This is a very cute birth announcement posted on alphabetmonkey.com and discovered on Pinterest. It suggests that Math teachers often find inspiration in places not labeled MATHEMATICS, MEASUREMENT, CALENDAR, CALCULATION, QUANTIFICATION, METRIC OR IMPERIAL UNIT SYSTEM.
Announcements could be constructed for a favorite book or cartoon character, author or fantasy friend. The array of mathematical tools, old and new, to be included in such a project are endless and fun to both imagine and collect.
Data on weight, time, length, date and name could be expressed using a variety of systems that immediately introduce the history of math, with approaches and alphabets selected from across cultures and eras.
This is just one example of what real math teachers get up to when they are not being force-fed Pearson, Common Core, test frenzy and test prep.
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