Teachers for Innovators

Low-Tool Math Circles

Weekly problem lists that need no formulas — low floor, high ceiling — and the open circle where any child may present.

Low-Tool Math Circles· EN

The Teacher's Watch-List

Eight behaviours worth a pencil mark against a name while a class works on any rich task.

Mathematics
Low-Tool Math Circles· EN

The Triangle Tiling

Elementary but hard. Cutting, trying, then noticing what every corner demands. No formulas.

Ages 8–13Mathematics
Low-Tool Math Circles· EN

The Thousand Doors

Elementary but hard. A problem about noticing structure, with no formula to apply.

Ages 9–14Mathematics