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Family Math Night Activity: Snowflake Quilt

Family Math Night Activity: Snowflake Quilt

Here’s another super fun collaborative projects I did at my last Family Math Night event. As I was doing research for the project I realized just how much math there is in one tiny snowflake. That’s why snowflakes are my latest passion! Click the image to the left to get the lesson plan and check out other great STEAM projects!   .

Family Math Night ‘What Do You Notice?’ Poster

Family Math Night ‘What Do You Notice?’ Poster

As I was thinking about my ‘What Do You Notice?’ poster for my Nifty Numbers Family Math Night event last night, it seemed natural to tie it in with numbers. So here’s the poster I created. As with all my ‘What Do You Notice’ posters, they can be “answered” on a variety of levels. This one can go all the way to algebraic equations. And that’s what makes them so much fun. Everyone can do them! What I loved about…

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Family Math Night Estimation Jar Slips

Family Math Night Estimation Jar Slips

We spend more time estimating with numbers than actually crunching them. Estimation Jars are great ways to help kids learn to make reasonable estimates. And to help, check out our NEW Estimation Jar Slips! Copy/paste this link to get the pdf. And feel free to share with others! http://www.familymathnight.com/pdf/EstimationJarSlips.pdf