by Mary Kennedy | Blog, Puzzles
Finding math puzzles for critical thinking doesn’t have to challenging! You’re in the right place. I love creating these and sharing them with parents to do with their teens. A Random Reason Why I Love Teaching Math In math, there is almost always a right...
by Mary Kennedy | Blog, Puzzles
We have two main kitchen drawers that hold most of our utensils–all the forks, knives, spoons-yes…but also, spreaders, scoops, beaters for the mixer, baby spoons (even though my youngest is in college and there are no grandbabies on the horizon), you get the...
by Mary Kennedy | Blog, Puzzles
Remember when the kids were preschoolers and they played with simple little blocks and trucks? And sometimes you’d line up the blocks–red, blue, red, blue… and ask them which one comes next? Well, you were prepping them for Algebra! Yeah, I didn’t...
by Mary Kennedy | Blog, Puzzles
Have you ever tried to start a project and it looked so overwhelming, you wanted to give up before you started?😱 When I walk into our garage, that’s what I do! And now that I think about it, our bedroom closet is starting to make me feel...
by Mary Kennedy | Blog, Puzzles
One of the activities we do in my Critical Thinking Builder class is to look at 6 “random” images and make a plan for how to connect all of them…in sort of a string. This can be a story, with a sequence. But primarily, it’s deciding which image to start with and...
by Mary Kennedy | Blog, Puzzles
Engage With Your Teen Here’s a simple way to engage, whether they’re on the other side of the couch or the other side of the state. Save the “The Answer is…” picture, below, to your phone photos. Text it to your teen and ask,...
