Welcome to Math Lab!

A very big welcome to educators, parents and students! Thinking out loud... I will post inspirations, challenges, ideas, tips for home, cool websites, and those special moments that happen every day. Moments that continue to solidify my love of spending my days teaching and learning from such bright and inspiring little souls!

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Life Vest Inside - Kindness Boomerang - "One Day"





Today I'm posting before I even show the kids!  I don't want to forget this one.  I hope the feeling of kindness and peace boomerangs through you!  Enjoy!

Friday 18 April 2014

1 + 1 = 5 and Other Unlikely Additions - Our Math Knowledge POPS!

Geometry and counting can be very entertaining!  We designed our own creative number sentences and we were able to show off our knowledge of shapes (sides, faces, and vertices).  Our math bulletin board caused many students and staff to stop, read, and think!  Here are a few examples and the book that inspired our display!  (Did you notice the 3D shapes turning our 2D display into a 3D surprise?  Our math knowledge POPS!)

1+1=5 and Other Unlikely Additions

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The Worm Lady Cometh!

Last week we had the pleasure of meeting "the Worm Lady"!  She taught the whole school about the value of worms and she filled our minds with wonderful wormy facts!  Then we got our own personal  worm presentation where we got to see and touch the worms.  We were up close and personal!  The students loved finding the baby worms.  I kid you not...when the students moved away from the table I looked over to see a baby worm (no longer than a 1.5cm) stand straight up!  (...As if to say..."Hey where did everybody go?")

We are now very proud to have own WORM FARM!  I must say I have no noise complaints!  I know what you're thinking...I have no smell complaints either!  We are very careful to add our 1:30 ratio of food to paper and we give them 'just enough' water and calcium each week.  Here are some pictures of our new wiggly friends!





Saturday 15 February 2014

A very busy month!

A very busy month has been made even busier....  A surprise Valentine's Day, snow day, has put us a little off course but we will celebrate on Tuesday, February 18, and we will be back on course in no time!   Hopefully I will have the opportunity to add more posts and photos to highlight all of the wonderful work we have been doing.  

This summer may mean a Blog reorganization!  I'm hoping to make it parent, student, and teacher friendly.  

I hope everyone has a FABULOUS Family Day!

even number song (elementary math) + lyrics

Odd Todd and Even Steven