December December is a month of reflection and resolutions. What is your math resolution for the New Year? Happy Holidays from the 3P Learning Team! 2015-2016 Mathletics Activity Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 National Mutt Day Mathletics against your students? Sign into your teacher centre and click on “Demonstrations”. You can now play against your class! Students will love the challenge. 13 7 8 14 3 Friday 4 We know you have been working like a dog! Take time to reflect today. What 3 areas in Mathletics have helped you improve in Math? Write in your math journal. Teacher Tip: Did you know that you can play Live 6 Thursday 9 15 Monkey Day Have your students take a picture of their login details so they can access Mathletics anywhere they have an Internet connection 17 11 He Shoots… He Scores! 21 Go Caroling Day! 22 First Day of Winter Create your own Times Table Toons Song to a catchy holiday tune! Upload your video on our Facebook page of you caroling the times tables! *Cross-curricular activity* 27 28 Today marks the end of this celebration. 12 Poinsettia Day This festive plant originated in Mexico. It is now given as a holiday gift. Draw a poinsettia. How many vertices and sides do your poinsettia leaves have? *Cross-curricular activity* 18 Go Nuts! 19 The Nutcracker ballet premiered today in 1892. See if you can crack 3 locks in your problem solving tab. 23 Thermometer Day This is the shortest day of the year. That means it is going to get dark, fast! If you had to go to bed at 8:45pm tonight what time would that be on a 24 hour clock. Hint: Use concept search to help you! 29 5 Hanukkah ends A record was set in NHL history in 1985 with 62 points in one game! Edmonton beat Chicago 36-26. How many points can you collect in the next 15 minutes? No more monkeying around! See if you are on the Mathletics Hall of Fame under Canada Top 100 Students! 20 Mitten Tree Day Saturday Does your school have a mitten tree? Count how many mittens are on the tree. How many pairs are there? 10 Technology Day 16 Powered by 24 25 Christmas Day Brrr… it’s cold! Check out your ranking on the thermometer in Live Math. Can you raise the temperature? 30 On the 25th of December, this Christian holiday is celebrated. Happy Holidays! 31 New Year’s Eve 26 Kwanzaa This holiday is a week-long celebration. Candles are lit each day of the celebration. www.mathletics.ca www.spellodrome.ca www.intoscience.com Best of luck in 2016 from the Mathletics team! *