Guides
- Ice Castle Activity Fair
- Lexicon Villages Event Guide
- Activity Fair Intro & Guide
- Lexicon Villages Intro & Guide
Lesson Connections
Math and language chapter-based lesson plans with relevant book excerpts included
- Chapter 4: Greek and Latin Roots
- Chapter 6: The Coordinate Plane
- Chapter 9: Poetic Meter
- Chapter 12: Learning about Slope in Lexicon
Lost in Lexicon Book Club Guide
Lost in Lexicon Villages Event
Click here to download a step by step, do it yourself guide for organizing a Lost in Lexicon Villages Event. Engage students or children in a fun, educational and interactive setting as they explore the villages and puzzle through language and mathematical concepts. This facilitator’s guide includes a list of required materials and supplies, recommendations for event settings, time requirements, along with detailed instructions for each activity.
Iowa Science and Mathematics Teacher Educators Summit Presentations
- Keynote Address: “Grand Challenges and Inspiration: Lighting the Fire in the Next Generation.”
- Breakout session: “Can Math and Literature Mix in the Middle School?”
Teacher-created Units
- Teaching Plot Structure and Types of Conflict, Elizabeth Pritchett, 6th grade teacher, Meadowbrook School, Weston, MA.
- Teaching Characterization, Elizabeth Pritchett, 6th grade teacher, Meadowbrook School, Weston, MA.
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