Math Tales

I could spend all day watching this channel .

Note: While some of these are better suited to older kids (if you actually expect them to under the concepts behind them) they do have plenty of younger kid appeal to those in to drawing.

A Möbius strip story:




Fractal Doodles!! X2  (Yes, someday I'll get over fractals, I promise. )






In truth, I obsess over these things, because I love mathematics but I hate arithmetic.  And the fact that we don't commonly know the difference is the tragedy of math curriculum.

Link post: Educational Videos

My son always does better with multi-sensory learning.  We've found that videos that go with our lessons are always helpful for his understanding of concepts.   I've found several sites that host usual educational videos.  Of all of these resources are free.

• How Stuff Works All subjects for kids to adults
• Khan Academy math videos and math exercises
• Hulu Science & Tech channel  various
• Hulu Documentary channel various
• PBS Video all subjects
• PBSkids.org Videos for younger kids, videos based on PBS shows 
• PBS Parents channel
• National Geographic Kids nature videos for kids
• National Geographic video nature and science for general audiences
• Watch-Know-Learn a directory of educational videos from around the web 
• Periodic Videos periodic table elements videos
• Teachertube.com  videos produced by teachers and students uploaded for class use
• Neok12.com all subjects all grade levels
• Snagfilms.com/  all subjects, can search by subject or grade level

I love everything about this video

Though I'm amazed (and jealous) by what this school allows.   Whacking each other with faux swords?  Climbing around on a picnic table?   Say it ain't so!  /sarcasm

My son's former school has banned that oh-so-dangerous, uber-violent game known as "Tag."

*Sigh*

I seriously wish I could do something like this on a smaller scale for my cubscouts.  Hmmm.

Friday After Thanksgiving Chain Reaction

I Love this.






Click here to see one of the teams at work (awesome!): Team F.A.T 4

And here for more videos of it.

Finger Knitting

This all the rage at my son's school.  The kids spend all their free time weaving long scarves for each other.   It's an alternative school based loosely on the Waldorf method, so the atmosphere is a little different than most public schools.