Cup Song

 The "Cups Song" is alive and well with students in my classroom!  Students do it before school, at the beginning of the day, during math, during other classes...  I haven't heard the whole song until I found the clip on youtube (above)!  The clip below tries to explore the origins and impact of the ditty.

 

Bloxorz

One of my students was playing on the computer during recess.  I thought the game he was playing looked interesting.  He shared the site:  http://hoodamath.com/  I haven't had time to look through the various games on the site, but Bloxorz, the game he was playing, gave me a few minutes reprieve from end-of-the-quarter grading!  Give it a try... Tell me what you think of the game.  Also, do you find any other interesting games on the site?

Estimation - Flowers

As a follow-up to the earlier estimation bulletin board (March 22), the same teacher replaced the eggs with flowers.  This time she added the clues on the left to help students get an exact answer while still considering the estimate.  (Did it take away thinking opportunities or add multiple strategies?)  Again, it seemed interesting and engaging for students.  (This bulletin board is near the lunch room so students see it coming and going from lunch.  I noticed many of them working on the problem.)

April Fool's

I saw this online and thought it was interesting...  From where comes the 'hole' when the pieces are rearranged??