Learn and Practice Geometry by Making Your own Family Christmas Tree Star Ornaments! Great for decorating your Christmas Tree or for making a Gift to give to a friend or family member. Materials Needed: Colored Markers or Crayons Glue or Scotch Tape Scissors Colored Yarn or String Sparkles Colorful Recycled Paper (tissue boxes, flyers, old [...]
“Pythagorean Theorem?!!”…I know what you are thinking…..(You can say to your class)…..”OMG Teacher…..What could we possibly ever use this for, in the future of our lives?“……Well, in this article, we talk about real life examples of using the Pythagorean Theorem. First let’s learn a basic calculation, corresponding to the diagram here to the <<left, followed [...]
Teaching math in the Elementary classroom can be a challenge, as all elementary math teachers know, but when favorite activities of students are incorporated into the curriculum, it can be a breeze. When students have a required learning skill to attain, and they incorporate their favorite interests, then there is inspiration – and the student [...]
Summer can be fun Learning Math on your camping trip or at home in your backyard. An interesting approach to learning geometry in elementary math is by the study of flowers found in your backyard (or schoolyard in Spring or Fall). Have your class walk around the local grounds, or give them an assignment to go [...]
Fibonacci is a Number / Integer Sequence, that when applied in geometrical form, manifests in a Spiral as in that of a Pine Cone or a SeaShell. The sequence was named after an Italian mathematician known as Leonardo of Pisa (or Leonardo de Fibonacci). In 1202, he wrote a book called Liber Abaci in which [...]
It is Post-Halloween and we are not quite finished making chocolate FUN just yet! Here is a fun and easy fractions game to organize that is low-cost and easily teachable, any time of the year. Supplies: Crayola Markers, 3 for each student One Organic Chocolate Bar for each student Piece of Paper Have everyone bring in [...]
Giving teachers a heads up Thank You is something that happens usually once or twice a year – maybe Valentine’s Day, Christmas time…we often wonder if parents and kids truly realize the giving that teachers do in their daily classroom lives – so we want to say Thank You! Making the task of teaching elementary [...]
What colors of candy are more popular in a typical bag of Valentine Hearts? World over, kids pretty much enjoy receiving and giving Valentines to their friends on Valentine’s Day. This year, make it a math learning experience, so the fun is included in the work. Here is a Fun Idea for making it a [...]
Earning, saving, spending, investing, budgeting, collecting, and giving are all part of handling money. And handling money wisely is what financial literacy at home, school and in society is all about. Modern governments want to develop financial literacy among consumers in society. This means improving the ability to understand money matters, applying that knowledge and [...]
For many elementary age children, fractions seem like a foreign language that they likely may never use in real life. To challenge this thinking, we can use real-world activities that illustrate just how fractions help their parents, and how they will help them as they grow up. Teach them to use the ruler. Rulers are [...]