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Sand Dollar Beach Day Discussion

What math have you learned at the beach?

From the lens Sand Dollars and Math on the Beach.

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  • amberchina May 23, 2012 @ 11:42 am | delete
    Sand dollars are just so stinkin' cool! Your lens has so many great ideas for parents and children to do together this summer to retain learning, so I just featured your lens on my "The Best Summer Learning Activities and Projects by Subject" lens. I know it will be helpful to even more parents and kiddos. :)
  • jsr54 Jan 31, 2012 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    I found some live sand dollars in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey. Had to go to 8 feet deep to scoop them up in very salty water, not east to do, but worth the prize. I took one out, snapped a picture, and returned it to the sea where it belonged. Very interesting lens.
  • TransplantedSoul Dec 31, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    These are such beutiful animals. This lense makes me want to be on the beach right now!
  • liberia88 Sep 29, 2011 @ 3:43 pm | delete
    It was fun exploring this page. There is a lot of great information. I would love to see live sand dollars too!! I will have to look for them when I go snorkeling on the Pacific coasts of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
  • mommy2deb Sep 25, 2011 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    Interesting lens.
  • BigGirlBlue Jun 13, 2011 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    We never learned math at the beach but I think it is a good activity to incorporate.
  • snakesmom May 19, 2011 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens! I love the sand dollars, they are so cool!
  • akumar46 May 19, 2011 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    What a cool Sand Dollar math lessons!Thanks.
  • CreativeArtist May 19, 2011 @ 9:21 am | delete
    What an amazing find, and such a wonderful teaching moment.
  • Shar Apr 15, 2011 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    wonderful lens! Shar
  • jmsp206 Jan 5, 2011 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Arn't they lovely.I love shells.We used to find counters on the beach as kids.
  • ViolinStudent Jan 5, 2011 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    Great page (as usual). Thanks!
    Art Haule
  • ChrisDay Dec 31, 2010 @ 10:01 am | delete
    Great lens - home education is THE thing!
  • Brick_House_Fabrics Dec 21, 2010 @ 11:12 am | delete
    Wonderful lens about something that has always intrigued me!
  • sorana Dec 11, 2010 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Evelyn your lenses are so creative and inspiring. Yet another wonderful one. Thanks
  • Irenemaria Dec 10, 2010 @ 7:41 am | delete
    Sand dollar is exotic to me. But what I really loved about this is, how you and your children were standing there feeling, watching and learning about this little guy. This is exactly the way my children were raised too.
  • raphaelo Dec 10, 2010 @ 7:27 am | delete
    Wonderful lense of Sand Dollars! Love to be here. Thanks for creating this natural lense :)
  • CruiseReady Oct 5, 2010 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    What a fabulous lens!
  • LensbyLisa Sep 16, 2010 @ 12:06 pm | delete
    I truly loved this lens! Wonderful imagery and descriptions. I didn't know how to tell the age of a sand dollar until now. Great lens! Thanks for sharing your memory.
  • theraggededge Apr 25, 2010 @ 10:01 am | delete
    Popped back here to bless this fabulous lens :-)
  • Evelyn_Saenz Apr 25, 2010 @ 4:37 pm | delete
    Thank you so much and Congratulations on becoming a SquidAngel :)
  • Heather426 Apr 10, 2010 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    amazing sand dollar lens!
  • managdem Apr 10, 2010 @ 10:58 am | delete
    Nice idea to teach math at beach with sand dollars. Actually, any beach an attractive environment to enjoy anything. So, Learning with sand dollars became enjoyable.

    Thanks for sharing.
  • louiswery Apr 10, 2010 @ 10:46 am | delete
    Thank you for showing us creative ways to learn. Beautiful lens!
  • kidspartythemes Feb 20, 2010 @ 4:36 am | delete
    Excellent lens! I totally agree that the more creative ways in which we can teach our kids, the more engaged they will be! 5 stars x
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Dec 11, 2009 @ 4:27 pm | delete
    What an interesting and unique way to teach.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Dec 11, 2009 @ 5:35 pm | delete
    Teaching on the beach in Costa Rica is an ideal classroom.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Sep 8, 2009 @ 10:18 am | in reply to AndyPo | delete
    Thank you, Andy
  • AndyPo Sep 7, 2009 @ 6:32 am | delete
    Excellent lens. Great idea.
  • saritajain86 Sep 5, 2009 @ 2:23 am | delete
    Fantastic lens... Thanks for sharing.
  • Beaddoodler Sep 3, 2009 @ 8:34 am | delete
    What a great, indepth article on sand dollars. You are a fantastic teacher-and I'm not a child. Well maybe I'm in my second childhood.
  • Frankster Aug 29, 2009 @ 6:48 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. I've always loved sand dollars but didn't know anything about them live. I have a collection of some. The smallest is only about 1 in across. It's pretty cool. Bear hugs, Frankie
  • flipflopnana Aug 20, 2009 @ 9:17 am | delete
    All I can say is what an awesome page! I loved everything about it.
  • OneFootPutt Aug 19, 2009 @ 10:48 pm | delete
    Great lens on Sand Dollars. I've always been a fan but never knew you can learn so much from them.
  • Beautiful-Bridal Jul 2, 2009 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Very thorough and beautiful lens. I especially loved the sand dollar cookies!
  • Barkely May 23, 2009 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Thanks for adding this lens to the Fun For Kids Group:-)
  • ElizabethJeanAllen May 19, 2009 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    Hi,
    My name is Elizabeth Jean Allen and I am the new group leader for the Nature and the Outdoors Group.
    Lizzy
  • dustytoes May 19, 2009 @ 5:18 pm | delete
    I like the idea of teaching on a beach! What fun for any child. Lensrolling to my seashell lens!
  • kellywissink May 16, 2009 @ 10:08 am | delete
    5 stars!

    Welcome to the group Home Schooling Support Group-Kelly
  • May 11, 2009 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    I LOVE sand dollars! Have a wonderful birthday!!!!
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 10, 2009 @ 2:06 pm | in reply to KimGiancaterino | delete
    Thank you, SquidAngel.
  • KimGiancaterino May 10, 2009 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    One of my friends made me a shadow box with a broken sand dollar and "The Legend of the Sand Dollar" poem. The delicate pieces inside the sand dollar represent peace doves. It's really beautiful. I would like to see a live sand dollar someday. Squid Angel Blessed.
  • tandemonimom Apr 25, 2009 @ 5:18 pm | delete
    Beautiful and thorough, as usual! I love the sand dollar cookie cutters. Welcome to The Homeschooling Groups!
  • Susan52 Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:09 am | delete
    I love teachable moments, love the beach, love this lens! Another winner by Evelyn, first class all the way as always!
  • Mortira Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:24 pm | delete
    What a great summer activity! According to Malcolm Gladwell, summer learning is essential to a child's intellectual development. And the more fun, the better, I say!

    Welcome to the Four Seasons group!
  • groovyoldlady Apr 22, 2009 @ 1:25 pm | delete
    This is an UBER GROOVY lens. It WILL be revisited when we study invertebrates!!!!
  • JaguarJulie Apr 19, 2009 @ 11:35 am | delete
    Evelyn -- we've been to Costa Rica, but didn't find any sand dollars! Again, another truly remarkable and engaging lens you've masterfully created.
  • kiwisoutback Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    Well done! Great photos, too. I never realized sand dollars were so mathematical, but it makes sense now that you've explained it. Squid Angel blessed!
  • eclecticeducation Apr 14, 2009 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    Love this lens!! It makes me wish we lived near a beach. 5*
  • OhMe Apr 12, 2009 @ 7:39 am | delete
    This is great. I love Sand Dollars but never thought about them as teaching tools. Wonderful idea and wonderful lens.
  • Jewelsofawe Apr 10, 2009 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    I love sanddollars. I used to collect them as a child.
  • daria369 Apr 10, 2009 @ 8:14 am | delete
    Sand dollars are magical and beautiful and so is this lens - thank you for making it and sharing it... :)
  • Jimmie Apr 10, 2009 @ 2:05 am | delete
    Who doesn't love sand dollars. I'm sure you know of the legend of the sand dollar too. Not math related, but wonderful symbollism of the Christian faith. Of course, please add this to the Learning and Teaching Math group. I'm also going to lensroll this to my Nature Study at the Beach lens.
  • motorpurrr Apr 10, 2009 @ 1:35 am | delete
    Nice of you to write about snad dollars. I had no idea they even moved, nor so many subspecies. So cool, thanx.
  • naturegirl7 Apr 9, 2009 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Welcome to the Naturally Native Squids group. Don't forget to add your lens link to the appropriate plexo and vote for it.

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