Author Archives: Sioban Linnen

Featured Activity Kit: Multipoly Construction Set

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Sioban Linnen

Get students excited about geometry with the Multipoly Construction Set (C.R. 516.15 M961). The kit includes 36 triangles, 12 pentagons, 12 squares, and 12 half hexagons, which can be attached together using supplied platic clips to create complex 2-D mathematical … Continue reading →

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Featured Activity Kit. Bridges

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Sioban Linnen

Looking for an activity for your budding engineers?  Give your students a hands-on learning opportunity with Bridges: Comprehensive Bridge Building Set by K’NEX [C.R. 624.2 B8512]. Building and learning about bridges helps students to understand the design, engineering, and construction process, … Continue reading →

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Feature Activity Kit: Large Geometry Shapes

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Sioban Linnen

Explore geometric shapes and concepts with the Large Geometry Shapes Kit (C.R. 516.156 S495). The set includes ten 3-dimensional shapes familiar to students from the world around them and introduced in mathematics textbooks. The shapes include a sphere and hemisphere, … Continue reading →

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Featured Activity Kit: Four-Pan Algebra Balance Kit

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Sioban Linnen

The Four-Pan Algebra Balance Kit (C.R. 512 K96F) allows students to visualize and physically build algebraic equations. Students can use this kit to demonstrate the zero principle, explore integers, model and solve equivalent linear equations, and construct identities. By placing chips in the … Continue reading →

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Featured Activity Kit: The continental puzzles – European edition

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Sioban Linnen

Puzzles help students to exercise their memory by providing a tactile learning experience. With pieces shaped like countries and bodies of water, The continental puzzles – European edition (C.R. 912.4 C762) will help children learn to identify countries, borders, capitals and major cities, … Continue reading →

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