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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

And that falls right in line with the Van Hiele’s research - explore and describe and then attach the vocabulary after.

Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thanks for chatting and thinking about geometry. It’s often left until the end of the year but we can truly embrace geometric thinking every day as it connects to the world around us! In doing so children develop critical thinking skills that carry over into all areas of learning.

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

That discuss and explore piece brings in the language to talk about what children are discovering.

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Very beautiful - kids often naturally design with symmetry which I find fascinating!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Love the connection to the face of a cube!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I agree - this is so important in developing a robust and deep understanding of a shape.

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Activities that ask students to describe, to sort, to categorize, to compare and contrast all help move students to a deeper understanding of shape.

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Love that! And when a student says things like this isn’t a triangle it is a clue to their level of understanding. They are attending to the shape visually and as a whole vs analyzing its attributes. They haven’t attained the next level of understanding which is descriptive.

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

A3 when we introduce the rectangle first and then the square as a SPECIAL rectangle because it has all equal sides it helps children Think categorically about these two shapes and to attend to their critical attributes.

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Exploration and hands on manipulation is so important!!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

We tend to fall either into the loved geometry or didn’t love geometry camp. Theres isn’t much middle ground there!! Interesting … it was the one math class I almost failed!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Great seeing you even briefly in Atlanta!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Let’s talk about geometry. But first … please introduce answering prompt below. Please include #ElemMathChat in your responses! #looneymath

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Who’s ready to talk geometry with me? Looking forward to this chat tonight!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Thanks so much for this - glad to know this is out there helping students and teachers!

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Dr. Maria at Natural Math @maria-naturalmath.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I re-read "Farzanah and the 17 Camels" by @looneymath.bsky.social from cover to beautiful cover. On my mind: "Story and strategy overlap because a key element in hope is a strategy – a credible vision of how to get from here to there." (via weavers.org) #iTeachMath naturalmath.com/farzanah-and...

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Just published! May 2025 Farzanah and the 17 Camels is a beloved puzzle turned into a children’s book. It’s a magical adventure involving a clever girl, a tricky problem to solve, and a lot of determi...

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Sadly already heading back - 😩 have fun!!

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Christine King @ckinged.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Heading to Chicago for the joint NCTE–NCTM Conference next week! I'll be presenting on Tuesday at 2:45 (Session #1164) sharing stories, puzzles, and a peek into my new book Farzanah and the 17 Camels. 🐫📚 If you're attending, drop by and say hello — let’s talk math + literacy! #LitMath25 #LooneyMath

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

What are your celebrations today? Big or small win? Where are you seeing great ideas take hold? Teacher excitedly shared with me that a student explained he made a 10 when adding because he found a “2 hiding in there to go with the 8!” Her joy in sharing this was amazing! #iteachmath #edusky #MtBos

Woman cheering holding a sign that says idea

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Honored to be the key note for the Maraton de Mate in Ecuador w/ Mathkind. We talked about puzzles play and storytelling! How do you inspire innovation in the math classroom?

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

It was a game from their curriculum where they always started on 10 on a number path and then rolled dice and either added or subtracted their roll. Think the dice were supposed to be labeled differently. 🤪 But made for great discussions!

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

🎉🥳 Great day visiting 2nd gr. Student playing game - dice rolled and was to solve 10-12. He said what do I do? Teacher said “you lose your turn bc we aren’t doing negative numbers YET!” She did not say you can’t do 10-12. 🙌👏👏 Not limiting ss w/ math rules that expire #iteachmath #MtBos #ElemMathChat

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

What do you notice and wonder? What’s happening with these two students below and what does this have to do with trusting the count? Tune into to my session at the Making Math Moments Virtual Summit tonight! summit.makemathmoments.com?sc=5Yi4lK6G&... #ElemMathChat #ITeachMath #MtBos

Two pictures of a 5 x 7 array and students found 35. One student circles a group of 30 and a group of 5. On the other the student circles 3 across and then 5 down.

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Melynee Naegele @mnmmath.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Yall! Come join some of the greatest bunch of educators on earth! We love learning with and from each other! Plus we are a ton of fun! #ElemMathChat #MTBoS #ITeachMath #EduSky

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

This is such a rich routine - so many possibilities! Thanks for sharing the link and video Annie! #ElemMathChat

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

When we set up the hundreds chart - or in this case the 0-99 chart - like this we keep the decades together making it easier to see the repetitive pattern of 0-9. So all the 20s are together. All the 30s. Etc. we keep the full decade together in the row! #ElemMathChat

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Sue Looney - Math Consultant @looneymath.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

Love that! And what if we changed the number of columns? What patterns would emerge? Much like in choral counting. There is a purpose as to why these rows end in 9 and are colored as they are! #ElemMathChat #MTBoS

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