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AIMS Activities Aligned to the Common Core Math Standards
We know that your time is precious, so AIMS has taken the time to align from 35 to 65 of our activities at each grade level to the standards. Many of the activities are enhanced with short how-to...
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What the Orthodontist Taught My Kids About Math
Our orthodontist has an ongoing game where kids get to guess the number of items in a jar: Although the jar shape and item type change each month, my kids use the same strategy every time: they count...
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Toothpick Puzzlers
This week’s activity consists of five related puzzles that should challenge students. Matchstick (I have substituted toothpicks) puzzles have been a staple feature of recreational mathematics for...
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AIMS Minute: How to Make a Straw Plane
The AIMS Minute is back! We’ve gotten some great, positive responses to the AIMS Minute so far and we’ve been hard at work making lots more. This one is for teachers looking for a cool, quick idea for...
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A Fifth Grade Fraction Activity Using Doceri
I’m here to share another Doceri presentation. This time I want to acquaint you with an AIMS fraction activity for fifth grade. Using the innovative whiteboard app by Doceri, classroom teachers can...
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Coming Soon: AIMS Physical Science Webinar
Following the success of our first live webinar workshop a few weeks ago, we are at it once again. We are learning from the participant comments how to make the webinars better each time–and we will...
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How Can We Show Our Students What Volume Means?
This past week I had the opportunity to share with a graduate class the Common Core progression of geometric measurement concepts across the grade levels from Kindergarten through eighth grade. We...
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How a Twitter Chat Changed My Social Media Life
You may have read some of my blog posts where I have included AIMS math activities explained with the use of Doceri whiteboard presentations. Because I have been incorporating Doceri in my posts I was...
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Fresno’s First Annual Mini-Maker’s Faire
I will be the first to admit that I am a self-professed tinker. There I said it out loud; confession is good for the soul. Growing up without cell phones or video games, I could often be found outside...
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Google Docs and Sheets Go Offline
So I know that after all my posts on Google Drive and its associated products, you’re using it as part of your classroom, and it’s making part of your life a lot easier. I also know that you were...
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