{"id":1339,"date":"2022-08-05T05:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T12:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2022-08-04T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T22:22:42","slug":"making-math-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/making-math-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Math Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My new Focus on STEM<\/em> column, Making Math Fun<\/a><\/em>, is in the August Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries<\/a><\/em> newsletter.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> It\u2019s already time for back-to-school! One of the 30 ways math coach Mr. Elementary Math recommends to make math fun is using picture-book read-alouds with students. <\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2022 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n

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My new Focus on STEM column, Making Math Fun, is in the August Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter. Snippet: It\u2019s already time for back-to-school! One of the 30 ways math coach Mr. Elementary Math recommends to make math fun is using picture-book read-alouds with students. It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, … <\/p>\n

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