Friday, 22 November 2019

I Love My Math Whiteboard

It's been a very long time since I posted anything on this blog. Time to get back to using it.
I have a collection of "tools and toys" that I use with my math tutoring. One of my favourites is my Math Whiteboard. Stimulated by my math son and my husband, who both love to use a whiteboard to think through problems, I purchased one just for doing math on. It works so well for youngsters who get antsy sitting for too long. It's great when we want to work away at something but want to have an easy-erase place to work. It's perfect for anyone who likes to stand for a change of pace. It's a super way to be able to stand back and study or just see your work. And it works pretty well if you want to show off your work to others - like parents picking you up after a math session. It also doubles a place to leave fun math messages on.
Over the past year or so, I've taken a few pictures of my Math Whiteboard at it's best.

Brand new and ready to use, with some magnetic dots to go along with it


Pascal's Triangle


Pascal's Triangle, Mod 2!


MathMan - a game a student and I created. The traditional Hangman, but using mathematical equations instead of words. Great fun!


A backwards number-line. Good practice for reading a protractor, which offers scales left-to-right and right-to-left.


Fractions and decimals. Lots of learning happening!


University math courtesy of Alex


Also courtesy of Alex


More math fun
So . . .if you don't like to always sit while you work, I highly recommend a whiteboard. Give it a try!