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…

Are You Smarter than a 3rd-6th Grader? denisegaskins.com/2026/05/06/are…

Puzzle: A Cross of Cards -- Puzzles can be fun ways to idle away a stormy afternoon. Or they can be doorways into the world of math, invitations to explore. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal denisegaskins.com/2026/05/13/puz…

Puzzle: Random Blocks denisegaskins.com/2026/04/29/ran…

Playing with Calendar Patterns denisegaskins.com/2026/04/22/pla…

Math Game Monday: Sim Have fun playing math with your kids! #homeschooling #mathgame #letsplaymath #mtbos #iteachmath denisegaskins.com/2026/04/06/mat…

FAQ: Remembering What We Learn It’s easy for humans to convince ourselves we understand something when someone else explains it. It seems to make sense, but it doesn't stick in our minds. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath # denisegaskins.com/2026/04/01/faq…

@anniek_p I have a longish question for you! Would you please email me at letsplaymath (at) gmail (dotcom)? Or is there a better way to contact you?

Playful Math 184: Carnival of Living Math -- bringing our children face-to-face with the big ideas of mathematics. #mtbos #homeschooling #letsplaymath #iteachmath #mathjournal #mathgame denisegaskins.com/2026/03/25/pla…

We're Counting Down the Hours! denisegaskins.com/2026/03/24/wer…

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…