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Step 1: Have someone pick a large number with any number of digits.

Last week we explored the concept of difference by subtracting birth year from death year to calculate the longevity of scientists and mathematicians. The K-1st graders subtracted using standard algorithm with no borrowing and the older students mastered both borrowing and subtracting with adding.

After reading 15 math challenge poems from the world’s greatest poets, the children were interested in their biographies.

I was surprised to learn this week how many of your children love poetry. A generous Mathlete parent gave me a book of math poems and I learned that many of my favorite authors also love math. The attached pdf has 15 short biographies of major poets including Poe, Lear, Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, Whitman, Frost, Milne, Nash, Williams, Ciardi, Hughes, and Silverstein.

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