math is fun Archives ⋆ R.E.A.L.-World Learners https://realworldlearners.com/tag/math-is-fun/ Engaging, authentic learning resources for students of all ages Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:53:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://realworldlearners.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-8516c9f3047b5127c72aba019d664e56-32x32.jpeg math is fun Archives ⋆ R.E.A.L.-World Learners https://realworldlearners.com/tag/math-is-fun/ 32 32 Math Monday: Tessellations https://realworldlearners.com/math-monday-tessellations/ https://realworldlearners.com/math-monday-tessellations/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:29:26 +0000 https://realworldlearners.com/?p=277 ... Then I brought out the craft supplies and cut out a circle, square, and rectangle from construction paper. He helped me trace each one several times to see what the pattern would look like. I asked him what was different about the repeating circles and the repeating squares/rectangles designs. He had a lot of random thoughts on the topic, but eventually mentioned that there are empty spaces between the circles but not between the squares and rectangles. He got it! :) ... Read more...

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