Blue Mountain Math

Making Math Fun with Engaging Activities

Ways to Get Started With Algebra Tiles

Students, especially in the early grades, need concrete examples of using algebraic concepts, even our youngest learners.  Algebra tiles offers a great way to see an expression or what makes a variable different from an integer. When I first started teaching, using manipulatives in the classroom was stressed as one of the most valuable ways for students to understand abstract concepts. ... Read More about Ways to Get Started With Algebra Tiles

12 Time Saving Hacks for Teachers

Every teacher is looking for ways to save time in and out of the classroom. Especially returning to the classroom after 16 months, there is so much to do and I personally try to avoid working after hours. And I never take home work on the weekend. However, I do my lesson planning on Sunday when I am relaxed and have reflected on how the previous week went. Then I am ready to determine what I need ... Read More about 12 Time Saving Hacks for Teachers

Back to School Ideas

The first week back to school is both stressful and exciting and I’m not talking about the students. Getting to know individual students, remembering all those names, organizing activities for students to get acclimated to the classroom as well as getting used to all those ringing bells makes the first week back eventful. There are a number of goals I have for the first week. Since my ... Read More about Back to School Ideas

Preparing Students for a Sub

You might want to have perfect attendance as a teacher this year, but at some point you will have a sub. It might not be an illness, it could be an emergency of some type, an unexpected meeting you are called to attend or a professional development opportunity. It will be a much easier transition for students if they are prepared in advance. Preparing the Students Don’t keep Secrets If ... Read More about Preparing Students for a Sub

Save Time Grading

When I was a first year teacher, I took home work each night and every weekend. That lasted three long years. I probably would not have every stopped but one day I put the collected classwork in my teacher cart, along with my bottle of water.  By the time I arrived home, the water had leaked and all the papers were soaked and I was unable to grade them. And the Earth did not stop spinning, ... Read More about Save Time Grading

Teacher FAQs: Questions You Need to be Able to Answer

A new school year is quickly approaching and those of us who have been virtually teaching for the past 17 months are eager to get back in the classroom. However, getting back to the classroom means more interaction with parents, administrators, and students who have LOTS of frequently asked questions (FAQs). Some of these questions will be easily resolved in your syllabus but be prepared to ... Read More about Teacher FAQs: Questions You Need to be Able to Answer

Latest on Pinterest

  • 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.

Latest on Instagram

Latest on Facebook

This message is only visible to admins.
Problem displaying Facebook posts. Backup cache in use.
Click to show error
Error: Error validating access token: The session has been invalidated because the user changed their password or Facebook has changed the session for security reasons. Type: OAuthException