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12 Ways to Get to Know Your Students

The first few days of the new school year is about getting to know your students. This is the time where we discover who we have in our class.  It is important time and begins to establish the relationships we will build on for the rest of the year. Not only are you learning about your students, but they should be learning about you as well. This will set the tone for your class. ... Read More about 12 Ways to Get to Know Your Students

Teacher Reflection at Year End

One of the best parts of teaching is that you get a do-over each year. If you have a year that does not go well, you get to wipe away those challenges and start with a fresh slate at the beginning of the new school year. Of course, that is also true when you have a great year. Starting over doesn’t mean starting from scratch. We all take some of the previous year with us and it helps to ... Read More about Teacher Reflection at Year End

Masterful Learning with Matching Cards

When I was a first year teacher, my first activity with the class was a sorting activity aka, matching cards. Students found it engaging and I was surprised to see how easy it was to implement and use. Since then, using matching card activities in the classroom is a regular occurrence. Using sorting activities offer several opportunities. Using Sorting Cards Offers Visual Cues to ... Read More about Masterful Learning with Matching Cards

Using Geogebra In the Classroom

I have always been a fan of Geogebra (geogebra.org) but since the time school was virtual, Geogebra has been a permanent tool for my students. At one time I would have students take a learning style inventory in class and they were 80% virtual learners. I attribute this to the internet, video games, etc that kids are now growing up with. Auditory learners (I am one) are a math teachers ... Read More about Using Geogebra In the Classroom

Using the Sideways Activity in the Classroom

I love scavenger hunts in the classroom, but one year I had a student who was not able to travel around the room. He needed an activity with all the benefits of a scavenger hunt, without the physical hunting. Scavenger Hunts vs Sideways The benefits of scavenger hunts is being able to talk to others while working, and having all the answers in front of you so it is self-checking. For ... Read More about Using the Sideways Activity in the Classroom

Google Hacks for Teachers Part 2: Google Forms

In a previous blog post,  I shared some ideas for working with google drive. If you missed it, the link is here. This week the focus is on Google Forms. Forms has been one of my go-to tools. I use them as Warm Ups, Exit Tickets, activities of all types, reviews and assessments. Headers If you want to personalize your forms, then change the header. Forms has a variety of headers or ... Read More about Google Hacks for Teachers Part 2: Google Forms

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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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