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Making Math Fun with Engaging Activities

6 Tips for Teaching the Pythagorean Theorem

This week my classes are learning all about the Pythagorean Theorem. I confess.....this is one of my favorite units. I really get into character and tell students the story of how Pythagoras was  persecuted for his knowledge and beliefs, founded a school where they met in secret.  It was said that the society was so secret that to be admitted you needed a pentagram on your palm. And of ... Read More about 6 Tips for Teaching the Pythagorean Theorem

How Scavenger Hunts Can Transform Your Classroom

Looking for way to get students moving, talking and learning all while having fun?  Scavenger Hunts AKA Treasure Hunts is one of my go-to activities in the classroom. Students love working with others, but I have found that they do not like group structures. Some students are happy working in pairs, some like trios, others like fours. A few students can navigate between different size ... Read More about How Scavenger Hunts Can Transform Your Classroom

Engage Students with Picture Puzzles and Picture Reveal Activities

Do you ever wish there was some way that kids would get excited to practice math and have fun at the same time?  Well, using digital Picture Puzzles or Picture Reveal Digital Cards  come very close.  They are so much fun that students forget they are practicing math. What are Picture Puzzles? Picture Puzzles are a digital product that uses Google slides.  Digital ... Read More about Engage Students with Picture Puzzles and Picture Reveal Activities

How Partner Activities Can Increase Student Engagement

I use a variety of collaborative activities in the classroom.  Even teaching virtually, I have worked to include activities where students can discuss math using breakout rooms and Jamboard.  At the beginning of the year, I focus on partner activities first before using other types of groups. There are many benefits to using collaborative activities in the classroom. It benefits the ... Read More about How Partner Activities Can Increase Student Engagement

How Paper Chains Can Enhance Student Collaboration

If you are old enough, you might remember seeing paper chains on the Christmas Tree. If you are older, you may have made some of those paper chains. Strips of colored paper taped, glued or stapled together to make a continuous chain which signaled the holiday season. Most people will not remember, that’s Okay, because they have made a comeback in the classroom.  I have been using the ... Read More about How Paper Chains Can Enhance Student Collaboration

What You Wish You Had Known About Boom Cards

I have been a Boom Card Fanatic since these digital task cards became available several years ago. I use them in the class at least weekly. I use decks as reviews, for extra practice, in tutoring for students after school, for those kids who are ill at home and need to keep up with the class, for homework alternatives,  as well as incentives for my early finishers. Yes, incentives (trivia ... Read More about What You Wish You Had Known About Boom Cards

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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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