Have you ever had one of those nights where you can't get to sleep? Or, maybe you've woken up and can't get back to sleep. Either way it's really annoying. Apparently insomnia has been around for a long time. According to a New York Times article, counting sheep was supposedly a "tallying system devised by shepherds in ancient Britain". One can only imagine how boring it must have been for those poor sheepherders to count sheep all day. So boring in fact, I'm sure it must of quietly lulled them to sleep on several occasions. So much so, that the connection between counting sheep and sleeping began. On occasion you can still hear the phrase 'counting sheep' in comics and TV commercials, but I chose to use it in a fun math center/activity that I created. You can check it out at my TPT store here. So remember when you can't sleep, count sheep! :)
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