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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.