A, My Name is Alice words by Jane Bayer, pictures by Steven Kellogg. The alphabet text for this book comes from a jump rope game I learned in grammar school in the fifties. I also played this alphabet ditty with my brothers and sisters as we bounced along the dirt roads on a to visit… Read More ABC List Word Challenge
Lego Poetry is a type of poetry students will actually build with Legos! Lego poetry is supposed to be fun and engaging. I think will get some pretty silly poems! If students prefer to use the legos as inspiration and not actually build with them…that’s okay too! I think we will be amazed at how… Read More Lego Poetry
Logic puzzles can be tricky, but they are very beneficial because they teach critical thinking and reasoning skills.Below are several logic puzzles. These puzzles require you to use the process of elimination to figure out the answer. It helps to use the grid that’s provided. For example, if a clue says, “Mary doesn’t like cats”… Read More Intro to Logic Puzzles
We are going to look at capital letters, not for writing or spelling, but as shapes with different features…what makes them look the same? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Some letters have horizontal lines… Read More Is This Math?
“Go where no one else will go, do what no one else will do.” – Mary Lyon. February is Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month, a time when communities and schools give special attention to learning about the contributions and history of American women and African Americans. Women who were lucky enough… Read More Who Am I? Challenge
Spatial Ability requires a person to form mental images, and visualize movement or change in those images. Today, spatial abilty is required for many jobs like architecture, engineering, surveying and design as well as in some branches of science and technology where the ability to envision the interaction of 3 dimensional components is essential. Let’s… Read More Spatial Ability Challenge
What to do with a Problem by Kobi Yamada Math is more than a computation problem! For this challenge you will need to use your problem solving skills. Like the character in the story, What to Do With a Problem by Kobi Yamada, we will take this challenge opportinuty to LEARN and GROW! For the activity,… Read More Bears in Wagons