Mixing in Math Newsletter

MiM periodically sends out newletters with project updates, new activities, afterschool staff's comments and their ideas for ways to use Mixing in Math. Download PDFs of the newletters below.

• September 2009
  Children who build get a chance for hands-on learning about shapes. See ways to bring math ideas into conversation with MiM building activities.

• June 2009
  Events that include parents, caretakers, and siblings are a great way to wake everyone up to the idea of having fun while doing math. Librarians share their family event plans.

• March 2009
  Kids will be teeming with excitement to find each clue in Piece It Together, a treasure hunt game. Practice measuring, counting, and following directions in an everyday context.

• January 2009
  Two librarians share their experiences with Make Your Own Mystery Jar, an activity for all ages that combines arts and crafts with counting and estimation. Another explains how she looks at everything she does with children as an opportunity for learning and encountering math.

• December 2008
  Get to know your environment as you build counting, data, and observation skills with the activity Count Around. And use MiM at a costume party.
  
  
• October 2008
  Use MiM to complement book clubs and story times.
  
  
• September 2008
  Set up a fun display that helps kids develop estimating and logic skills with the activity Mystery Jars. Read how MiM is impacting other libraries and share your ideas with us.
  
  
• May 2008
  Show the kids how large 1 cup is with Pour It On. MiM comes to the rescue during the summer months.
  
  
• April 2008
  Highlight shapes in everyday life to strengthen kids' pattern skills. Mix math into poetry for National Poetry Month.
  
  
• January 2008
  Play MiM games while learning about different cultures and counting in a new language.
  
  
• May 2007
  BELL and Girls Inc. afterschool programs share secrets for effective use of MiM activities. Incorporate MiM into your program through physical challanges.
  
  
• April 2007
  Use MiM activities to build awareness of necessary everyday abilities, such as counting money and telling time.
  
  
• February 2007
  Eat some delicious snacks while learning about their nutritional value, and let the kids convince you which one is healthier.
  
  
• January 2007
  Make some bets to build understanding of probability, chance and prediction. Ensure that the quieter ones participate.
  
  
• November 2006
  Mix math into the activities your program holds in anticipation of Thanksgiving and December holidays.
  
  
• October 2006
  Make the connection between literacy and math with a Halloween scavenger hunt. Results from the 2005-2006 evaluation show that MiM helps kids and staff appreciate math and understand it in everyday situations.
  
  
• September 2006
  Learn how different afterschool groups use MiM in daily routines. Try Rate It to open up lines of communication with children about their feelings.
  
  
• April 2006
  Read what happened when BELL tried Is It Possible? and Girls Inc. tried Paper Bag Skits.