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Get Set for Mental Math
On Wednesday March 28, volunteers from AAUW Makefield visited the Get Set after school program in Trenton, NJ. Claire Passantino, Marna Matthews and Laurie Hagan acted out the story of “The King’s...
View ArticleA Written Formula for Math Success
Mastery of fractions and early division is a predictor of students’ later success with algebra and other higher-level mathematics, based on a study done by a team of researchers led by a Carnegie...
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Expanding Let’s Read Math in State College PA – Summer 2012
Candace Davison reported on Let’s Read Math summer activities in the State College Branch of AAUW. This summer, the branch organized three Let’s Read Math workshops for elementary-age children. The...
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Math Crafts – Alphabet Symmetry
Attending to visual details is an important skill in math and science education: Make a set of letters and use a small mirror to look for horizontal and vertical symmetry. Next, use mirrors to...
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Math Crafts – Paper Chains and Place Value
In math, it’s important for students in beginning grades to understand place value so they can do computation with regrouping. Make paper chains, with ten loops of a color. Have each child make ten...
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Math Crafts – Crab Counting
This Let’s Read Math activity was inspired by the book One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by April Pulley Sayre and Jeff Sayre. The book starts by explaining that a snail has just one foot. Then the snail...
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Math Crafts – Graphing Sticker Pictures
This is a Let’s Read Math activity about beginning graphing. It was inspired by the book Rooster’s Off to See the World, by Eric Carle. Ultimately, this activity involves sorting, classifying,...
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Math Crafts – Tangram Puzzles
Tangrams are ancient Chinese puzzles. Each tangram is made with the same 7 pieces, called “tans.” This math activity involves making your own tans, and using geometry vocabulary: triangles, right...
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