Monday, March 7th--
Happy Monday! I hope that you enjoyed the time off! Hopefully you have returned rested and ready to go. I hope that you will make it another great week.
Each year on March 7th, we celebrate National Cereal Day. We will discuss some unique facts about cereal. The average American eats 160 bowls of cereal each year. Of the more than 314 million people in the U.S., 49 percent start their day with a bowl of cereal. There are 2.7 billion boxes -- enough to wrap around the earth thirteen times -- of cereal sold every year.
The recipe for today is Lucky Charms Bars. Are you a fan of this treat? What percentage of 6-2 students will enjoy this item?
Speaking of cereal, we will chat about Cinnamon Toast Crunch...Nutritional Information, Unit Price, and more!
Finally, we will learn about a restaurant in Ohio that has "The One Bowl Challenge"....what are your thoughts and is it worth it?
Number lines, fraction/decimal/percent matching, fact practice, ratios, rates, algebraic puzzles, estimation, and more.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, March 8th--
Happy Tuesday! I hope that you are having a great week so far. Each year on March 8th, we celebrate National Peanut Cluster Day. Are you a fan of Peanut Clusters? We will find out....
Today is also Unique Names Day. Let's learn about some unique names....
We will also chat about the Celtics as it relates to percentages....
The Pricing Game for the week is called Pathfinder. After 200 documented playings, it has been won 25% of the time. What makes this game so difficult?
Number lines, fraction/decimal/percent matching, fact practice, ratios, rates, algebraic puzzles, estimation, and more.
Make it a great day!
Wednesday, March 9th--
Happy Wednesday! I hope that you are having an amazing week so far!
Each year on March 9th, we celebrate Barbie Day. Barbie's official birthday represents her public debut at the 1959 American International Toy Fair in New York. She stood 11 inches tall and was dressed for a pool party in her black and white striped one-piece. Barbie was instantly recognizable as the only toy in the doll aisle that wasn't modeled as a baby or a little kid—having a grown woman as a plaything for children was an entirely new concept. One thing she didn't have at first? A belly button. That was added to her design more than 40 years later, in 2000.
It is also Meatball Day today. To celebrate this holiday, we will explore some meatball themed world records that involve competitive eating along with a recipe for Easy Italian Meatball Soup. Are you a fan? Can you work with the recipe?
Maybe even some world record fun...we will learn about Ahmed Tafzi, a Watermelon Smasher.
Number lines, fraction/decimal/percent matching, fact practice, ratios, rates, algebraic puzzles, estimation, and more.
Make it a great day!
Thursday, March 10th--
Happy Thursday! I hope that you will make it another great day!
Each year on March 10th, we celebrate Mario Day....we will learn a little about this video game character that first appeared in 1981 in Donkey Kong. It is also Ranch Dressing Day. Let's check out Cheddar Ranch Potatoes. Are you a fan of this food item. Speaking of ranch dressing, which is the better buy? We will also explore nutritional information and more.
The Pricing Game for the week is called Pathfinder. After 200 documented playings, it has been won 25% of the time. What makes this game so difficult?
Number lines, fraction/decimal/percent matching, fact practice, ratios, rates, algebraic puzzles, estimation, and more.
Make it a great day!
Friday, March 11th--
Happy Friday! I hope that your week was amazing!
Today, we celebrate National "Eat Your Noodles" Day. To celebrate, we will check out a recipe for Easy Chicken Noodle Casserole. Are you a fan?
It is also National Middle Name Pride Day.....this is a fun day!
Finally, this is a week to celebrate feet. We will check out a 14 year old boy who can turn his feet back to front as well as meet the man with the world's largest feet.
Number lines, fraction/decimal/percent matching, fact practice, ratios, rates, algebraic puzzles, estimation, and more.
Make it a great day!