Category: Make & Grow

1+1=5 A scavenger hunt game about unitizing

1+1=5 additions LaRochelle

Yelena recently reviewed the book “1+1=5” and shared the game of “I spy” she plays with her son. The book inspires kids (and adults) to see everyday objects as sets, or collections of other objects. For example, a triangle can

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Moving Through Math: two book reviews

  Learning math through the arts… Moby Snoodles approves! So I was happy to review two books from Marcia Daft’s Moving Through Math project. They are read-aloud books for kids under five and their grown-ups. Both books are illustrated in

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1+1=2 but Mostly it Doesn’t

1+1=5 additions LaRochelle

Have you had a chance to look through the 1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions by David LaRochelle? If you (or your child) think that addition is booooring, make sure to get this book. Once you do, get all nice and

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Last-Minute Christmas Decorations and Tangled Lights

christmas lights knot theory

Days are flying by and everyone is busy preparing for the holidays. While you might not know what gift(s) you will be getting this year or whether the kids will catch the sniffles right before the party, one thing you

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