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Problem Solving: Real Life Math and Unreal Life Math
In Graham Tattersall's enjoyable book, Geekspeak: How Life + Mathematics = Happiness, he explains how to calculate all sorts of things you've probably never wondered about, like the weight of your head, or how many slav… -
Learning Games
Whether you're thinking about your classroom wishlist, your own holiday shopping for friends and family, or how to liven up (or live through) the last few weeks of school this semester, learning games are your friend.Gam… -
The Perfect Thanksgiving Lesson Plans
One of my favorite Thanksgiving books is Eileen Spinelli's The Perfect Thanksgiving. JoAnn Adinolfi illustrated it with bright colors and primitive drawings with mixed media collage. It is the story of two different Than… -
Tech Lessons: Google Sets
For free classroom tools, it is hard to beat Google. We've tried lesson ideas with SketchUp and Earth. We'll be looking at Google Sky in the future. Many classrooms are using Google Docs and Google Apps. The Google for … -
Lesson Plans for The Tortoise and the Hare
"The Tortoise and the Hare" is one of Aesop's fables, also done by Jean de La Fontaine.You can read it, and admire one of Rackham's illustrations for it, here. A shorter and easier version is online here. Here's a bri… -
Numb3rs in the Classroom
Numb3rs is a stylish crime drama in which math is used to solve cases. The level of violence is low for such a program, and the general outlook is wholesome. Each episode includes at least one segment in which the math p… -
Sadie Hawkins Day?
It is not Sadie Hawkins Day today. It is Leap Day. Here is a clarification of the two.Get out your Venn Diagram and compare the two days, based on the information at the link, as well as any special knowledge you and you… -
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" is a story collected by the Brothers Grimm. Andrew Lang also collected a French version of this story in his Red Fairy Book, and you can read it here. The story tells of 12 princesses, sis… -
Wind Lesson Plans
Christina Rossetti wrote, "Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I," but understanding the wind is essential to understanding weather. March is a traditional time to study about the wind.With young children, kites and o… -
Careers Logic Puzzle
Finding things about careers (as opposed to community helpers) for the youngest students can be challenging, but it's in our state frameworks for second grade. Here's a logic puzzle to kick off the conversation. Feel fre…
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