The Math Guy

Here in Ontario, we have had some very cold and snowy weather recently. I took advantage of this in a Grade 5 class to see if the students c...

Some time ago I gave students the question: A movie starts at 3:40 p.m. and lasts 2 and 3/4 hours. What time will it finish? The students ...

I've had a lot of fun asking this question both to educators and students recently. Typical replies are; "They measure degrees...

One of my clearest memories of doing maths when I was 6 or 7 was in Mrs. White's class at St. Thomas More R.C. School. We used Cuisenair...

Place value is so much more than Base 10 blocks. This is a common theme has emerged in a number of recent Collaborative Inquiry sessions wh...

"Why did the chicken cross the Mobius strip? To get to the other..., hey, wait a minute..." I came across this twist on the Mobiu...

If I ask someone how they are feeling and they reply "Oh, average" it is sometimes very difficult for me not to say "Oh, and ...