Playlist: 1, 2 Grades
Contig
Roll three dice and combine them using any mathematical operation. But be strategic to maximize your points!
What’s In My Brain: Lion vs Bear
Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?
Math Curiosity: Magic Triangles
Can you make each side of this triangle add up to 9 using the digits 1-6?
Categorize and Re-Categorize Animals
Put these animals into groups. Then do it again. Then… do it one more time. How does re-re-grouping the same creatures reveal new patterns and give new insights?
What’s In My Brain!? Gold vs Wood
Some of these examples are conductors and some are insulators!
Building Creative Analogies
We’ll take two seemingly unrelated pieces of content (say volcanoes and the human body) and then build analogies to connect the two ideas. In the end, students can create a skit, comic, or story relating the two concepts.