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Gattegno’s Mathematics Book 2: It’s All Algebra

We are back in the full swing of school. I've gotten a few emails about Gattegno's Mathematics Book 2 - where is he going with this and why are we doing addition and subtraction the way he does it? I thought

Facebook Jail – How I Got In And What I Did

If you follow me on Facebook, you know that last week I was sent to Facebook jail. What is Facebook jail? It is when Facebook locks you out of your account or prevents you from using your account for various

Why Number Sense Activities Aren’t The Answer

I'm taking a slight detour from our study of the number 11 with Gattegno Mathematics Textbook 1 and diving into the deep waters of number sense activities and why we don't do them. And why I don't think

What Cuisenaire Rods Do When No One Is Looking

Cuisenaire Rod Staircases – All About Counting

We're making Cuisenaire Rod staircases again in connection with numbers 1-10. We're in chapter 4 of the Gattegno Mathematics Textbook 1 series, which you can get here. Flip to page 60. Gattegno

Factoring Numbers With Cuisenaire Rods

This blog post continues our work in Gattegno Textbook 1. We are on page 51, exercise 50 if you would like to follow along. For a free copy, click on the image of Mathematics Textbook 1. This post covers

The Silent Way – What I Learn When I Shut-Up

Caleb Gattegno is the reason most people know about Cuisenaire Rods. He is also the father of ‘The Silent Way’ of teaching.  The Silent Way stresses the learners’ autonomy and participation

Multiplication and Fractions Within The Number 5

We have reached the section on multiplication and fractions within the number 5 in Gattegno Mathematics Textbook 1. These topics are covered in exercises 11 – 39 of chapter 4, which is the largest