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Families everywhere

I know that my family does some things differently from the ways other families in the world do the same things. But I also know that families—no matter where they live—do some things in the same…

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Mathemagic

Eight

The Greeks of long ago thought of eight as a shape with eight sides and eight corners. Such a shape is called an octagon, a name that means “eight corners.” They also saw eight as a shape called a…

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Hook, Weave, Knot, and Braid

Octavius octopus

Materials – blunt needle – scissors – Styrofoam or rubber ball (or tightly crumpled newspaper) – yarn (two colors) 1. Cut off 36 strands of yarn, each measuring three times as long as your…

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