Bridges Blog Archive for Seasonal

Sharing a little math humor to wish you...

Happy Valentine's Day!

A free pdf of this quote is available here.

Let me count the ways...to integrate math and Valentine's Day...

1. Visit What the Teacher Wants and pick up a plethora of games and activities (free pdf) using candy hearts: graphing, patterning, counting, and 100s board battleship. Other games include coin roll & color and skip counting by 5s.

Just this morning, my kindergarten exclaimed, "It's almost the 100th day of school and we get to bring something to celebrate!" If you look forward to the big day as much as he does, here are some inspirational ideas:

Every year the NRICH site from the University of Cambridge publishes an online holiday calendar containing a daily math challenge for December 1-24. A few activities require a partner and dice, but most are problem solving questions that could be used by a single child up to a large group.

The kindergarten teachers at Calhoun Primary School in Georgia are ready for Halloween. Academic Intervention Specialist Hayley Gilreath writes, "I thought I would share these photos to demonstrate how you impact education even on Halloween. Our kindergarten teachers dressed up as ladybugs and spiders. Their inspiration? Number Corner!

Invite your students to count with a Leprechaun in this YouTube video. This HarryKindergarten song counts by:

• 1's to 20
• 2's to 30
• 5's to 200
• 10's to 100

What a fun way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, don't forget to consider valentine math! Here are some fun ideas:

Valentine's Day at Mathwire

Valentine's Day Math & Science Freebies from Sub Hub