How do you use make and use guided notes in the high school math classroom? This post explains the how and why to use guided notes.
A lesson plan! A lesson plan! My kingdom for a lesson plan!
Teach statistics in a way that your students love! Click for 5 fun and engaging ways to teach statistics to middle and high school students.
A fun and engaging Geometry Project on Measuring Angles where students design a Putt-Putt Course. Examples, rubrics, worksheets, and more included!
Tic Tac Booyah is a fun and engaging review game!
Are you looking for a way to scaffold math vocabulary and concepts and make math more visual? In this post are photos of math word walls for elementary, middle and high school math along with photos of math classroom word walls that teachers have sent to me of their math classroom set up. Included in this post are links to free math word wall cards and discounted printable math word wall bundles for a variety of math topics. I am updating each math word wall to include a virtual option. Now in the files will be color, black and white and interactive digital math word wall options.
These 5 geometry projects for middle or high school are a great alternative assessment for your student. Project-based learning is so important to...
It's been a while since I've posted a project - it always seems to be that I'll have a couple of weeks where we are "in process", then sudd...
This year, at a Math Lead in-service at our Education Centre, I was introduced to 3-Act Math Tasks. They've engaged my students so much that they are now a
Real life math lessons are key to helping students see the connections between in class lessons and real life.
How to teach the concept of Points Lines and Planes in Geometry. The undefined terms in Geometry. Points Lines and Planes Worksheets.
When you teach simple probability, it seems like you have to strike a balance between showing students how probability works and getting them to understand the math behind it. This topic lends itself to a
These are my favorite songs to use in high school math classes. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do and your students love them also!
This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!
A round up of over 15 great STEAM projects – where math concepts are used to make pieces of art!
In this Aquarium Perspective Lesson, Middle School students will dive right into learning about the principle of perspective while designing an aquarium.
A blog about teaching middle school ELA and math.
Want to keep your Algebra 1 students engaged? This collection of free printable Algebra 1 activities will help you map out an entire year of fun lesson plans!
I love these math games for middle and high school students! They are great for small groups or whole class activities.
Links to all of the math pennants created by Shana McKay at Scaffolded Math and Science
My family is not very strong in math, so I am always nervous when we reach the high school math years. I am so very thankful that high school math doesn't have to be a scary thing since there are so many great helps available online.
This is the fifth installment in the Everything You Ever Wanted To Know about Using Exit Tickets in your Math Classroom blogging series. If you haven’t already, check out the first four posts and t…
Some days you just need a break from the monotony! Preparing for exams, transitioning to a new unit, days when half your students are gone for a basketball tour
This geometry activity for the first day of school is a great way to assess students' prior knowledge. It is a fun and free way to pre-test them! Click to..
Free Algebraic Expressions Worksheet where the students must solve problems that will help then work their way through a maze!
With so many of my BIG KIDS struggling with fluency, I worked to make it a part of my daily work with students, a Tier 1 intervention that the majority of the class could benefit from. Reading fluency incorporates three main components: speed, accuracy, and prosody, which directly impact comprehension. While I have shared a great deal about incorporating 6-Minute Solutions, here are a few other ways I worked to make fluency fun for my 6th graders.
The end of the school year is the perfect time to incorporate real world math and engaging activities. I love using projects to keep students focused the last few weeks of school. Below are some o…
Hi Friends…. The past two weeks we have been working on Prefixes and Suffixes in our second-grade classroom! My kiddos were having such a good time brainstorming words with prefixes and then figuring out the meaning. They really had a strong grasp of the concept… I was pretty impressed. After our whole … Prefixes, Suffixes and a FREEBIE Just for YOU! Read More »
Print these free symmetry worksheets and activity pages to use with your students. Learn about the line of symmetry with these fun pattern challenge worksheets. Students must use logic, reasoning, and spatial skills to draw the reflected pattern across the line of symmetry.
The end of the school year is the perfect time to incorporate real world math and engaging activities. I love using projects to keep students focused the last few weeks of school. Below are some o…
Teaching geometry proofs to high school students can be tough! These activities help my students with their learning and are more fun than worksheets!
In an era of high stakes testing, art is sometimes the first thing to go but we as teachers need to find ways to continue providing art experiences for our students. Not only is art just plain fun, and let's face it, kids do need fun, but it's much more than that. Art is beneficial in so many ways! Find out ways to incorporate art in this post by The Teacher Next Door.
