Archive for October, 2009
October 29th, 2009
by Tracy in Math Learning
Gobble, Gobble: New November Calendar
Can you believe it’s almost November? If you can’t wait for Turkey Day, get ready with zany holidays and activities on our new November math activity calendar. We’re kicking off this month with turkey jokes and fun math activities!
Turkey jokes
Asked to write a composition entitled, “What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving,” little Timothy wrote, “I [...]
October 28th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun
New DreamBox Math Activities Coloring Page #1: Color Adventure Friends the Colors of the Rainbow
When kids play DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, they explore the DreamBox Adventure Park, an amazing place where kids go on many different adventures as they solve problems and learn math! Students choose their adventures from four themes: Pirates, Pixies, Dinosaurs, and Pet Friends. The DreamBox themes, stories, and adventures were inspired by suggestions from kids [...]
October 26th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun, Uncategorized
Adorable Contest Video: Dream Big Musician
What do a musician, dentist, and geologist have in common? They all use math! Watch our latest Dream Big video and see our mini-musician before he makes it to the big time. Warning: this video may tug at your heart strings.
October 23rd, 2009
by Sue in Elementary teachers, Teaching Math
Now Teachers Can Get DreamBox Teacher Tools Free!
Throughout the development of DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, our teachers and developers collaborated to develop innovative (and in many cases patent-pending) tools that are exactly suited to teaching the early numeracy concepts students need to learn. These virtual manipulatives are web-based tools that help students more easily grasp math concepts in visual terms, and give [...]
October 19th, 2009
by Sue in Elementary teachers, Teaching Math
Virtual Manipulatives Help Teach Early Numeracy
Understanding abstract concepts is crucial to being successful in math, but some ideas are difficult to grasp and sometimes kids struggle to learn them.
Many educators agree that “manipulatives” are among the best math resources for teachers to help students visualize a concept in more concrete terms, and to link new ideas to prior knowledge. Now, [...]
October 15th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Have a Spooktacular Green Halloween
Maybe you didn’t think it was possible. But yes, you can have an enjoyable Halloween and be healthy and earth conscious. Let's make the year's most spooktacular holiday a "Green Halloween®" by showing the importance of reducing sugary sweets and being environmentally friendly.
October 8th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun
Pumpkin Math Jokes
Ever since I shared a few favorite math jokes a few months back, people keep asking me for new ones. And with Halloween coming, they seem to be multiplying(!) — so here are a few more, with a seasonal flavor. If you like these pumpkin math jokes, check out our Pumpkin Math Activities Calendar.
Pumpkin Math [...]
October 5th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
October 5th is the Most Popular Birthday! The Birthday Paradox Explained
In honor of the most common birth date in America on October 5th, the birthday paradox is an interesting experiment for students to learn about probabilities of a pair. Beware. Some of these statistics are beyond the typical "pumpkin math" exercise, but everyone should still be able to walk away with the general idea of how the birthday paradox works.
October 2nd, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
It’s Here! Pumpkin Math Month and a New Calendar
October is a favorite month at DreamBox Learning (sssh, don’t tell the other months). We hope you’ll help us celebrate it with pumpkin math activities and pumpkin jokes all month long! And we have a brand new (free) calendar filled with learning fun.
Pumpkin humor
To kick off our favorite month, here’s a pumpkin joke:
Q: How do [...]
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