Pi Day Fun!
Do you celebrate Pi Day with your students? I think taking a break from routine and celebrating this special number is a great way for kids to have fun and and celebrate math all at the same time. If you’re …
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Fun activities for SLOPE!
Slope it taught in just about every course from seventh grade on up. It’s a fundamental concept that is linked to so many other topics, so it’s essential for students to have a solid understanding of slope. If you are …
Factoring Polynomials Brochure Project
Looking for an activity idea for factoring polynomials? These “Factoring Brochures” are simple, yet one of my favorite projects. This project is described in my Algebra 1 Polynomials and Factoring Unit. Many people have asked for samples and I was …
Sell That Property! Performance Task in Algebra
Who likes teaching properties in math? Anyone? I know, I know. They are not the most exciting topic to teach. It doesn’t help that they seem to come up in every math class from 4th grade through Algebra 2. But …
Digital Activities in Secondary Math
Hi everyone! Back in September, I started playing around with recreating several of my activities in Google slides so students. This way, students could have the same experience, but in a digital form! So many schools are going paperless and transitioning …
Operations with Scientific Notation and “LARS”
Operations with scientific notation appears to be a simple topic on the surface, however, students get easily confused when manipulating the exponent in order to make computations. I came up with the acronym “LARS” to help students remember how changing …
Substitution Method for Systems of Equations: aka “the blob”
I love teaching systems of equations, like seriously LOVE it! I always teach it right after the linear equations unit, and it’s the perfect transition from graphing one line, to graphing two. Students catch on right away and think, …
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Spicing up the Secondary Math Classroom: #2 – Scavenger Hunts!
This is the second post in a series I created called “Spicing up the Secondary Classroom.” This post’s focus is Scavenger Hunts! I went to a conference four years ago and listened to a speaker taught about a a similar …
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