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 check out the official Olympic website:
https://www.olympic.org/rio-2016
As well as their educational program:
https://www.olympic.org/olympic-values-and-education-program
and the offerings this month from NRich:
http://nrich.maths.org/teacher-primary
http://nrich.maths.org/teacher-secondary
Enjoy!
