01 / THE FIRST BOOKPDF · 17 PAGES
Zero: An Infinite Place to Start
Stories, patterns, puzzles, and explanations for ages 8–12. The corrected first edition is free to read.
Read the complete book FIELD NOTES / 01 · THE CURIOUS STARTER
Nothing is something.
Meet zero as a question, a place holder, a starting point, and a very good reason to ask why before memorizing a rule.
A number that looks like nothing
and changes nearly everything.
and changes nearly everything.
01 / GET YOUR HANDS ON THE IDEA
The rule is the end of the story.
Try the question first. Then look at the page it came from. That order tends to make the math behave a little less like a secret handshake.
AN INVESTIGATION / PLACE VALUE02 / THE MISSING ROOM
The package for room 204
A courier needs to deliver a package. Someone erases the zero from the room number because it “doesn’t count.” Where does the courier go?
DESTINATION / ROOM
204
The zero holds the tens place.
What changed? In 204, the 2 means two hundreds and the zero says there are no tens. Remove the zero and the 2 moves to the tens place. The package lands at room 24.
ACTUAL PAGES / NOT A MOCKUP
Draw it. Say it. Test it. Change your mind. Understanding has more than one doorway.
MANY MINDS, INFINITE PATHS / 0102 / FOLLOW THE THREAD
From one small book
to a bigger idea.
Zero is the invitation. These materials show the teaching choices, the research that informs them, and where the next learning paths are being built.
01Meet the conceptThe book asks the question.
02Check the evidenceThe review weighs the research.
03Build a routeThe manuscript and activity pack apply the approach.
02 / THE EVIDENCEPDF · 6 PAGES
Multidisciplinary Learning Through Student Chosen Interests
A targeted literature review on interest, integrated STEM, writing, and transfer. It distinguishes supporting evidence from what Tiny Orange still needs to test.
Read the research review03 / THE ARCHITECTUREDOCX · WORKING MANUSCRIPT
Advanced Algebra Rebuilt Around Learning Paths
Volume One maps the course and develops an opening unit through Notice, See, Say, and Symbolize. Further units and practice are in development.
Download the manuscript04 / A LESSON IN PRACTICEPDF · ACTIVITY PACK
Jax’s Tornado Algebra Activity Pack
A worked example: model invented storm data with a linear relationship, question its limits, explain the evidence, then transfer the algebra to a new context.
Explore the activity pack03 / HELP BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT
There is more
to make.
Support can help create the next books and accessible activities, and test whether these learning paths hold up beyond a good first impression. Notes from readers and educators help shape the work, too.
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