Multicultural Math Fun: Holidays Around the Year - Softcover

Louise Bock; Susan Guengerich; Hope Martin; Guengerich, Susan; Martin, Hope

 
9780825129056: Multicultural Math Fun: Holidays Around the Year

Synopsis

Multicultural Math Fun celebrates math through 54 multicultural activities tied to holidays, celebrations, and events throughout the year. Students build problem-solving and reasoning skills, while making mathematical connections -- and having fun!

A short list of the many activities and topics includes:
Mexican Independence Day -- and the mathematics associated with creating a Mexican feast!
Halloween -- with counting activities for the candy you collect!
Hanukkah -- and the odds you face when playing dreidel!
Groundhog Day -- and the art of measuring shadows!
Summer Olympic Games -- and the matrices you can develop to count medals!

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