Ms. Waud used the e-mail for lessons in math, maps and social studies.
This week comes a PBS series that turns George's adventures into a launching pad for tidy preschool lessons about math, science and engineering.
Many readers urged schools to reinstate cooking classes for both girls and boys — learning about food can also reinforce lessons in math, science and geography — with a focus on fresh vegetables that are also served in the lunchroom.
And I was afraid of being grounded, sessile — stuck in one spot for eighteen years of oboe lessons and math homework that I couldn't finish the first time around.
They regrouped after lunch and lessons in math and science and social studies — 79 boys, virtually all black or Hispanic, a vast majority poor — to watch the speech on a large screen.
Mr. Yassky paused to welcome them, and said, "I guess I feel that I do have to caution them that they should not take their lessons in math from the Department of Sanitation".
With the cloud in place, sick students, or those brave enough to pull a Ferris Bueller, will have access to their learning materials from home, such as reading lessons and math tutorials.
There are lessons beyond math and history that show us a snapshot of how to be in the world.
District spokesperson Sloan Roach told the station the teachers were trying to incorporate social studies lessons in math problems for a "cross-curricular activity".
Between their daily lessons in math, science and reading, there's another subject important to their academic success but often overlooked and not found on their report cards: nutrition.
"My teacher gives us lessons in math, geography, history, science, Portuguese and physical education," she says.
