You don’t need worksheets to do math! Even your yard has opportunities to build math thinking skills. Here are some simple options for you: ESTIMATING. Before you start: "How many bags do you think we'll fill?"or “How big will our final pile be?” After jumping: "Did the pile get bigger or smaller?" COMPARING & MEASURING. "Is the pile taller than you? Shorter? About the same?" "Which leaf is the biggest one you can find?" “Can you order these four leaves smallest to biggest?” (For older kids: Whe

Critical Thinking and Logic in Mathematics

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