Printable Rulers
Choose from 138 printable rulers, in PDF format, that you can download and print for free. Be sure to print at 100% or actual size so the rulers will stay true to size.
Orthographic Projection
Students may need help with the 5th grade Brain Teaser, which asks for orthographic drawings (but does not introduce the term). Here is a separate lesson you can provide as a supplement to MPACT to help students get a solid grasp on orthographic drawings (or projections).
3D Printing Toys as a Small Business
This article describes how a family got into 3D modeling and printing. Their hobby became a small business.
Puzzles and Visual Thinking Games
Scott Kim, puzzle master, has created lovely activities for exploring symmetry, math, and art. Several activities are appropriate for MPACT students. Great animations provide easy access to complicated activities. Classroom-ready materials.
Scaled Drawings
For you to choose what is best for your students:
This open-source unit from Open Up Resources is all about scale drawings. You can choose lessons to supplement Modifying a Board Game.
This link is to the teacher materials and you will find links to the student handouts. You need a teacher account to access the materials.
Mancala for the Blind
This well-known game can be modified for the blind. You could use images here to give your students examples of what can be done. (This site has a lot of links, which have not been checked out for child-appropriateness, so use it yourself, rather than give students the link)
Board Games on Wikipedia
A primer on board games you can read so that you can explain to students what board games are.
Toys for the Blind
A tour through this online store will give you and your students ideas for how to modify their board games. We are not promoting sales, just ideas.
Solve equations with balancing mobiles
Solve equations using balancing mobiles. This is an online game that also lets you build your own balancing equations to solve.
Mobiles throughout History
Mobile-maker Marco Mahler on the history of art mobiles—before Calder.