books bring together language, abstract ideas, and visual models.   matheverafter.com  #mathlit  
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It was important to me to work with a gifted illustrator for my math book, Nothing Could Stop the Wizard. Lilian Barac's magnificent illustrations place this math exploration of number systems in the context of beautiful images. Take a peek inside at: amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #9: Illustrations allow children to see beauty, as math education should.



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Set aside the worksheets and enjoy "reading" some math this summer with Nothing Could Stop the Wizard! This book helps children develop an intuitive understanding of place value and zero through an exciting story. Peek inside at amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

MathEverAfter's tweet image. Set aside the worksheets and enjoy "reading" some math this summer with Nothing Could Stop the Wizard! This book helps children develop an intuitive understanding of place value and zero through an exciting story. Peek inside at amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #10: Picture story books bring together language, abstract ideas, and visual models. matheverafter.com #mathlit amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

MathEverAfter's tweet image. Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer:

Reason #10:  Picture story books bring together language, abstract ideas, and visual models.   matheverafter.com  #mathlit  
amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #9: Illustrations allow children to see beauty, as math education should.


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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #8 Stories are exciting, as math should be! MathEverAfter.com #mathlit amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…


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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #7 Stories delight, the way math education should. matheverafter.com #mathlit amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…


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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #5 Stories allow children to play with ideas and possibilities without fear of wrong answers. matheverafter.com


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Summer is a great time to try a different tack in math: a shady tree, a glass of lemonade, and Nothing Could Stop the Wizard. Let your child explore mathematical thinking through story while developing conceptual understanding of place value and zero. amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

MathEverAfter's tweet image. Summer is a great time to try a different tack in math: a shady tree, a glass of lemonade, and Nothing Could Stop the Wizard. Let your child explore mathematical thinking through story while developing conceptual understanding of place value and zero. amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

Read any good math this summer?

Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #6 Stories allow us to infuse meaning into knowledge, patterns, and events. matheverafter.com #mathlit



Read any good math this summer?

Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #5 Stories allow children to play with ideas and possibilities without fear of wrong answers. matheverafter.com



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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #4 Stories highlight human themes of courage, creativity, struggle, perseverance, triumph, and human bonds. matheverafter.com


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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #3 Stories humanize mathematics, inserting characters into encounters with mathematical patterns and relationships. matheverafter.com


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Why picture books are a great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #2 Math fiction allows children to immerse themselves in world of imagination, freeing their mathematical creativity. matheverafter.com

Why picture books are great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #1 The structure of literature is uniquely suited as a context for mathematical thinking because story has at its heart a problem to be overcome and heroes who will overcome it. matheverafter.com



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Why picture books are great way to engage kids in math this summer: Reason #1 The structure of literature is uniquely suited as a context for mathematical thinking because story has at its heart a problem to be overcome and heroes who will overcome it. matheverafter.com


Summertime, story books, and math - a great formula for delightful learning. #toolstolearn #mathlit #summermath #summerReading

Summer is a great time to try a different tack in math: a shady tree, a glass of lemonade, and Nothing Could Stop the Wizard. Let your child explore mathematical thinking through story while developing conceptual understanding of place value and zero. amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…

MathEverAfter's tweet image. Summer is a great time to try a different tack in math: a shady tree, a glass of lemonade, and Nothing Could Stop the Wizard. Let your child explore mathematical thinking through story while developing conceptual understanding of place value and zero. amazon.com/Nothing-Could-…


This is an important conversation - allow play, but perhaps what is also happening is removing interference between the child and the play. That interference comes in many forms.

Norway dominated the medal count. Amazing comment from their director of elite sports. Imagine if we taught math this way - not keeping score, just developing and learning. #iteachmath

Johnston_MSMath's tweet image. Norway dominated the medal count. Amazing comment from their director of elite sports. Imagine if we taught math this way - not keeping score, just developing and learning. #iteachmath


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What Does It Mean to Be a Number? (The Peano Axioms) | Infinite Series youtube.com/watch?v=3gBoP8… (by @PBSInfinite, @math3ma)


Excited to see this forgotten aspect of education building again: #CultureandCommunity

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Stop in this Cincinnati gem for a wonderful selection and experience. Relax in their deCafe! #childrensbookstore


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