Math author and long-time homeschooling mother of 5. Through my blog and my books, I want to awaken parents’ and children’s minds to the wonder of mathematics.
Illinois, USA
Joined January 2012
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Charlotte Mason's Living Math Now in Print!
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Ostomachion: Divide the Square denisegaskins.com/2026/09/23…
Reasoning about Ratios and Proportions denisegaskins.com/2026/09/16…
The Pharaoh’s Treasure, Part 2 --- The adventure continues with geometry puzzles to explore.
And I confess that I lied in the original story...
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The full quote, from my book Let's Play Math:
And here is the most important piece of advice I can offer. Your slogan must be the one used by the Chinese teachers Liping Ma interviewed:
“Know how, and also know why.”
Always ask why the rules you learn in math work. Don’t stop asking until you find someone who can explain it in a way that makes sense to you.
When you struggle with a concept and conquer it, it will make you free. You don’t have to be afraid of it anymore.
—Denise Gaskins
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Cat Quotations --- A fun language exercise, plus several math links.
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“Sense-making is the first mathematical practice for a reason. If we don’t do this one, the rest of them don’t matter. If we’re not doing this, our children are not going to learn mathematics. Make sense-making the focus of every single thing you do in your math classroom.”
—Annie Fetter
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The Secret of the Pharaoh’s Treasure: The first mathematical adventure of Alexandria Jones.
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The Mathematical Adventures of Alexandria Jones: Fictional explorations in the world of math
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Introduction to the Science of Counting: One of my favorite rabbit-trails to explore in middle school math!
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Dragons, Gryphons, and Math Mistakes --- Few people realize that a math test is also a test of reading comprehension.
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Conversion Factors: How Old Are You in Nanoseconds?
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Podcast: Charlotte Mason’s Living Math denisegaskins.com/2026/07/03…
Tasty Treats from the Moscow Puzzles -- Mathematics with almost no calculations. Have fun playing logic with your kids!
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Rescuing Cool Math for Older Kids -- two puzzles for upper-elementary to middle school, and two for middle-to-high school.
Have fun playing math with your older kids!
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Puzzle: A Cross of Cards -- Puzzles can be fun ways to idle away a stormy afternoon. Or they can be doorways into the world of math, invitations to explore.
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Puzzle: Random Blocks denisegaskins.com/2026/04/29…
Playing with Calendar Patterns denisegaskins.com/2026/04/22…
Math Game Monday: Sim
Have fun playing math with your kids!
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