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Become a Mathematician

  • Illustrate some mathematical problems in the snow or on your driveway with sidewalk chalk, noodles, or sticks, after viewing this Meet-the-Author Movie by Stuart J. Murphy.

  • Listen to this Meet-the-Author Recording for Which Shape Doesn’t Belong?: A Shape Book by Christopher Danielson. Then, draw shapes with outdoor objects like leaves, sticks, and stones.

  • Watch this video book reading from You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang and use the ideas in this activity guide to measure things inside and outside.