Pop-up Books!

Pop-up books are lots of fun to read--and fun to make as well.  Here is a great site to lead you through the process. There are directions for simple pop-ups; the author has more complex ones if you or your students want a challenge.

Resources for math writing

Here are some new resources for teachers who want to incorporate more writing in their math lessons:

Let's Play Math
Bunches of math prompts
Theory and justifying the time for math writing (in case someone needs convincing!).  This site (Read, Write, Think) also has lessons for LAL-based reading and writing.
Standards-based math activities at Mathwire