Questions & Activities to Make Math Better.
If you've listened to any of the podcasts I've been on, or heard me speak at a conference or webinar, or read my blog, then you know I love to have students write and create in my math classroom. One project that I particularly love is the Transformation Comic activity. This year, I wanted to… Continue reading StopMotion Superhero Transformations
What do you do at the end of the year when students have already turned in their laptops? Tessellations. This was a great review of transformations and students were able to show their creativity. We learned how to make tessellations that translate, rotate, and reflect and then students could choose which 2 of the 3… Continue reading Tessellations
Triangle congruence is coming up soon. I've always done some kind of activity where students construct triangles and discover which ones are congruent. One activity is Road Kill Cafe shared with me by @craigklement. I'm not sure where it originally came from, sorry. Below is another construction activity we have done very similar to Road… Continue reading Stop Motion Triangle Congruence
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