Tag Archives: parity

Facing the impossible

Posted on March 18, 2015 by aofradkin

Two weeks ago in class we followed up our previous lesson on parity with some logic puzzles.  The middle groups (ages 6-7) were faced with the following task.  They were each given 5 cups, facing down.  Their challenge was to … Continue reading →

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The Parity of Jumping

Posted on February 25, 2015 by aofradkin

A friend of mine once told me a story of a revelation that he had when he was a little kid.  His bed stood very close to his brother’s and he often liked jumping from one bed to the other. … Continue reading →

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How to Draw It

Posted on April 24, 2014 by aofradkin

This week’s lesson with Katie and Varya started off with some drawing exercises.  I would show them a figure and they had to draw it without lifting the pencil from the paper and without going over any line twice.  The … Continue reading →

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