I overheard some of my students talking about a cooking show called, “Nailed It!” and decided to make my next Digital Breakout based on that title. Because we have been having a few glitches with Google Sites in our district, I decided to use Weebly to create this one. “Kaled It!” is a bit harder … Read more
Feebo, Not Chee is my latest attempt at doing a Digital Breakout. Like the previous one, this one is designed for 4th grade students. Ideally, they would work on it independently. The pages are not in the same order as the clues, and there are a couple of links to external sites on this one. … Read more
Yesterday’s post about the new OK Go Sandbox made me think about this blog I bookmarked awhile ago. There is something about the juxtaposition of art and math that fascinates me, so the title of Artful Maths immediately caught my eye. Under the “Resources” menu you can find, “Mathematical Art Lessons,” which is where I … Read more
If you have ever seen a music video by “OK Go,” then you cannot fail to be in awe of the band’s incredible creativity. In every production, you can tell that they spent a lot of time on brainstorming, working hard, and having fun. Even more notable, though, is how much math and science must … Read more
UPDATE 2/23/2021 – Here is a Wakelet where I collect all of my Pi Day Resources! With the month of March comes Pi Day (March 14th), and all sorts of fun activities to celebrate one of math’s most beloved numbers. I’ve collected a few Pi Day resources over the years, but here are some more … Read more
Thanks to some inspiration on Twitter from Jessica Hirsch (@jhirschcusd), I thought it would be a neat idea to have my 4th grade gifted students try to create Makey Makey Operation games with shapes. (They are on a Geometry unit in their regular classrooms, so this seemed like a good time to try it.) As … Read more