A glyph as it relates to math is a pictorial representation of data. That sounds like a pictograph, doesn’t it? Rather than put pictures in the form of a graph, though, a glyph actually becomes the picture as it’s created based on provided criteria. Ooh. That sounds hard! I promise, glyphs aren’t hard at all. […]
Paper Airplane Graphing
Target Age Range: Upper Elementary – Middle School Skills Covered: measurement, record keeping, averages, graphing, technology, keyboarding, writing, art, invention This lesson is so much fun – especially for boys! 1. Have your child design several different paper airplanes. 2. Give each plane a name. 3. Go outside with the planes and a measuring tape. […]
Graphing: Facebook Birthdays
Target Age Range: 4th-12th grades Skills Covered: gathering data, graphing, technology, keyboarding When I used to teach in a classroom, it was easy for my students to gather large amounts of data for graphing…there were 24+ people in the room at all times. As a homeschooler, it takes a little more creativity to gather […]
These Candy Math and Science Lessons Make Learning Fun
Rather than eat all that candy sitting around the house after trick-or-treating (or another holiday), why not put it to good use? These fun candy math and science lesson ideas will keep your kids busy, happy, and learning! What will we do with all this candy? Honestly, most of the candy that comes in this […]
Valentine Fun
Today is bittersweet for us. As you’ll see below, the boys and I have been having lots of fun celebrating Valentine’s Day. However, today is Mahayla’s 13th birthday and she’s sick. She and I were supposed to be going to CIY Believe together later this afternoon with the Jr. High youth group, too. Oh well, […]