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A percentage and estimation lesson Featuring the iPhone 5   Current events have a place in every subject, even math. And our weekly current events video, The Week in Rap, isn't just useful for social studies. In fact, our report on the iPhone 5 from last week's Week in Rap video lends itself well to this mini math lesson. The New York Times reported on the swarm of Apple fans lined up to purchase the iPhone 5. Although Apple hasn't released any exact sales numbers for the iPhone 5 on launch day, analyst Gene Munster made an educated guess by counting…

[jwplayer file=http://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/media/presidential-election-process-media.mp4 image=http://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/images/presidential-election-process-image.jpg]  Check out the lyrics and more for our presidential election process video. Just in time for the upcoming elections, we are debuting our new Civics units. The new songs and videos feature a broad spectrum of topics, from the presidential election process to the founding fathers' inspiration for a more perfect union. Civics for kids has never been more musical! Additionally, each unit is aligned with Florida's civics standards, which are also used by other states as a model for civics instruction. The New Flocabulary Civics Units A More Perfect Union introduces John Locke and the Englightenment -…

Here's a challenge. Learn the prefixes in the metric system. In order. In one minute. Go. Kilo, Hecto, Deca, Deci, Centi, Milli. Not so easy, right? But with helpful mnemonics (for kids and adults alike), you'll be able to remember complex groups of information with ease. Try the metric system again, but this time with the story of King Henry: King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk. Much easier to recall a kings sweet slurping habits than arbitrary prefixes, and if you know the first letters correspond, you'll remember the facts. With this lesson plan, students will harness the power of…

Students may encounter a bit of difficulty when learning about integers and absolute value, especially when dealing with negative numbers. Enter the “number line,” a straightforward visual representation of integers. Number lines can help students to better comprehend positive and negative numbers, and are particularly useful for adding and subtracting integers. Number lines are great for students trying to move past the pencil and paper to solve math problems, and may prove beneficial for visual learners. This lesson includes kinesthetic learning to teach the number line.