Make and Solve Balance Puzzles with Mathigon’s PolyPad
Easily create some winter algebra puzzles with your own fun images!
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Winter Holiday Wakelet
I have been going through some of my old December posts, as well as curating new resources from others, to put together into a Winter Holiday Wakelet. I apologize, since I know that one hemisphere is currently experiencing summer, but I could not think of a good way to describe all of the included activities … Read more
The Teachers’ December Survival Kit (Redux)
During the last few years, I’ve collected quite a few resources to help teachers “survive” the few weeks before Winter Break. Rather than recycle them in separate posts this year, I decided to put the links to the posts all in one place. (The “Telegenic” post shares related videos.) Creative Ways to Survive the Weeks … Read more
4 More Ways to Survive 4 More Days
Just in case you didn’t properly ration your Teachers’ December Survival Kit, and you are finding yourself desperate for ways to make it through this final week before the break, here are some more activities that I’ve found from some of my favorite bloggers: Candy Cane S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Ugly Sweater Challenge (I love the Ugly Sweater fractions!) Toys Go … Read more
A Teacher’s December Survival Kit
During the last few years, I’ve collected quite a few resources to help teachers “survive” the few weeks before Winter Break. Rather than recycle them in separate posts this year, I decided to put the links to the posts all in one place. (The “Telegenic” post shares related videos.) Creative Ways to Survive the Weeks … Read more
Outside My Snow Globe…
One of the more popular posts on this blog (particularly during the winter months) is, “If I Lived in a Snow Globe, I Would Wear my Bike Helmet to Bed.” This is a follow-up post for anyone who might want more details about the lesson I teach my gifted 1st graders. For this project, it’s … Read more