Math on my Mind
Reasoning is important in math.
Above left: How can you use the numbers 1-9 without having any consecutive numbers touching ? There are several solutions. If you discover another one, email me, and I will post your solution. Thanks! sreindel@fairport.org
Above: Pattern Blocks pictures: Using the chart, how much are each of these pattern block creations worth? How will you go about solving this? Let me know how, and what your solutions are. sreindel@fairport.org I can't wait until we are all back together building pattern block math together.
Welcome to my math website. Here you will find information about learning mathematics, pictures of students involved in learning mathematics, and evidence that MATH IS FUN!
*Keep checking back to find new information, pictures, activities, and web links.
My goal as a math teacher is to grow a positive math mindset in my students, and create successful mathematicians who happen to be in second and third grade. Everyone can be a math person. We may need to grapple, to ask questions, try and try again, but we all have the power to think and reason...and enjoy the math.
If 2 dogs named Bailey and Duncan each walked 2 miles, and Mrs. Reindel walked both of them together, how many miles would they have walked ? How do you know?
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If Mrs. Reindel fed Bailey 2/3 cup of dog food, and Duncan also got 2/3 cup of dog food, would they have consumed more or less than a cup of food at one meal? How do you know?
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Duncan loves to catch and retrieve tennis balls. He has even mastered putting two tennis balls in his mouth at one time! Duncan can retrieve 5 tennis balls in ten minutes. How many tennis balls might he be able to retrieve in twenty minutes? How do you know?
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After twenty minutes, Mrs. Reindel's arm is tired of throwing balls. What should Duncan do for the next twenty minutes? Why do you think this?
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Duncan turned 11 years old on MARCH 27, 2020. What year was he born?
ABOVE: This is Bailey chatting with a red tailed hawk! *I am walking Bailey on the canal trail in Lockport, NY. * Bailey and Duncan are relaxing during a long walk in Webster, NY.
BELOW: Bailey and Duncan will pose anytime for a treat! Which costume do you like best?
Above, this is Isabella, and Baxter. They live with Kristin and Alie. They are silly pups. They make us smile! This is my family: Alison, Kristin, and Bill with me.
Wherever you go, No matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
ATTITUDE is everything.
by J.D. Angelo
ABOVE: This is Bailey and Duncan. (Bailey is Duncan's mom.) These are my Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. They always bring sunshine, wherever they go. Here they are dressed up in their Hawaiian costumes to let you know that having a sunny attitude helps us to learn.
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My family
Above left: Beechwood State Park, Sodus, NY. My husband, Bill, and Duncan with me. (2) A sunset view of Lake Ontario from our home. (3) Dr. Reindel, and Mrs. Reindel in Washington DC. (4) Our two awesome daughters on Prince Edward Island, Canada. (5) Mrs. Rubenstein and I after our presentation at the Association of Math Teachers of NewYork State Conference: November 2019. (6.) This is the Brooks Hill Math Department. Mrs. Rubenstein, Mrs. Keller, and me on Halloween. (7.) Below: Our doctor daughters. They both went to Brooks Hill from grades K-5. On the left is Dr. Kristin is a Pharmacist at UofR/Strong here in Rochester. On the right is Dr. Alison is a Veterinarian in Gloversville, NY. They use math everyday in their jobs!
