Playlist: Bookmarks
Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date
Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?
Holiday Emoji Story 🎅
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Looking Closely at Holiday Photos
Let’s write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!
Special Gifts with Special Requirements
Your special friends sure have some unique gift needs!
Analyze Paragraphs: Cucumbers
Three paragraphs about cucumbers. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.
Game: Order and Chaos
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!
Math Curiosity: Magic Squares
Imagine a 3×3 square in which every row, column, and diagonal have the same sum. That’s a magic square!
More Specific than “Smart”
When students are told that they’re “smart”, what does this word actually mean to them? (Psst. It isn’t what we intended.)
A Donut Investigation
In this cross-curricular investigation, students will look into an intriguing question: do donuts or salads have more sugar? They’ll grapple with misleading information, bias, and use their math skills to create a visual representation of sugar in popular foods.
The Game of 100
Who can get to 100 first in this simple, but delightful, math game?