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A Few Tips for Learning from Home

March 13, 2020March 14, 2020 Maria Arana2 Comments

Last month we decided to withdraw our daughter from school for repeated illnesses. It was not a serious medical issue, more that she was coming home sick every couple weeks with a viral infection and couldn’t seem to get back to 100%. The stress of missing school days and having a ton of make-up workContinue reading A Few Tips for Learning from Home →

Tips for Taking Notes

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Maria AranaLeave a comment

Before the school year began, I hosted a note taking class for middle school learners. I offered this class in response to a parent request. It was a wonderful way to welcome students to the studio and help them begin middle school with note taking tips and resources. Below, I share some of the noteContinue reading Tips for Taking Notes →

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🎨Exploring a 5-fold pattern with help from @ericbroug resources while watching a documentary about Islamic Art and Culture in the Renaissance posted by @metmuseum A list of documentaries and videos about #islamicart is shared by @samira.mian on her youtube channel. Listening to talk and pausing to look at the art while drawing helped me take in the information being presented and helped keep me focused on the topic. This reminds me of the importance for providing kids with art supplies, building materials, origami paper…so they can make and create while listening to a read aloud or watching a documentary. If I had simply put on the art talk, I would have fallen asleep or lost interest in a subject I want to learn about. Definitely pairing a drawing session with a documentary again. 🤓
Taking time this morning to follow my interests and play around with tech. Feeling like a noob using @geogebra and my @officialcricut to make #geometricdesigns. My brain feels like it’s been exercised. I think I started to figure out how make cuts for a layered effect. The 2nd photo shows my initial attempts.
I carved out a little #mathart space for myself. Once the kids are back at school, I plan to spend time here each day learning and exploring math art concepts.
I joined a #mathartclub with fellow math enthusiasts and teachers. This morning I shared the paper folding techniques I learned with my son. He loves origami and he was intrigued by my paper models. Spending time together going through the techniques allowed us to use mathematical language very naturally. What do you notice about the paper models? What do you wonder?
The beginning of a fabulous @lego build. My family gifted me a Lego typewriter for my birthday. I am overjoyed! 🙃 This might be the most challenging build I’ve attempted.
@_littlemissmacaron_ made a beautiful #wimbledon cake today. Thanks to @acozykitchen for sharing the recipe.

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