“Free travel” may be one of the most magical phrases ever—and one that’s rarely uttered. But this week’s blog post highlights some amazing free travel options just for teachers. To go with the travel theme, our prize this week is Around the World in 80 Puzzles (Big Picture Press). Students take a fantastic journey via…
Travel
Will We Ever Get There?
The people: My best friend, Jules, and me The plan: We will travel overseas for Thanksgiving The problems: Planning with a three hour time difference (she’s in California, and I’m in North Carolina), flight hassles, lodging issues, inability to speak French So that pretty much sums it up. I love to travel—and I really love…
Ideas for Summer Math Reinforcement
At 9 am, a train leaves a seaside resort, heading inland, at 50 miles per hour. Seven hundred miles away, at 9:45 am, in the mountains near a wide blue lake, another train leaves an alpine resort, headed toward the ocean, at 45 miles per hour. The first train makes three stops, each lasting ten…