Let's Read Math

07/23/2018

At St Malachy's summer program, we read "One is a Snail" with kids in grades K-3. After doing some ALGEBRAIC THINKING, everyone made crab puppets to practice counting by tens. Did you know that all crabs have TEN legs? (2 claws, 2 "swimmies" at the back, and 6 legs for walking sideways)!

07/21/2018

OST...Whether you see kids in summer or at after-school centers, it's a great time to get to know them. Have fun!

07/02/2018

Last week the summer school staff at St Malachy met to plan Let's Read Math lessons they are going to do with kids in grades K-5. It's time to HAVE FUN WITH MATH! I can't wait to see some pictures!

07/02/2018

The Salvation Army summer program chose "One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab" for their first Let's Read Math lesson this summer. Things went very well. Congratulations!

12/14/2017

Making "book corners" to use as bookmarks. Fun times at Barnes and Noble.

05/02/2017

I was looking for a site for kids to play matching games. This one worked well. Try it yourself!

Learning Games for Kids - Education is part of life. It should be fun and challenging... not boring. Learn while you play games! Animal Games, Art Games, Music

04/25/2017

Spent Saturday at PAGES (Philadelphia Area Girls Enjoying Science), an event for sixth grade girls - held at Chestnut Hill College. Scientists from the area lead experiments. Here, girls from St. Malachy in Philadelphia and Westfield Friends in Cinnaminson NJ are extracting DNA from strawberries.

04/14/2017

This week I met new Philadelphia friends associated with the PCHP (The Parent - Child Home Program). PCHP home visitors help parents have fun with their toddlers...reading books and playing with educational toys. Here we are investigating how to have fun with found materials. I had plastic discs and made a quilt design!

04/10/2017

Here are two of my favorite tangram books. Both books tell a story that is illustrated with tangram pictures1

04/10/2017

Dakota and her Mom wrote to Let’s Read Math because they love to play with tangrams. Dakota asked if I could share this website with you. Thanks, Dakota! Hope everyone has FUN WITH TANGRAMS!
http://www.commercialofficecleaning.com/tangrams-and-puzzles-for-kids.html

If you want to try an online experience for solving tangram puzzles, try this site too:
http://www.abcya.com/tangrams.htm

Home and Office: Tangrams and Puzzles for Kids Puzzles are a great way to entertain your brain. Many are designed to improve your memory, problem-solving