A teacher in Philadelphia is using the Philadelphia Eagles' success to inspire her second-grade math class. Amber Kiley, who teaches at MaST Community Charter School II, tracks the Eagles' running back's rushing yards to help her students learn about place values and teamwork.
Amber Kiley is running touchdowns in the classroom at MaST Community Charter School II with a little help from the"I knew coming into my first year I wanted to do something special and something different, so I decided, 'Let's run with the Eagles,'" Kiley toldHer students take inspiration from their hometown football team -- the Eagles -- practicing their math skills by counting rushing statistics held by Eagles running back "I decided we'll start tracking his rushing yards, and I didn't know how they were going to take it, but they loved it," Kiley recalled.
The Eagles recently beat the Washington Commanders 55-23 on Jan. 26 to earn their second NFC Championship in three seasons, theirin eight seasons. Barkley, who signed with the Eagles last March after playing with the New York Giants for six seasons, helped lead the team to victory and clinch a spot in Super Bowl LIX, following a historic regular season in which he racked up over 2,000 rushing yards.in Kiley's class have embraced their football-inspired lessons as they learn place values and even watch football highlights as part of their math curriculum."Even beyond the sports part of it, it's fostering that nice community environment here," Kiley said. "We tie our football into our community. So they are learning about the community around us."20 million people have watched this teacher's 'Baby Shark' math lesson"They've learned to never give up. They learn to work as a team. They've learned that things get tough and it's not always going to go your way," said Kiley. The students' hard work has also paid off in other ways: Ahead of the Eagles' Super Bowl LIX matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9, Fanatics sent Kiley and her second graders Eagles T-shirts to cheer on their favorite team.
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