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Table Talk Math: A Practical Guide to Bringing Math into Everyday Conversations Kindle Edition

by John Stevens (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 64 ratings
Exploring math with your kids can be fun. Really!

Maybe you love math. Maybe you still remember anxiety you felt as a student in math class. Either way, your kids are learning from you and deciding whether or not they are "good at" math.

How can you help ensure that your children and teens learn to love math? Talk about it! Make it fun and casual and interesting. (And please, make sure math conversations aren't just about grades.) Bring math into your everyday conversations. It's simple because...

Math is everywhere! From cooking (and eating) to playing games to estimating how much toilet paper is left on a roll to creating elaborate patterns with LEGO bricks, you don't have to look far to find numbers to wonder about with your kids.

In Table Talk Math, John Stevens offers ideas for initiating authentic, math-based conversations that can benefit (and be fun for) everyone at the table--no matter how young or old. The more often you can get your kids to notice and be curious about all the numbers, patterns, and equations in the world around them, the more likely they are to start thinking about math as something that is fun, even if it isn't always easy. And that's when you'll really have something to talk about.
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"Table Talk Mathis chock-full of stories that will make you feel like you're seated at John's table. This practical guide provides the perfect balance of accessible resources, empowering coaching, and authentic humor. Teachers and parents, get ready to pull up a chair, and invite students of all ages to join mathematical conversations that develop number sense, perseverance, and joy."- Cathy Yenca

"John Stevens is much more than a math teacher; he's a storyteller. In Table Talk Math, he invites us into his home and shows us, through personal vignettes with his two children, how we can work math into our own everyday conversations. Enhanced with contributions from a team of math innovators and written in a refreshingly readable style, Table Talk Math give parents easy ideas for bringing math home in authentic and relevant ways." - Jennifer Gonzalez

"How appropriate that a book designed to help parents have conversations about math with their children is written in such a conversational format. If more authors approached math in the way that John Stevens does in Table Talk Math, we might be able to begin to erase the stigma that surrounds math in our culture."- Donna Boucher

"As an elementary school principal, I'll do everything I can to get Table Talk Math in the hands of parent communities. John Stevens' honest experiences about the power of having meaningful and intentional conversations with kids is truly transformative. If you're looking for ways to promote curiosity, confidence, and risk taking in your own children, this book is, without a doubt, for you!"- Amy Fadeji

"John Stevens works harder than anyone I know. In this book, he's scoured the Internet and connected with real-life math teachers to find accessible, understandable, tangible ways for parents to support their students in math, the least-accessible subject for many parents. In Table Talk Math, parents will find tips and tricks, ideas that we wish all of our students' parents would use. Stevens is making math accessible for parents."- Matt Vaudrey

"This is an exciting time in math education. There is practically no end to the number of resources designed to help teachers (and parents!) spark rich mathematical conversations. Yet this vast landscape can also be intimidating. Where should we begin when there is so much to choose from? What questions can we ask our students (and children) to prompt delight-filled discussions? And how should we respond to their questions and ideas in return? In Table Talk Math, John Stevens offers timely answers to these questions and more. If searching on our own through everything the Internet has to offer is like drinking water from a firehose, then Table Talk Math is John serving it up one cool, refreshing glass at a time."
- Michael Fenton

"Time spent with our children is limited, leaving us scrambling for more meaningful ways to build life-long relationships with them. As parents, we want to make the most of every opportunity, but it's tough. It's here where Table Talk Math offers simple ways for us to purposefully connect with the ones we love, but in a mathy kind of way. Through the eyes of his own childhood, John Stevens shares the personal stories that helped foster his own curiosity in the world around him and he invites you to do the same--just as his parents did for him."- Graham Fletcher

"Parents know the value of reading with their children from a young age. Table Talk Math not only brings to light the importance of doing math with children but also teaches exactly how to do it! John shares a multitude of strategies and diverse resources that appeal to children of all ages, from Pre-K through high school. These fascinating resources will make exploring math with your children the most highly anticipated part of your dinner routine! Avoid math anxiety and begin fostering a love of mathematics in your children today!"- Julie Reulbach

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How are you fostering conversations at home about math? I would love to hear it. Also, feel free to join my free weekly newsletter for prompts and ideas.

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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071CPDKT4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. (April 11, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 11.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 138 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1946444022
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 64 ratings

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John Stevens is an educational technology coach for Chaffey Joint Union High School District who has also taught high school Geometry, Algebra 1, middle school Math, Service Learning, and Robotics, Engineering, and Design since 2006. He has served as the go-to guy for trying new, crazy, and often untested ideas to see how well they will work.

He co-founded and moderates #CAedchat, the weekly teacher Twitter chat for the state of California. He also is the co-founder and organizer of EdCamp Palm Springs, the first in the area. In his free time that doesn’t exist, he runs a site called Would You Rather? which is dedicated to getting students talking about math. He is an author of Flipping 2.0, a resource that helps teachers take the flipped classroom to the next level. During recent summers, John has had the honor of presenting at CUE Rockstar events in California and various technology and math conferences. John blogs at fishing4tech.com. His latest adventure has led him into the world of 3D-printing, designing lesson plans and curricula for AirWolf3D. Follow him @jstevens009 or email him at stevens009@gmail.com

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Parents and Teachers! LOTS of ideas to engage our otherwise bored kiddos!
I've taken away SO many ideas from this book. I got it after I read a tweet about practicing math at home. This book talks about engaging your kiddos (no matter what age) in math conversations in a natural way, just in life. Not a rigid time set aside for worksheets, just really chatting with your kids. There are tons of websites listed for ideas. Also in the book are things like Would You Rather? and What do you notice/what do you wonder? that give me plenty of ways to prompt mathematical conversations with the family. As a teacher, guess what? I'm going to do the same with my students. As the book says, we want kids to really "be curious about something they've seen before but never thought to ask questions about before this moment." Curious kids means learning kids!
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  • Amy P
    5.0 out of 5 stars Parents and Teachers! LOTS of ideas to engage our otherwise bored kiddos!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2019
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    I've taken away SO many ideas from this book. I got it after I read a tweet about practicing math at home. This book talks about engaging your kiddos (no matter what age) in math conversations in a natural way, just in life. Not a rigid time set aside for worksheets, just really chatting with your kids. There are tons of websites listed for ideas. Also in the book are things like Would You Rather? and What do you notice/what do you wonder? that give me plenty of ways to prompt mathematical conversations with the family. As a teacher, guess what? I'm going to do the same with my students. As the book says, we want kids to really "be curious about something they've seen before but never thought to ask questions about before this moment." Curious kids means learning kids!
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    Amy P
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    Parents and Teachers! LOTS of ideas to engage our otherwise bored kiddos!

    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2019
    I've taken away SO many ideas from this book. I got it after I read a tweet about practicing math at home. This book talks about engaging your kiddos (no matter what age) in math conversations in a natural way, just in life. Not a rigid time set aside for worksheets, just really chatting with your kids. There are tons of websites listed for ideas. Also in the book are things like Would You Rather? and What do you notice/what do you wonder? that give me plenty of ways to prompt mathematical conversations with the family. As a teacher, guess what? I'm going to do the same with my students. As the book says, we want kids to really "be curious about something they've seen before but never thought to ask questions about before this moment." Curious kids means learning kids!
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  • Kim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible book about celebrating thinking!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018
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    This is a must read for any teacher or parent wanting to be a part of real world math conversations with kids of ALL ages. I love that the focus is “We can all have a voice at the table.” This book shows you how to look at naturally occurring struggles with new eyes. It encourages argument and disagreement with a safe MATH topic. The goal is to celebrate thinking no matter where you are. I have taught for 35 years and am an avid reader. This is a book I will add to my professional library. I can’t wait to share it with my classroom parents and teammates.
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    Incredible book about celebrating thinking!

    Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018
    This is a must read for any teacher or parent wanting to be a part of real world math conversations with kids of ALL ages. I love that the focus is “We can all have a voice at the table.” This book shows you how to look at naturally occurring struggles with new eyes. It encourages argument and disagreement with a safe MATH topic. The goal is to celebrate thinking no matter where you are. I have taught for 35 years and am an avid reader. This is a book I will add to my professional library. I can’t wait to share it with my classroom parents and teammates.
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  • Mcteacher
    4.0 out of 5 stars Get your family talking!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019
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    I liked that the sites and digital resources mentioned are all hyperlinked in the Kindle version. I loved the reasonable examples and suggestions provided. This book was a fast read, and included easy to implement ideas.
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  • Rebecca
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is fantastic!! It has everything you’d hope and gives ...
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017
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    This book is fantastic!! It has everything you’d hope and gives parents so many ideas for how to bring math into conversations at home! I’m a teacher and loved reading this because it also gives me so many ideas for how to make math more open in the classroom! This is a must read.
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  • Natasha King
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2017
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    As an educator this book will help me have better math talks. As a parent it will help me have these same kind of talks with my own girls. I am also going to recommend many of the ideas and book to my parents this year. Definitely a good read if you have children or even grandchildren.
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  • Nancy B Colon
    5.0 out of 5 stars What an amazing resource
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2020
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    I recommend every parent and educator to read this book. It contains an amazing amount of useful information about a math talk in real life scenarios or situations.
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  • Mol_12345
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for Table Talk Math!!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2017
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    AMAZING resource! An enjoyable book to read -- fabulous and doable ideas to implement immediately! As a math specialist and parent to two young children, this book is GOLD! I highly recommend it!
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  • Larry Sizemore
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great resources for those shifting math mindsets
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2018
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    This collection of strategies and resources has the power to change how we engage kids in mathematics, how to remove the risk and anxiety, to take a step into leveraging the natural inclinations of ALL children to explore their world by questioning and reasoning about it.
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  • Michael C Flieger
    5.0 out of 5 stars Time / money well spent.
    Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2017
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    An easy read. As a parent of three young children and a teacher/principal, the book gave me many ideas about how to make math more "real" to children.

    It is truly practical and filled with digital resources which I will, no doubt use, in my own teaching.
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