Kids not into the lovey-dovey aspect of Valentines’ Day? Obviously, you need to turn to mathematics for inspiration! Bookmark this collection of twelve Valentine’s Day math art ideas because you are going to want to do every single one! The list of Valentine math projects includes a variety of ideas. Most are perfect for elementary…
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Heart Bookmarks Even Origami Beginners Can Make
A good bookmark is essential to a avid reader and these heart bookmarks will advertise your love of reading. Oh sure, you can dog ear the pages, rely on your memory, or (heaven forbid!) lay the book open while face down! A fun bookmark is not only useful, it can add a bit of whimsy…
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Favorite and Funny Read Aloud Books for 9-10 Year Olds
Read aloud time in my house is changing. No longer can I choose the books on my own with impunity. Most of what became our best read aloud books in the past were titles I picked out. Many books I present are rejected on sight by kid who spanned 9-10 years old this past year. Even though…
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Heart Geometry Puzzle to Make Your Kids Love Math!
What better way to learn to love math that putting together the pieces of your heart with this sweet geometry puzzle! This heart puzzle is also a simple STEAM project that teaches the concepts of math, engineering and art/design. But not only that, it is a boredom buster brain teaser that will make your kids smarter!…
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Golf Card Game: Easy and Fun Family Game
My grandparents believed that owning a deck of standard playing cards would tempt the owner into a life of sinful gambling. You should definitely start praying for me because I own five or six decks. Those playing cards come in handy when my kid requests we play his favorite new card game, GOLF, 200 times…
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Heart Tessellations: Three Lovely Different Math Designs
These heart tessellations make a relaxing art project, especially for kids who like patterning, and repetitive doodling. Art doesn’t always have to mean drawing still life, after all. Combine this math art project idea with Möbius strip hearts and you and your kids can celebrate Valentine’s Dayin style. Made famous in popular culture by M.C….
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February Read Aloud Books that Will Warm Your Heart
Happy February! Welcome to the read aloud book list that will get you through the shortest month of the year. Unlike my January book list which had nothing to do with the month itself, these February books will remind you of the love-themed holiday of Valentine’s Day. At least the picture books will. I was…
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Middle Grade Books with Black Protagonists
This list of middle grade books with Black protagonists is meant as a complementary list to my book list of picture books by Black authors. Many of the middle grade authors here also have picture books, and vise versa but I didn’t want to duplicate authors. I’ve chosen to focus on contemporary fiction, because as…
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Children’s Picture Books by Black Authors
Recently the #OwnVoices movement has been shining a spotlight on the importance of children’s books written by authors from marginalized groups. Part of the diversity movement in publishing is not just to publish more picture books with diverse characters but also to bring more books by minority authors into the world. This limited book list…
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Funny Graphic Novel Series
My kids love graphic novels. My youngest, especially is always seeking out new, funny graphic novel series at the library. When he finds a new series I do a secret happy dance, because I know when we get home he will spend the next several hours in his room, giggling. While I have never been…
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