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On the third day of school, I assigned every class but one a mathematician research project.  They didn’t have to write a paper.  Instead, they would take the information they researched and use it to decorate the cover of their interactive notebooks. Sounds like a great project, right?  Well, it would have been a great …

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Today, I wanted to share what has been my favorite foldable of late.  It’s so versatile, and I’ve found myself using it left and right in my interactive notebooks. It’s a simple four door foldable.  I’ve sized mine to fit in a composition notebook.  If you aren’t gluing these in a notebook, I would suggest …

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Today I’m sharing the Algebra 1 syllabus I created for my students to glue in their interactive notebooks. So many of my students were unfamiliar with the word “syllabus.”  Throughout middle school, high school, and college, I was always presented with a syllabus at the beginning of the year.  Some were more detailed than others, …

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I’m not sure how I originally ran across this mathematical magic trick, but I think it’s pretty cool. Think of a number from 1 to 10. Multiply that number by 9. If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together. Subtract 5. Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you …

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I want to share the Digit Cells Puzzle I had my students tackle on my first ever day of being a teacher. Day 1 went pretty much as I had planned. I explained the concept of bell work to my students.  I don’t think any of them have ever had a class before where they were …

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