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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I broke it into factors 7*2*5*5*3, rearrangedso that I have 50*21. Think about 100*21.: 2100. Then half of 2100. Done.

Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I made a graphic quite awhile ago that helped me see the init circle more clearly when I first stumbled upon it. Will try to find it in the morning.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Omg this would be an amazing public art project.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oh David this impossible object set up seems like such a great metaphor. If you control exactly how people see something you have the power to manipulate their relationship to reality. Or something like that.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I feel your pain...my daughter's terrible twos were terrible x2, and lasted until she was 22. I wish I had some advice to share. Don't know how I got through it. (She is now 30 and fills my heart with joy every day. )

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I appears That I might be living in my own marvelous word problem. This year my raspberry patch is magnificent, but it’s been too early for berries. I’d get astray one here and there, but three days ago I found three ripe ones. Yesterday there were 9. Today, almost 27!

Today’s harvest of raspberries. I seem to be on track to getting about 3 to the power of x berries per day. To be continued.

Raspberries forming a heart… showing ypu how much I love my raspberries. Will save these for breakfast.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I have a tangrams tee, too. Tell me when you wear it one day and I’ll wear mine too.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Or they could have done it as two-sided ruler construction!

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A blog post with elementary teachers in mind bookzoompa.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/p...

A wildly colorful frame made of black paper and geometric shapes arranged to make a striking border for a drawing of a little chick.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This is wild! You are such a great communicator. They chose wisely. Have a blast.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The videos are so clear and clean. Well done!!!

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

i love that that the discovering in “Copy a line segment next to itself” made you laugh out loud.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Forgive me for pointing you to a post that I wrote 6 years ago, but reading my impressions of Ben Orlin‘s new book gave me such pleasure today that I wanted to share. bookzoompa.wordpress.com/2020/01/03/m...

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My First Read of the New Decade

The first book I’m reading this decade is a beautiful object. I am so taken by the design of this book that I am asking your forgiveness, as I will barely be referencing the contents of the b…

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

About a month ago MoMath let me guide over 100 of their museum goers in making a tetrahedron in a cube in a rhombic dodecahedron, inspired by a drawing in Kepler's notebook. Here's the video playlist of the project, which points towards all the nets that we used. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

A tetrahedron that fits precisely and surprisingly into a cube. This is a image from Johannes Kepler's notebook, 1619

A Rhombic Dodecahedron with a cube inside, which houses a tetrahedron.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

When you start looking for simple and enjoyable end of the year activities, remember that it’s always satisfying to make a box. Here’s a nice one. youtu.be/FgI5l6EBzuM?...

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Cube Box to Make, with wings instead of tabs, cut, score and glue

YouTube video by Paula B Krieg

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

So handsome! And you look pretty good , David.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Ours are just pushing out of the ground. So glad you think of me when yours are in bloom.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Did they seem to understand square roots after the lesson? Or at least grasp enough to build on?

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Last year, dashing out to a family gathering, I managed to put up a post about making this sweet little origami basket. Looking it over again, I like how, besides folding, it's also about how to work with paper. Such fun to make, to have and to give away. bookzoompa.wordpress.com/2025/04/19/o...

A small, colorful origami basket, just the right size to hold an egg, or candy, or even a handful of crayons.

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#makeart www.joshuawcotter.com/words/make-art

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Make Art — Joshua W. Cotter

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Just for the record, I agree with David on everything.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

It’s one of the few books that I reread multiple times. felt like it illuminated so much that was interesting to know. A hidden history that explained so much.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Ooo! I can get this book through my library system!

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Did you read his book Infinitesimal? I liked that book very much, love the deep historical perspective. I don’t know anyone else who read it. It didn’t get good reviews…. Either I have bad taste, or the negative reviews were just because it’s a book about math?

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The constraints of the typewriter.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Can’t resist aharing today’s wordle Wordle 1,714 2/6* ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Am teaching a class right now in which we construct cubes then alter them... Reminds me of the math concept of parents functions which are altered. We then combine the truncated and pierced cubes in fun ways. #mathart #paperengineering

Paper cubes which have been truncated, pierced and altered in various ways. Some of the negative spaces have been reconstructed.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentines Day. Made this in 2018, and still love it. Loving Triangles.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I image that your students are thrilled with their work. i predict that they will always joyfully remember this week ?

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Artist @hakoyamaho post models and their nets on Instagram. This one of golden ratio proportioned prisms caught my eye. Makes a cool pedestal for my Minnesota themed octahedron and for a small wooden sculpture by my husband.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I've been hearing from blog readers, in comments and DMs, who have lived in Minnesota, but who are not there now, It's touching how much they appreciate having something to make that honors their connection to the state.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Heartbroken over the events of the past few days. For my Minnesota friends, here is an Octahedron decorated with the color of your flag and your North Star motif. PDF on my blog post bookzoompa.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/s...

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It looks like it's easiest to break up just one of the numbers, but not both. It's helpful that you show common mistakes.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I'm thinking that they believe that they've rounded up 300% to 400% of the illegals, and that it is looking like they have detained something 1000% of the worst of the worst. Waiting for verification.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

If the events of the day feel unbearable, I offer a bit of geometry to help you feel grounded. Here's a PDF to make some octagons. drive.google.com/file/d/1bOJ5... Print on card weight paper if you can, glue neighboring tabs together, add string before closing up. #mathart #octahedron #Healing

Octagons ornaments with heart decorations, sending out some love in the world. From me to you

Octagon ornaments hanging in my favorite coffee shop.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Good to know that they can wield knives well....? :)

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Ahh! I've never feasted on a mobius bagel!! Can't wait.

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Paula Beardell Krieg @paulakrieg.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

7 days, 5 hours each day is a lot of time, for you and for them too! Hope you can balance some quieter explorations with the more dynamic stuff. Are you doing anything with Mobius strips?

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