Denise Gaskins

Musings: Math Is a Social Game -- How can we bring this collaboration, this sense of community, into our children's experience of math? Check out my blog for ideas! #homeschooling #homeeducation #letsplaymath #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2025/04/09/mus…

Discover Math in Art -- a preview excerpt from my new book, Charlotte Mason’s Living Math. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal denisegaskins.com/2026/03/18/dis…

Math Game Monday: Square Nim Have fun playing math with your kids! #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/03/09/mat…

Math Prompt: True-False-True This puzzle pushes students to consider the structure of mathematical expressions. Make it a game by letting your children challenge you, too. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal #mathgame denisegaskins.com/2026/03/04/mat…

Math Game Monday: Factors and Multiples Have fun playing math with your kids! #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/03/02/mat…

Can You Help Me? Check out the preview for my Kickstarter, and let me know if everything makes sense. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/02/25/can…

Math Game Monday: Strike It Out Have fun playing math with your kids! #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/02/23/mat…

Coming Soon: Charlotte Mason’s Living Math -- bringing our children face-to-face with the big ideas of mathematics to help them develop their reasoning skills. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/02/18/com…

Math Game Monday: Bowling (Shut the Box) Have fun playing math with your kids! #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/02/16/mat…

Mental Math: Advanced Division denisegaskins.com/2026/02/11/men…

Mental Math: Advanced Multiplication, Part 2 Ratios are the beginning of proportional thinking. We can systematically alter the numbers in a ratio to reach any quantity required by our problem. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/02/04/men…

Mental Math: Advanced Multiplication, Part 1 The more we play with numbers, the more we learn about the web of relationships that we call mathematics. #mtbos #homeschooling denisegaskins.com/2026/01/28/men…

Math Game Monday: Clock Math Have fun playing math with your kids! #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/01/26/mat…

Homeschool Memories: Bill Gates Proportions II Once upon a time, when my kids and I were young… #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal denisegaskins.com/2026/01/21/hom…

Homeschool Memories: Putting Bill Gates in Proportion We were getting ready for the annual homeschool co-op speech contest, and a friend emailed me for help. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal denisegaskins.com/2026/01/14/hom…

Playful Math Carnival 183 via Math Hombre If you want to mix up your math teaching and make it more enjoyable for your students (and for yourself), definitely check out the Playful Math Carnival. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/01/12/pla…

Math Game Monday: Blockout --- In this game, players practice multiplication facts and use strategic planning as they build 2-D shapes to block their opponent. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath denisegaskins.com/2026/01/12/mat…

Payday Puzzle: Try this week's math journaling prompt with your kids! #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2025/12/18/thi…

Math Game Monday: Domino Fraction War This game offers upper-elementary and middle school students plenty of practice with estimation and mental math. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath denisegaskins.com/2025/12/15/mat…

Writing to Learn Math: When students create their own math, they forge a personal connection to mathematical concepts and relationships. And it’s fun! #homeschooling #mathjournal #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2025/12/11/thi…

Musings: Math is Communication How can we help children learn to express their math thoughts? #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal denisegaskins.com/2025/12/10/mus…