National Coloring Book Day August 2, 2016 Today is National Coloring Book Day. http://www.coloringbookday.com/ Who does not like to color?! Did you know that coloring can be very mathematical? The Four Color Theorem, which has a rich history from the 19th C to today. Read about the history at the Mac Tutor site listed below. Then, depending upon where your students are in their … [Read more...]
Mathematics and the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rio 2016 offers for those who are beginning school now the perfect opportunity to incorporate current events into their mathematics classroom. Check out this week’s free activity for primary students, and younger intermediate students. A look at the Olympic torch, a map of the world, and writing about positional are but a few of the offerings suggested in this short activity packet. Be sure to … [Read more...]
Q-Pyramids & Overlays: Tools for Effective Questioning
Finally, they are here! Many of you have been asking about our Q-Pyramids and Overlay....well, just in time for both back to school and for the release of our new book series, Strategic Journeys for Building Logical Reasoning: Activities Across the Disciplines, they are ready.... The Q-Pyramid A powerful set of tools – the Q-Pyramid and Overlay, connect the four … [Read more...]
Tammy is a tes.com recommended Author
The TLJ Consulting shop on tes.com has over 500 resources. Tammy is a "Recommended Author" so you can feel confident that your purchase will contain high-quality activities. Check out our shop NOW! … [Read more...]
To Teachers with Love…
In anticipation of National Teacher Appreciation Week, I sent out a quick survey to ask teachers to complete the following: “As an educator, I wish…”. I wondered how many teachers would ask for “stuff” vs how many other types of responses I would get. The results were surprising. Yes, I did get teachers who responded that they wished they had, “a classroom set of iPads”, “more computers for … [Read more...]
