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Today is Monday - Calendar Math

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice memorizing the seven days of the week and keeping them in order.  In this calendar lesson, students read aloud the book Today is Monday by Eric Carle, and create their own calendar style book using educational software....
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Tangram Discovery

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students develop an understanding and enjoyment of math concepts and cultural awareness by working with tangrams.
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Does the falling tree make a sound if no one if there to hear it? (or communication via encryption)

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars explore encryption. They discuss the importance of cryptography in our daily lives. Students use games and cryptography to discover transformational geometry and modulo systems. They design their own encryption puzzles...
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The Very Busy Spider-Pattern

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore two- and three-dimensional shapes.  In this very busy spider lesson, students read the story and then create a spider web pattern of their own. The webs must use a symmetrical pattern.  Additional activities for patterns...