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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Please make sure Flash is enabled in your browser. The game should show in-page below. This fast and fun quiz tests subtraction facts. (Flash is required.) There is also a free 2nd grade addition and subtraction worksheet below. Addition …
One of the hardest topics to teach in Geometry has to be congruent triangle proofs. Identifying properties and theorems in order to develop and reason through a proof is not something that happens in a day. Students need practice- and LOTS of …
How often do we see students rush through their work and not check their answers? Even if it’s a test or a quiz, many students don’t look back. For this reason, I was on the hunt for a good collaborative activity, …
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I love any activity in math, but what do I love more? Trying out a NEW activity! It adds to the activity toolkit and keeps things fresh for not only students, but for the teacher as well. My students were always fond …
Rational expressions is the very last unit that I used to teach after the state assessment in June. It was a great unit because it tied together so many concepts taught throughout the year. And, any time you can insert …
There are certain topics that some students REALLY struggle with, and for me, that was absolute value inequalities. I tried teaching my students the standard method of setting up greater than or greater than or equal to as “or” problems and less …
This is the fifth post in a series I created called “Spicing up the Secondary Classroom.” The focus of this post is my very popular Math Libs! But these Math Libs are very different than the sweet ones you find here …
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