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Guggenheim Family Math Night Proves Math Can Be Fun

Students, parents and teachers played interactive games last week.

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Who said math wasn’t fun?

Students at Guggenheim Elementary School sharpened their minds by playing interactive math games at the annual Family Math Night last week.

Parents and teachers joined the students by engaging in fun and educational math-based activities.

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Students played a number of interactive math games:

  • A hula-hoop timing contest to see who could spin the longest.
  • An estimation game, where students guessed the number of objects in jars.
  • A math tower game, where students built towers cup-by-cup after solving math problems.

Students also enjoyed a reading corner where they could read a variety of books on math topics.

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