Our brains love pattern-seeking and natural patterns in the world are where math and science meet! In a previous post, Beyond Fibonacci: Tribonacci, Tetranacci, and More! I shared resources you can use to teach some fun number patterns, including “cousins” of the Fibonacci sequence and the Ulam sequence. Here you’ll find a video lesson and … Read more
Here is a logical thinking game to get your little scholars up and moving! This game is like LOGIC LINKS, with clues that lead to positioning colors in the correct order. However, in this game, students hold colored paper or cards and line themselves up in the correct order. The colors used in this game … Read more
Have you heard? Numbers can have character traits! They can be temperamental or even suffer from personality disorders! Some numbers are narcissistic! Some are honest or practical, and others are perpetually happy or sad. You can use these slides to learn about these special integers and share them with students. Make your own copy HERE. … Read more
While working on another post, Two, Four, Six, Eight- Are You Really Special or Do You Just Think You’re Great? I ran across this activity shared by Sarah Carter of Math Equals Love. Sarah freely shares her lessons, and when I reached out to see if she would share with us here- she agreed! Thank … Read more
Read Fibbing Can Be Fun! ~ Celebrating Fibonacci Day to find resources and activities designed to introduce and explore the Fibonacci sequence with students and to celebrate Fibonacci Day. I remember being ASTOUNDED when I first learned about the Fibonacci sequence and its prevalence in nature – in trees, flowers, galaxies! It changed the way … Read more
by Lindsay Lord Lindsay Lord, GT teacher in St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana, made quite a splash when she shared about her students’ Shark Tank experience in a social media group! I wasn’t the only one who wanted more details, and I’m thrilled that she agreed to share more in a guest blog post. Thank … Read more
My Texas friend and colleague, Stefanie Schropp, is a Gifted, Talented, and Enrichment Coordinator (PreK-8th) and she’s been a generous contributor to this blog. In this post, she shares a cross-curricular mini-unit that is perfect for October, and the culmination is a media project that your students will love. Her previous posts can be found … Read more
Recently, as I did some research for this puzzle, I learned a lot about unmanned aerial vehicles, (drones). Right away, I saw the potential for critical and creative thinking. Drones are assisting in all kinds of endeavors, some of which might surprise you, such as monitoring coastlines for sharks and delivering medicines to remote areas. … Read more
This year, International Dot Day (Sept. 15-ish) is celebrating fifteen years! I thought it would be a good time to create a landing page for any “dotty brainwork” featured on the website. The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds, inspires wonderful “dotty artwork,” and you can find TONS of ideas online. If you’d like to make … Read more
When I was in seventh grade, I had a South Korean pen pal named Kae-suk Kang. Our English teachers had connected us and, in a pre-internet era, we wrote letters by hand and waited weeks for each reply. My classmates and I loved the personal connections with friends from an entirely different culture. I’ve never … Read more
