As part of our study of Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance, math, measurement, proportion, art, and even SEL (social emotional learning), we had a ton of fun on this integrated Math Quest.
Discovery: our arm spans are about the same length as our height!
You can SEE the eagerness to participate on their faces and can almost HEAR the wonderful hum of a classroom full of hands-on learning and creativity.
Measuring the span of our arms
Measuring the height of our bodies
Many ways to measure
Leonardo drew this sketch around 500 years ago and people still marvel at it.
Don't you wonder what people will be saying
about these amazing gifted first-graders
500 years from now?
