Factoring Quadratics Using the Box Method Foldable

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1. I'm intrigued by your area-model method for dividing polynomials. Please write that post! P.S. you're my math hero. I thought i was hot stuff. No, you are hot stuff. 🙂

   1. Thanks Cate 🙂 I promise. It's on my to-do list. (Though, there are a ton of things on that list…)

2. Cancelling terms is KILLING me right now! What's the "cat"? I'd love something good to help them remember.

   1. I LOVE don't kill the kitten. Once I showed my kids that, I used it all year, and they knew exactly what I was talking about. (It may help that I'm a bit of a cat lady…)
      It got to the point where I'd start the sentence and one of my students would finish it, yelling not to kill the cat.

   2. @Jsnider, Is “cat” an acronym? I’d love to know more.

      1. It isn’t an acronym. It’s a reference to a meme of sorts.

         https://mathequalslove.net/rational-expressions-killing-cats-poster/

3. I'll be teaching an Algebra I support class next year – Question: How do you deal with their notebooks getting super thick? Do you have them get a new one at the end of each quarter – or does it not get as thick as I'm anticipating? Thank you for sharing your awesome stuff so freely!!!! You're great.

   1. I've only ever used a hundred pages tops. I did give my students giant rubber bands to hold their notebooks closed.

4. What's the paper airplane reference on the composition of functions page?

   1. I so need to blog about this…

5. Did I miss the log puzzle download?

   1. I just found it via a google search. I've long lost the link, though. 🙁

6. Sarah am overwhelmed by your strategies of teaching. Is there anyway I can get a copy of that book and any othersuggestions. I'd really love to use it to teach my classes.

   1. Sorry it's a bit overwhelming! If you go to my pinterest page, I do try to put a picture of each page on there.

7. Do you have your notes on teacher pay teacher?

   1. No. All of my resources are posted here on my blog for FREE!

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