When elementary students experience math through multiple modes, they begin to see it as a language of design, rhythm, and ...

This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...

Simple patterns can be found almost everywhere in the environment, from drain covers to leaves and road markings, say Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson Patterns are essential to building ...

Here we have a square, a circle and a triangle. We're going to use them to form a pattern. This is the pattern formed by the shapes.

This domain is the foundation on upon which children will develop later academic skills in math, science and social studies. This includes simple science skills (observing, classifying and predicting) ...

Consider the tiles on a bathroom floor or wall; they’re often arranged in a repeating pattern. But is there a single shape that tiles such a surface — an infinite one — in a pattern that never repeats ...

In March, a group of mathematicians identified a thirteen-sided shape called “the hat” that can tile a surface without any patterns repeating. Now the researchers are updating the shape to maintain ...

During family dinner, we have a tradition. Everyone has to summarize their day by describing three good events and, if necessary, one bad event. When my turn arrived at a recent dinner, I turned to my ...