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?
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
Over the next several day, the students will learn about Kamishibai and listen to a story told with the traditional Kamishibai theater. Most Kamishibai stories consist of 12 large (15” x 10.5″) illustrated cards that tell a story. On the back of each illustrated card is the text of the story. Background of Kamishibai In the Japanese language, Kamishibai… Read More Kamishibai
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
Another snow day tomorrow or perhaps a delay? There are some great resources for students to “play” with during those winter snow days. The first two links below are my favorite: Text Snowflake Creator – This site allows you to add three words to place into your snowflake. You can play with shape, font, and color for… Read More Snowflakes and Snow Days
The Hour of Code takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week. The 2017 Computer Science Education Week is December 4-10, but you can Code all year round! Before we start our coding session there are a few things you should know. At the root of all computer science is something called an algorithm. The word “algorithm” may sound like… Read More Hour of Code 2017
I was looking for a very simple explaination of binary numbers and found this great math website for kids calleded, Ducksters. This is how they explain binary numbers: The binary number system is a base-2 number system. This means it only has two numbers: 0 and 1. The number system that we normally use is the decimal… Read More Binary Number System Using Exploding Dots