Even our little kids will get a kick out of this great idea for using fun food to create some excitement about geometry! It is a great way to explore shapes, and even older kids can benefit tremendously from this hands-on activity with shapes.
One of my most fascinating toys in my pre-k classroom has to be a set of colorful blocks and a mirror. The children in my class will sit for their entire center time, putting together designs and creating structures with the blocks, only to find it magnificently changed when the mirror is stood up behind their creation. It is a simple enough set that teaches some pretty amazing concepts to children. Read more…
It’s time to celebrate: Next Tuesday is Pi Day! (March 14 - get it? 3/14 - or 3.14?) Get your students to participate and learn all about Pi. The website mathforum.org has a great section of resources for teaching students about Pi. There is also some good information at The Pi Page, including Pi to 50,000 decimal places. So perhaps it’s best to celebrate Pi day at 1:59 in the afternoon. (3.14159…)
