Dan Finkel
@mathforlove.bsky.social
Founder, Math for Love, mathforlove.com. Dedicated to giving everyone a chance and a reason to fall in love with mathematics. Curriculum writer, game developer, speaker, teacher of teachers.
This was so much fun. Our run ended a July 31 but we are adding even more Math Rooms this fall.
Dan Finkel@mathforlove.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnyone passing through Times Square see this awesome display from @mathhappens.bsky.social? Pretty cool to see 21st Century Pattern Blocks up there 😀 #iteachmath
Maybe not what they were thinking of, but Tiny Polka Dot is on my gift list for little ones who enjoy mathy thinking. mathforlove.com/games/tiny-p...
Tiny Polka Dot - Math For Love
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"It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be fun!" Love this #earlymathvideo from STEM Utah! @earlyfamilymath.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/94Kqk...
MILO + Friends: Using Math Language at Home
YouTube video by STEM Utah
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I don't agree with Bret Stephens very often. I do here. Machines can lift more than we can. We don't use them to lift weights for us when we go to the gym. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
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"Manipulatives make Deep Work more Accessible" - words to thrive by. And there is so much more. Read this blog post.
Dan Finkel@mathforlove.bsky.social · last wk.If anyone still reads long blog posts, I just wrote a reflection on our pilot project with Seattle Public Schools of last year. It was kind of an amazing collaboration. #iteachmath #mtbos mathforlove.com/2026/08/who-...
If anyone still reads long blog posts, I just wrote a reflection on our pilot project with Seattle Public Schools of last year. It was kind of an amazing collaboration. #iteachmath #mtbos mathforlove.com/2026/08/who-...
Who Deserves the Good Stuff? - Math For Love
A reflection on our pilot project with Seattle Public Schools to provide appropriate math challenges for gifted kids in general-ed classrooms
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We're proud to help share COUNTED OUT, an award-winning documentary by Vicki Abeles that asks an urgent question: how do we reclaim our mathematical confidence in the age of AI? Saturday, August 8, 2026 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET RSVP: bit.ly/CountedOutAug8
Pattern block and joined mirror designs made by the university students at the O’Week One Hundred Factorial sessions this week.
Side project update! I'm having a ridiculously good time working with my brothers on a new board game, Battle of the Species. We'll be Kickstarting it soon! My older brother had the brilliant idea to have our artist make cards featuring us. I quite like how mine turned out!
Just learned that Lucas invented the Towers of Hanoi and was the first person to write down the rules of Dots and Boxes. (Died from sepsis from an accidental scratch from a broken plate! Crazy. Tough living pre-antibiotics.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89d...
Édouard Lucas - Wikipedia
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Hey! I wrote something about teaching and Dan wrote something back. What year is this, 2012? (Read Dan's thing, it's interesting.)
Dan Finkel@mathforlove.bsky.social · last mo.Michael, I've been thinking enough about your piece that I felt like I had to write one of my own. mathforlove.com/2026/07/make...
I wrote about how @hpicciotto.bsky.social makes such wonderful (and useful) mathematical activities. substack.com/home/post/p-...
How Henri Picciotto Designs Great Lessons
Learning from one of the best to ever do it.
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Math On-A-Stick sign ups are live! www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F44AB...
Math On-A-Stick 2026 Volunteers
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN VOLUNTEERING AT MATH ON-A-STICK IN 2025! We need your help to make this year's Math On-A-Stick another successful venture! Each summer, more than 250 volunteers fill al...
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Wow - a cool local decor store stocks our games. And Rolly Poly is on an incredible sale there right now! digsshowroom.com/products/rol...
Rolly Poly Game | Math for Love
The Rolly Poly Game from Math for Love is a fun, physical, collaborative, number-learning family game! Start playing in less than a minute. Includes high-quality cards, wooden counters and a giant, pl...
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I did this in Summers 23, 24, 25. I even did a final presentation the last go-round! docs.google.com/presentation... All of this to say: This is a great program to participate in! For all levels & schedules. Click Justin's post below and learn a lil more and/or reshare it! #iTeachMath ♾️🧮 #MathSky
21st Century Math [2025] Explorations from Fibonacci Nim
Explorations from Fibonacci Nim Ideas, Wonders, and Unresolved Problems Inspired by the 21st Century Mathematics 2025 Program Benjamin Dickman, Ph.D. || K-12 Mathematics Chair & Teacher Department of ...
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Justin Lanier@jlanier.bsky.social · 2mo agoHi! In July I'm once again running a free online program for K-12 math teachers called "21st century mathematics". Its goal is to help teachers to connect math they teach with some math that has been discovered in the 21st century. Pass it along! Info+register: justinlanier.org/21st-century...
It's Mental Math Monday! Is 15.99/3.99 greater than 4, less than 4, or equal to 4? How are you thinking about it?
Looking back at some of the shapes and designs from my pattern block play in May! #21CenturyPB #iTeachMath
Yesterday @bagofmoons.bsky.social almost choked laughing when she saw a middle-schooler wearing a T-shirt like this, but to me the funniest part...
Pattern bracelets! cc @nhoskee.bsky.social talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/pattern...
Pattern Bracelets | Talking Math With Your Kids
I have been thinking about patterns for a long time, occasionally making progress in understanding how children learn to identify and think about patterns. Overall, it is slow going. There isn’t nearl...
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This is a fun one. Not even sure if it’s possible to nail down the answer with certainty!
Carl@mathowitz.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is a 30 pack of Spindrift. 10 Lemon Limeades 10 Pink Lemonades 10 Strawberry Lemonades How much of each fruit are in each can?
This is such an excellent video, in large part because Howie actually gives concrete examples of different versions. And guess what? We have different things that might be called Discovery Learning, and some seem like a huge waste of time, and others seem fantastic.
Howie Hua@howiehua.bsky.social · 3mo agoMy thoughts on discovery learning in math
