Amanda Brenner

A8: look for a variety of game types when starting a collection. Games have evolved so much since I was in school, there are so many more genres now!

One of my favorite sites for the past 15 years: boardgamegeek.com

for all the ratings, reviews, search filters, and the Hotness List!

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A7: Something that I have done with adults....

Just having games visible, within reach and having an open environment for people to try different games. Let's them go at their own pace.
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Someone may or may not have played it.
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A6:

Any card game is cost effective! DIY Tenzi, just sets of 10 dice in like colors. There are many games that could be made inhouse with a 3d printer: Buildzi, Connect 4, Blockus, etc

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A5: Oh this is a tricky one. I loved Nancy Drew and the Boxcar Children series. A whodunit type of game with different chapters to it- each chapter is based off of a book from the series!
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A4: TOO MANY WAYS!

Learning about winning and losing games, taking turns and talking nicely- all needed when coming to school!

One of my favorite connections- making an argument and backing it up with evidence- what an important life skill! And connects with all 4 core content areas.

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A3: Having a place for the games and a system where students are responsible for taking it and putting it back!

Easy noise hack- anything with dice? Use a container lined with felt!

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A2: I live in the math realm, but always look at....
-are kids communicating?
-is there problem solving/making strategy?

Any game will hit many of the core content 'Practices' and SEL Standards! Easy to connect as purposeful learning!

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D & D is fantastic!

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A1:

I'll list some of the favorites in our house right now!

1. Gnomes at Night
2. Nekojima
3. Sleeping Queens

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Inside a torus
A torus is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis that is coplanar with the circle.
#enigmath #math #animation

The main image in the upper left corner shows a radial design created with 21st Century Pattern Blocks. The design begins with six octagons arranged around a central star. Each octagon uses the same block arrangement in the first layer. Surrounding this, a second layer consists of 6 additional octagons, constructed using a different block arrangement. The first two images along the bottom show the two distinct octagons used in the design. The first octagon is made up of 1 teal kite, 2 green triangles, 3 blue rhombuses, and 4 pink triangles. The second octagon is made up of 2 pink triangles, 2 green triangles, 2 teal kites, and 3 blue rhombuses. The three images on the right show the progression of the design.

Pattern block play with octagons! #21CenturyPB #iTeachMath

Silly face, but excited to present at the T3 Buffalo NY 2025 Regional Summit!

#iteachmath #mtbos #nspire #nspirecxii #texasinstruments #tcubed #instructor #tieducation

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Beautiful day following the last day of school! Time for some sprinkler fun!

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Took a break from social media. Needed some time for self care.

A lot of fun mathy things to share from the past month! 😀

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Alt text: A circular arrangement of open hardcover books with their pages facing inward, creating a frame on a light blue background. In the center, bold black text reads: “FAVORITES. So many amazing picture books this year…what books are you loving that we should add to our TBR?!?!?!”

So many AMAZING picture books have dropped this year—& we want to know your faves! What titles are you loving that deserve a spot on our TBR?! Drop your recs below & help us build the ultimate picture book stack! #PictureBookLove #TBRShare #KidLit #TLSky #TLSkyChat #BookSky #Skybrarians #EduSky

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

🚨Attention #Algebra Ts, are you looking for ideas to review for a final exam❓🤔Check out this @geogebra.org collection of resources: interactive, engaging, and great for #MathPlay 🧮

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(7x4) + 5 using just numbers

We did this same problem at AMTNYS and the T3IC. All of the answers were great! I liked cutting part of the 9's out to make 3's!

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I love how she found different things around the house! #iteachmath #MTBoS

Today is

2²/5²/5²

Math is cool!

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May the Fourth is almost here!

The 20 Day Bluesky Challenge! Many moons ago, my friend and forever co-conspirator, Jeannie Timken and I created a "20 Day Twitter Challenge" for educators in our district. At the time, we knew a lot of teachers who were intereste...

I created this 20 Day Bluesky Challenge to help educators get started using @bsky.app for professional learning. I hope you find it useful! #EDUSky #TLSky #Librarians #Skybrarians

The last one I received was the Geometry test prep.

Should I re-sign up?

A10: not going to lie- my brain is too tired to truly sit and think about this. 😂 I'll be sitting down tomorrow morning to work it out and see the connection!

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Great idea!

Thank you so much for this inspiring #ElemMathChat!

I have gotten your newsletter for years and love continuing to learn more as well. I bring so many strategies and resources to the teachers I work with.

If I can show them even 1 thing they will implement, it has such an impact on the students in their class!

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