Challenges for Elementary School Students (CHESS)Des Moines Session 2 - July 28-August 1, 2008Fun With Math (Grades 4 - 6) 9 am-12 pmEast High School, Room 3007C If you love math, this class is for you! Explore math topics beyond that of the regular curriculum. Students will apply logic and… will enhance their problem solving skills as they solve brain teasers, puzzles, games, and challenges. A combination of individual, small group, and whole group activities will be used. Instructor
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Lisa Flyr returns to the Belin-Blank Center’s Summer Institute for the seventh year with Math Problem Solving. Earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Creighton University, she has taught elementary or junior high for eleven years in both public and parochial schools in Des Moines and in Omaha. She currently tutors from home when she is not spending time with her husband and three small children. Lisa enjoys traveling, reading, quilting, and solving daily Sudoku puzzles.