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Favorite Geogebra Activities for Geometry

Geogebra is a great tool for exploring geometric concepts. While I have used it for years, I really became a fan during distance learning. In the classroom, it is easy to help correct misconceptions about graphing or using the geometry tools (compass, protractor). But online it becomes next to impossible. And students did not have access to those tools at home. So Geogebra to the rescue. My ... Read More about Favorite Geogebra Activities for Geometry

Favorite Geogebra Activities for Algebra

Last year I wrote a blog post about using Geogebra in the classroom and shared some activities that I had used with students during distance learning. See that post here.  Well even though we are back in the classroom, I am still using Geogebra in class to help students focus on the important concepts easily. I do think there is value in having students use graph paper to draw a ... Read More about Favorite Geogebra Activities for Algebra

Engaging Activities for Math Class after Spring Break

It’s great to get a break from the school routine for one or two weeks, but after a break, it takes a few days to get that routine going again.  In the classroom, regular, hybrid, or virtual, I have used some familiar activities in class.   I do this for several reasons: Students need a routine to feel safe. a routine saves time in the class when some things are automated. Students ... Read More about Engaging Activities for Math Class after Spring Break

Getting Started with Geogebra

I have been using Geogebra for most of my 18-year teaching career. I used it mainly for projects or to demonstrate a specific skill. In my first few years, I had students download images of bridges, rainbows, and fountains. They uploaded them into Geogebra to visually show the features of a parabola. They used their pictures to write the equations of parabolas, and enjoyed it so much they asked ... Read More about Getting Started with Geogebra

9 Ways to Provide Student Feedback

When I was a new teacher I really believed telling a student "Good Job" or "Nice Work" was correct feedback. However, after you say it 40-50 times a day it begins to sound very hollow and meaningless. Students need correct feedback to be able to grow and correct their misconceptions. Now that I am older (and maybe wiser--maybe not, lol), I am much more specific about how to give feedback. ... Read More about 9 Ways to Provide Student Feedback

Sponge Activities for the High School Classroom

Have you ever had a lesson go really wrong? The only thing worse is to finish the lesson early. Have students sitting, looking at you confused and say “what do we do now?”. If you are in high school, they all want to pull out their phones, which will probably be the very instant that an administrator walks in. Every teacher needs a few activities in their teacher bag to pull out. Prepare some ... Read More about Sponge Activities for the High School Classroom

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  • Practice finding perfect square roots in a fun new way. No PREP, NO PRINTING, NO LAMINATING. Just practice, feedback for students and auto grading for teachers. Great for differentiating and works well in centers, stations, as review or homework. Print
  • Boom Cards™️ are a great way for students to practice every day skills like using percents. You can assess their understanding and students can play again to keep improving. This set uses a variety of word problems using percent. This set of Boom Cards features 40 different Digital Self-Checking Task Cards. (No printing, cutting, laminating, or grading!)
  • Boom Cards: Digital Task Cards are great alternatives to those printed, laminated task cards. Infuse your class with technology. Students love these cards so much, they ask to use at home. Use in math centers, as individual learning or assign for additi
  • Boom Cards™ are a great way for students to practice every day skills In this deck, students practice finding combination and permutations. This set of Boom Cards features 35 different Digital Self-Checking Task Cards. (No printing, cutting, laminating, or grading!)
  • Students practice using the distributive property, both in distributing and combining like terms, in these 2 puzzles in google slides. There are 2 puzzles--one in each simple level and challenging level. In the simpler level, the outside edges are blank, so if students are having difficulty, have them arrange the pieces so the blank sides are on the outside.
  • Sector Area in a Circle Paper Chain is a fun, engaging activity that is self-checking, collaborative. Set of 15 problems that need to be cut apart, reassembled in the correct order and fastened together like a chain until the end is reached. Great worksh
  • Great practice, worksheet alternative, formative assessment for students that you can HEAR if they are successful. No printing, no laminating. A Lifetime tool for the classroom.
  • Boom Cards™️ are a great way for students to finding gross pay by pay periods. This deck has 40 cards for students to practice finding Gross Pay in a variety of ways. For example: Mary makes $400 per week, how much does she make annually or Joe makes $2000 per month, how much does he make weekly. This will help reinforce vocabulary of Gross Pay, Bi-weekly, Bi-Monthly, Semi-monthly, Weeky, Annually and Weekly. This is part of a life skills/ personal finance/ comsumer math curriculum.
  • This is a twisted trivia game where students (either in groups or playing individually with white boards) practice identifying solutions and writing inequalities from graphs. Check out the video preview to see the type of questions included.

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