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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Magna-Tiles Snowflake
The most basic form of a snow crystal is a hexagonal prism… we can make that shape with Magna-Tiles! It is at the center of our Magna-Tiles Snowflake below.
In real life, there are many types of snowflakes! It is not easy to classify snowflakes because there is no one precise way to define them. Below is a table with the more common and/or distinctive types. Visit here to learn all about snowflakes! They have beautiful shapes and patterns!
Learn more here!
Happy Holidays!
We made the Shape of a Tree with Right Triangles and Isosceles Triangles. Two Small Squares for the tree trunk!
Magic Magna-Tiles!
Check out this awesome stop motion video of Magna-Tiles! Fun!
Early Childhood Education Matters
Magna-Tiles and flashlights!
Flashlights are FUN to play in the dark!
The light shines through Magna-Tiles Clear Colors (our MEDIUM!) and creates a colorful reflection. The process of light striking an object and bouncing off is called REFLECTION.
Experiment by moving the flashlight at different angles!
QUIZ your kids!
1. ________ occurs when light is bent or curved by a medium before it hits our eyes.
2. The material through which a wave travels is called a ________.
Magna-Tiles Games: Let’s Play Hopscotch!!
The game of hopscotch uses early mathematical concepts including
- counting
- basic arithmetic
There are all sorts of ways to lay out your hopscotch board! What Magna-Tiles shapes do you see?
What rules do your and your friends follow when you play? Here are a few!
- call out numbers as you land on them
- skip the number that your rock is on (and then figure out which number comes after the skipped one)
- call out “left foot” or “one foot”
- when you hop backwards, you must COUNT backwards!
To reinforce and practice math skills, think about the following while you PLAY:
- number sequencing
- odd/even numbers
- addition
- subtraction
- time tables by hopping through the numbered squares!
Try this with your kids! What other fun games do you play and LEARN?!
Football, Physics, and Symmetry
“Ultimately, SYMMETRY is what allows both science and football to function!”
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Where else do you see symmetry?
Teach Preschool: Top Ten Toys for the Preschool Classroom
Teach Preschool listed Magna-Tiles in their top toys for preschool!
Click the image to read the full blog post!
Translucent and Opaque
QUIZ your kids!
1. Ask your students to DESCRIBE with words the difference between Magna-Tiles Clear Colors and Magna-Tiles Solid Colors.
2. What does it mean if something is translucent? opaque?
3. Can you come up with your own definition for each adjective? Do you know any synonyms for the words translucent and opaque?
4. Look around you!… can you find objects in the room that are translucent? opaque?
Can you see who and WHAT is hiding behind the Magna-Tiles below?
Clear Colors are translucent
WHO do you see?
WHAT do you see?
The word translucent is an adjective and is defined as allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.
Solid Colors are opaque
WHO do you see?
WHAT do you see?
The word opaque as an adjective means not able to be seen through.
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