It's Saturday and I am officially on Spring Break!!! I don't like that it is so early, but I am so glad for a break! I'm linking up with Joanne to share how I survived the day before Spring Break with sixth graders. This past week, we were all wired, teachers mostly! We had benchmarks to keep our students focused! It worked for the most part. I knew Friday I would have to be creative or go crazy. I purchased this game during the big sale at the end of February. I have seen many out there, this is the BEST!!!! source This game comes with the option of using one quadrant or all four. I made all the boards and they were magically laminated in a days notice. (That never happens!) I lucked out that the aide who laminates had some extra time. As I was at home tossing and turning at 5am one morning, I started thinking, "How is this Battleship game going to work?" I don't have enough dry erase markers, I need erasers (socks in my guess), students need different colors, etc... I started panicking. Then, I thought, they can just write it down, we can use x's and o's for hits and misses. I finally just got out of bed and started my day. Am I the only teacher who brainstorms in her bed? Friday comes, first period, I explain and it all goes well! I played with a student, we had so much fun! Second period, I played again with a student, it was still fun. Third period, I didn't want to play, I had reached my fun-o-meter . So, I made a group of three. It worked! I was surprised, but they totally got it. Some of the kids didn't though. I needed to be up and moving around. In retrospect, I should have done this class with quadrant one only. But, the challenge was good for them too. My afternoon classes went beautifully. It was a little loud, but heck, they were playing a game, that's to be expected. My afternoon classes also came up with a solution for the folders falling. They used our privacy folders. I thought it was pretty smart of them to pull them out! This is how my board looked for game two. I marked all the misses and hits I guessed. This is how one of my boards looked for my ships. I only had to mark when they hit my ships. The beauty of teaching math is, it can fun. Games are PERFECT for math. Students were practicing ordered pairs. They were engaged! I was hoping for a walk through. But of course, glad it didn't happen. Plus, it was a great way to keep sane the Friday before Spring Break!!!
Looking for a better way to teach transformations on the coordinate plane? Keep things simple and use patty paper for translations, rotations, and reflections. Three easy activities will have students discovering the rules for themselves.
Graphing can be one of the toughest skills for math students to master. In my decade of experience as a high school math teacher I noticed that a good sheet of graph paper can make a big difference. I’…
Graphing comes to life with fun paper airplane math activity! Create, fly, collect data, & use technology for serious learning.
First grade math centers, games, and differentiated worksheets! SO many fun activities for graphing and data analysis in this HUGE unit that is fun and differentiated! It is JAM-PACKED with over 200 pages of everything you need to teach graphing and data analysis. This pack covers 5 main standards/concepts: bar graphs, tallies and tally charts, picture graphs, pie chart, and concepts of graphing like labeling parts of a graph, types of graphs, graphing in reverse, converting graphs, etc. There is a lot of stuff in here! Fun activities, multiple levels of worksheets, graphing games, and assessment so that you can really build on these skills while having a lot of engaging learning fun! There is a lot of practice collecting data, building different types of graphs, analyzing and answering questions about graphs, converting graph types, etc. Save a ton by buying this in the First Grade Math Units 10-18 BUNDLE See fun pictures of this unit in action in my blog post about it: Graphing and Data Analysis in First Grade In this HUGE graphing unit, there are 50 differentiated worksheets, 8 math stations, 10 cut and pastes, 8 posters, 7 pages of assessments, and 27 days worth of pre-made graphing questions/categories (with personalized kid cards your kids can make to look like them to create the graph with their choices) in this pack! All of the math stations come with student-friendly guided directions, teacher directions/tips, all of the materials, and recording sheets and most of them are differentiated as well. **Please click the green PREVIEW button above** It will show you the table of contents to give you an idea of what is included. It is structured like my previous math units so if you click the links below to the other math units, some of their previews can show you more of what you're getting. This is everything you need to print and go to teach these concepts for graphing and data to a variety of learners - it will save you so much time! Plus, ALL of your students will be learning and having fun at their own level since everything is already differentiated for you! This pack will make your math planning a breeze to help your students organize, represent, and analyze data in a variety of ways! A UK spelling version (for example, colour instead of color) is included in the file :) For my other first grade math units: First Grade Math Unit 1 First Grade Math Unit 2 First Grade Math Unit 3 First Grade Math Unit 4 First Grade Math Unit 5 First Grade Math Unit 6 First Grade Math Unit 7 First Grade Math Unit 8 First Grade Math Unit 9 You can currently get all of these at a deep discount in the Units 1-9 bundle!! First Grade Math Units 1-9 BUNDLED First Grade Math Unit 10 First Grade Math Unit 11 First Grade Math Unit 12 First Grade Math Unit 13 First Grade Math Unit 14 First Grade Math Unit 15 First Grade Math Unit 16 First Grade Math Unit 17 First Grade Math Unit 18 which you can also get for a deep discount in the First Grade Math Units 10-18 BUNDLE There is so much stuffed in these that I had to split it into 2 big bundles! I also have a Money Unit in this same format! - Miss Giraffe
Discover the beauty of parabolic curves where maths and art intersect. Learn how to create stunning geometric designs using simple mathematical principles. Perfect for students, artists, and anyone fascinated by the blend of creativity and mathematics.
Algebra is all about graphing relationships, and the curve is one of the most basic shapes used. Here's a look at eight of the most frequently used graphs.
This free printable set of coordinate graphing mystery pictures with spring themes is perfect math + art fun for your students.
20 ways to teach graphing, lesson ideas for graphing, graphing for first grade, second grade, third grade, and kindergarten
This page has a lot of free printable Graph worksheet for kids,parents and preschool teachers.
In math this week we are moving on to geometry. To be more specific, we are learning about the parts of a C OORDINATE PLANE . Fir...
Learn all about spiders with these 25 interactive spider activities and adorable spider craft for kindergarten, first, or second grade!
Illustrate data! Use the shape of a line graph as inspiration for kids’ art. I first came across the of idea of illustrating data, or using a line graph as the inspiration for an artwork, when an awesome barrier reef line graph artwork by Jill Pelto popped up on my Facebook feed. Not only is …
Here's a fun way to get your students excited about the upcoming summer Olympics! After students plot points, write ordered pairs, and draw line segments, a picture of an Olympic medal will appear. The activity is offered in both first quadrant (only positive numbers) as well as in all four quadrants (positive and negative numbers). Happy Graphing!
Are you looking for some fun linear equations activities and teaching ideas? This post is chock full of ideas for stations, centers, review activities and independent work for linear equations. Includes links to games, math pennants, foldables for algebra interactive notebooks, an algebra 1 word wall, a puzzle, a hands-on algebra project, and a free pdf printable template that works great as a warm up or closer in an algebra classroom.
Precalculus will be moving beyond their introduction to functions and function notation from Algebra II and into a in-depth development of transformations. We will be applying transformations (translations, reflections, dilations, etc.) to many of the parent functions included in the image above (we will save trigonometry for the Spring!). Understanding transformations is a crucial link between the algebraic form of a function and its graphical behavior. We will spend a considerable amount of time exploring this topic and working toward mastery. You all will continue to complete the lengthy linear programming problem set and for that reason I have a great deal of information to post--I will post the homework, reference materials, and a YouTube video that goes over the basics of linear programming from the previous week on linear programming as well as the upcoming information on transformations! Enjoy. Text Examplars: Homework Reference Material Wolfram Demonstration Upcoming Material for the next two weeks. Text Examplars: Homework Reference Material Videos on Transformations: Brightstorm Videos ______________________________________________________________________________ Algebra 2 will be moving into systems of equations through the lens of coordinate geometry. Below is a student work example of some of the resources I will be using and what we will be exploring. The purpose is for students to have a concrete link between their algebraic worlds and geometric worlds as well as to ground the solving of systems in the graphical world and slowly move to more abstract manipulation. Check out this 3D Lathe that will help you visualize the creation of 3D geometric figures from the two-dimensions of the coordinate plane. http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/00182/toepassing_wisweb.en.html Homework (from the University of Houston) Reference Material Reference Sheet 1 Reference Sheet 2 Brightstorm Videos: These videos are aligned to the sections from your textbook, so as you are completing homework from your textbook you can easily locate the most relevant videos for you!
Looking for fun ways to make a graph? Try these graphing activities for kindergarten!
Bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and more!
What should we do on the first day of school? Teach? Get to know students? Go over procedures? Planning the first day can be stressful. I’ve always been told the first day sets the tone, so …
Bar graphs are a lot of fun to teach your little one how to "read" and interpret. We just introduced them in our homeschool and my little first grader can't get enough of them! She is having a lot of fun with them and doesn't even realize that she is doing "math".
This page has a lot of free printable Graph worksheet for kids,parents and preschool teachers.
Students LOVE collecting data, recording it on the graph, and interpreting their data with these Graphing Through the Year Activities!
Bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and more!
Who doesn't love free classroom decor? In this post are a bunch of free math bulletin board printables, from posters to math pennants, that you can download for your classroom for free today.
Though not immediately apparent, learning coordinate graphs plays a critical role in childrens understanding of horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) lines.
Build some important geometry skills with this fun graphing activity. Your middle schooler will practice plotting points on a graph.
What are Bossy R Words? R-Controlled Vowels are often referred to as the "Bossy R" because the r bosses the vowel to change its sound. The vowel and the
This page has a lot of free printable graph worksheet for kids,parents and preschool teachers.
This free printable set of coordinate graphing pictures has 8 worksheets and answer key for fantastic fall fun for math and more!
Click here to download a bowling with bar graphs activity that is great for back to school graphing or anytime!
Grab this brightly colored summer themed I spy printable game for your kids today. Great for those stuck inside days or to add to your homeschool.
Do you use technology in your classroom? If you have a computer or tablets, you must try Boom cards. They are self-checking digital task cards that students
