I like an active classroom where everyone is busy. If you stop in one day it will look like chaos, but it is a carefully orchestrated chaos that cleverly disguises all the learning that we are doing. I use a lot of activities -- and keep the kids moving.
Research says that if anyone sits for more than 15 minutes, their brain disengages and learning is not happening. So I design a lot of activities to get kids moving, talking, thinking and participating.
I like an active classroom where everyone is busy. If you stop in one day it will look like chaos, but it is a carefully orchestrated chaos that cleverly disguises all the learning that we are doing. I use a lot of activities -- and keep the kids moving.
Research says that if anyone sits for more than 15 minutes, their brain disengages and learning is not happening. So I design a lot of activities to get kids moving, talking, thinking and participating.
Students practice solving absolute value equations with this activity. Students work with their home groups to help each other solve the equations, then when the timer goes off, move to their designated corner to collaborate with different students using this Kagan strategy.
When they have compared thier answers, corrected any problems, class debriefs and teachers uses the included exit ticket to check for understanding.
Students practice finding the measure of central angles in a circle in this matching activity to use in a variety of ways. The set includes 20 pairs of cards, one side with the diagram of the circle with angle indicated and the other side with the measure.
Cut apart and use for a single student or pair of students or as a group/station activity. You can also use these cards as a ticket in the door or ticket out the door. Additional uses for these cards are explained in the directions or download my free resource.
Students practice finding the measures of central angles in this engaging activity. This set included 20 pairs of matching cards: one half the cards have a diagram of a circle with angles indicated using expressions and the other half has the solution of that expression after solving for x.
This activity can be used as a warm up, practice in groups or pairs, additional uses are detailed in my free resource. This set, combined with other sets finding measures of central angles makes an excellent resource for differentiating in the classroom.
Students practice using the distance formula in a game format. Set includes 4 different sets of dominoes: 8 Dominoes, 12 Dominoes, 16 Dominoes and 24 Dominoes. The smaller sets are great for pairs or even a student who likes to work alone. The larger sets are good for groups of 3 or 4.
Dominoes are cut apart, placed face down and students draw all dominoes equally. Student with "start" places the first domino and then student with the answer/problem in their hand plays the next. This continues until one student is out of dominoes and is declared the winner. I usually give 5 points per domino left in other students hands and keep a running tally.
Students love playing games in the classroom and this set will give them the opportunity to use the distance formula while having fun.
Students practice finding the arc length in a game format. Set includes 4 different sets of dominoes: 8 Dominoes, 12 Dominoes, 16 Dominoes and 24 Dominoes. The smaller sets are great for pairs or even a student who likes to work alone. The larger sets are good for groups of 3 or 4.
Dominoes are cut apart, placed face down and students draw all dominoes equally. Student with "start" places the first domino and then student with the answer/arc length in their hand plays the next. This continues until one student is out of dominoes and is declared the winner. I usually give 5 points per domino left in other students hands and keep a running tally.
Students love playing games in the classroom and this set will give them the opportunity to practice finding the arc length in circles.
Students practice finding slope from two points in this group collaborative activity. Teacher passes out 4 different versions of the worksheet, students work to solve the problems getting help from their group. When the timer goes off, students meet in one of the four corners matching their worksheet to compare and correct their answers, discussing with a new group.
When finished students return to their home groups to debrief as a class. Included is the exit ticket I have used to assess understanding. Exit ticket given in 3 different versions, can use all the versions with different students or use on different days.
Students practice finding the measure of tangent arcs in this matching activity. Half of the 20 pairs of cards have a picture of a circle with tangents . The other half have the measure of the arc .
Cut apart and use for a single student or pair of students. You can use to pair up students for other activities. You can also use these cards as a ticket in the door or ticket out the door. Additional uses for these cards are explained in the directions or download my free resource.
Students convert between standard notation and scientific notation in this collaborative activity. Students work in home groups to complete their worksheet, 1 of 4 variations included. Set the timer to your students needs.
When the timer goes off, students meet in one of the four corners to collaborate with a new group to compare answers, correct errors and improve discourse.
Students love to be out of their seats in the classroom, so give them some math to do. Students work in teams to solve systems of equations and complete the problems in order.
Post the problems around the room and have student teams begin anywhere. They place the first answer in the pentagon on their answer sheet and then solve the problem to find their next answer--posted somewhere in the room. It can be chaotic but students enjoy this fast paced review and practice.
Answer key included as well as full directions and worksheet for students to show their work.
Students practice converting between fractions and decimals in two of these puzzles and and practice converting between fractions and percents in the other two puzzles. Puzzles have 2 levels for differentiation in the classroom and answer keys are included for all as well as a recording sheet for students to show their work.
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 and the letters are all facing in the same direction.
In the more challenging level, the edges have additional problems/answers in the border to make solving a little more difficult. Set includes 4 different puzzles with 2 different levels of difficulty for students to practice with fractions, decimals and percents. This is a great activity for students to self-check their understanding and giving them the opportunity to work together.
You can use the puzzles on different days, at stations or give the struggling students the simpler variation.
Students practice multiplying numbers written in scientific notation and match with the answer also written in scientific notation in this matching card set. Included are 18 pairs of matching cards, half with the multiplication problem and the other half with the product. Use cards for whole classroom activities , warm ups or as flash cards.
Cut apart and use for a single student or pair of students. You can use to pair up students for other activities. You can also use these cards as a ticket in the door or ticket out the door. Additional uses for these cards are explained in the directions or download my free resource.
Using a kagan strategy, students work in their home groups to find the missing side of a missing right triangle using the pythagorean theorem. When they are finished, they use the symbol on top of their worksheet to form a new group in one of four corners to compare answers, discuss errors and get additional help if needed. They then return to their home group to correct errors and finish activity.
Included is 4 versions of a worksheet and 3 versions of an exit ticket to use as an assessment, or even a review at a later time. Answer keys are included for all.
Students practice dividing scientific notation with this set of 18 matching cards. Half the cards have a division problem an the other half have the quotient for that problem. Great to use with pairs or small groups and also makes a great centers activity.
Use as a exit ticket or entrance ticket or one of the other many ways in my free resource "Ways to use Matching Cards".
I like to laminate sets of these cards to use with early finishers too.
Students practice evaluating an Arithmetic Sequence when written in Sigma Notation in this set of 18 matching cards. On half the cards is the sequence written in sigma notation and the other half has the sum. Great for use in pairs or small groups or use as exit ticket. You can also use these as a speed dating activity where students take turns explaining the solutions to each other.
Find other ways of using these cards in my free resource : Ways to use Matching Cards.
Students practice finding the Domain and Range of Quadratics in this quick and easy Drag and Drop activity in Google Slides for Google Drive or Microsoft One Drive. Students look at each graph and determine which of the pieces correctly identify the Domain and Range and either move the piece to the appropriate place with a mouse, cut and paste in position or use a touchscreen to drag.
On the accompanying Google Sheets (if you choose to use the link) Students can type in the letter of the range for each numbered equation and check if they are correct. I give my students the link to check when they have finished placing all the pieces. If their answer is correct, the space on the sheet will change color. If the answer is wrong, no change.
Links to both are included as well as an answer key and detailed instructions on how to upload and share with students.
Students practice finding the measures of complementary, supplementary, vertical and adjacent angles in this matching activity to use in a variety of ways. Cut apart and use for a single student or pair of students. The set includes 18 pairs of matching cards—one side with diagram of angles, the other side a measure.
The deck has students solve for the correct angle measure and gives students opportunities to practice identifying different types of angle relationships and solving for the measures.
You can use to pair up students for other activities. You can also use these cards as a ticket in the door or ticket out the door. Additional uses for these cards are explained in the directions or download my free resource.
Students practice finding the side measures of right triangles using the trig formulas of Sine, Cosine and Tangent in this matching activity to use in a variety of ways. The set includes 2 decks of 18 pairs of cards, one side with the diagram of the triangle with missing side measure indicated with the other side haqving the measure.
One deck has 18 pairs of matching cards using the Sine ratio and the other deck uses Cosine and Tangent Ratios. As a BONUS Cornell Notes to accompany teaching included. I find students benefit from using notes during activity.
Cut apart and use for a single student or pair of students or use as a station/group activity. You can also use these cards as a ticket in the door or ticket out the door. Additional uses for these cards are explained in the directions or download my free resource.
Students use their theorems of circles and tangent angles to find arc measures by solving for x. This is for students who have mastered the theorems and are looking for a challenge in solving for arc. Great practice in using equations as well.
Half the matching cards have the picture of a circle with arcs indentified, and the other half of the cards have the arc measures. Students will need to apply the theorems to set up the equations and then solve for x and plug back in equation to find the measure. Use with pairs or small groups or as a great station activity.
Practice finding slope from two points with 2 different pairs of collaborative worksheets for students. Pairs of students complete different worksheets of 10 problems each that have the same answers. Great activity for students to check their work, and promote problem solving skills.
Use on one day for different levels of learners in the classroom or different days. You can also use as homework checks using one of the versions and follow up with the matching version the next day to have students check their homework answers.
Also included are 3 different exit tickets to assess student understanding. Use different versions on the same day, on subsequent days or as warm ups.
Answer keys for all are also included.
Corner Collaboration is a Kagan strategy also called 4 Corners where students work in their home group to solve problems and then at teacher signal, go to pre determined corners to compare answers with a new group and get a different perspective on solving problems.
In this activity, students will find 2 sides of special right triangles: both 45-45-90 right triangles and 30-60-90 right triangles. Students will use formulas to find those missing sides lengths. There are 4 different worksheets with 6 problems each. Each group will get a different version of the worksheet as identified by a musical symbol. I allow about 15-20 minutes for the students to complete (your class may need more) and then when the timer goes off, students go to the corner with the symbol matching their sheet. They can compare answers and discuss any errors.
When the timer goes off again, we meet as a group to discuss any difficult or confusing problems, and this gives me an idea to reteach or move on. Great for promoting discourse in the classroom.