Henri Picciotto
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Henri Picciotto
@hpicciotto.bsky.social
Retired after 42 years in the classroom, from counting to calculus. Now working with colleagues, curriculum, cryptic crosswords.
See some of you soon?
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I made an eight-piece square, I think.

It would be nice to be able to flip the pieces.
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
New post: Making Connections, disciplinary learning, Math and Art.

blog.mathed.page/2025/02/28/m...

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March 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I added teacher notes to "Leonardo's Areas", in (plenty of) time for π day.

www.mathed.page/puzzles/poly...

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February 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
New on my website: Squaring Pentominoes, a dissection puzzle set using one-inch graph paper and scissors

www.mathed.page/puzzles/squa...

(Stealth application of the Pythagorean theorem.)

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February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm speaking at Asilomar, Sa Dec 7, Kiln, 3:40pm.

Practical Strategies to Reach the Full Range of Students

Kids learn at different rates: all classes are heterogeneous. I will share manageable ways to differentiate by time, not content — and other ideas from my book.

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November 11, 2024 at 11:46 PM
I added a Tangrams home page, and a book of Tangram Puzzles to my site:

www.mathed.page/puzzles/tang...

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May 30, 2024 at 11:16 PM
New post: using Lab Gear algebra manipulatives for perimeter and surface area problems.

blog.mathed.page/2024/02/05/a...

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February 5, 2024 at 11:03 PM