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Family Math Night Collaborative Project: Fruit of Life

Family Math Night Collaborative Project: Fruit of Life

The video version of my Family Math Night Activity: Fruit of Life Collaborative Project where participants use patterned duct tape and small hoops to create an important symbol in Sacred Geometry, the Fruit of Life. Embedded in the Fruit of Life are the 5 Platonic Solids. This photo shows the cube. This is also a fun classroom activity and is a great way to tie art in with math! Click on the image to the left to get the lesson…

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Beginning Multiplication: CCSSM 3.0A.01

Beginning Multiplication: CCSSM 3.0A.01

Learning to skip count? Here’s a fun way to do it. Find old wrapping or craft paper that displays a variety of objects easy to count. Then have your child circle groups of a given number. Skip count by writing the numbers in the groups. (Teachers, you can laminate the paper and use it over and over!) CCSSM 3.OA.01

The Equals Sign: CCSSM

The Equals Sign: CCSSM

I love activities that are super simple yet pack a powerful punch.  This is one of those.  And the good news is, it can be done no matter what grade level you teach which means it lends itself well to differentiation.  But the even better news is that it covers a lot of standards in a fun and engaging way. The main objective, however, is to teach the concept of equality in equations. (I should mention that one of my…

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