Questions & Activities to Make Math Better.
I know I am behind where most of you are getting these activities out. I will try to get the remaining InfoNotes posted soon so you have them to use. I will be teaching this using the Building Thinking Classrooms (Peter Liljedahl) approach. I really stretched my brain to come up with ways to do… Continue reading Trig InfoNotes & Activities
I love to create my own digital manipulatives. I've created balance scales, algebra tiles, and rtd problem scenarios just to name a few. I know not everyone wants to take the time to create these, that's why I share mine. There are also some online resources where you don't have to create your own. Polypad… Continue reading Polypad Digital Manipulatives
My colleague and friend, Danyelle, has done this kite construction project for a number of years during summer school. She first saw it at a conference many years ago. We decided to try it last year during the school year and then the pandemic closed school and we didn't get to do it. When the… Continue reading Go Fly A Kite
I gave a quiz this past week. Some students did quite well but others struggled with some of the concepts. I wanted an activity that gave more practice of the skills students were missing but was self-checking. Students have been asking for another pixel-art activity so I decided to combine the two. This week in… Continue reading Trig Pixel Art Review
Here you go, some Exit Tickets for a Trig Unit. Just some friendly reminders of how I use this. Have students correct until they get the correct answer.Give comments on the slide to help direct them.If you have given more than 2 comments, conference with the student so they don't get frustrated. Pythagorean Theorem Trig… Continue reading Trig Exit Tickets
For the last 9 years, I've had students do a Trig project where they use handmade clinometers to measure the height of an object taller than they are. I love this project because it shows the application of Trig and guides students through a thought process to solve this type of problem. This year I… Continue reading Student Created Trig Word Problems
Make Math Not Suck 