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Last week, we got to play one of my favorite algebra games ever: Slope Dude Says. Before playing the game, I had to make sure my students had been introduced to Slope Dude. I told them that we were going to watch my most favorite math video in the whole world. Some students had seen …

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Yesterday, I mentioned some HOYVUX notes we took in Algebra 2 as a review.  Here they are again, for reference. A month ago, Mary Williams posted a link on twitter to this video sneak peak of her classroom.  I got really excited when it revealed HOYVUX posters.  As soon as I saw them, I decided …

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I created this point-slope form dice activity for my Algebra 1 students. This year I did something wrong.  Something seriously wrong. What did I do wrong?  I’m not entirely sure.   But, my students are convinced that point-slope form is easier than slope intercept form.  This. Has. Never. Happened. Before.  My students normally dread point-slope …

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During my first year of teaching, I assigned my students to draw a picture and label the different types of slope in the picture to create slope art.  Then, last year, I changed things up and had them label the different types of slope that could be found in their name.  I liked this activity, …

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After learning about the four types of slope and watching The Adventures of Slope Dude, we made a four types of slope foldable to glue in our interactive notebooks in order to summarize what we learned. I completed this with my Algebra 1 classes. Read more about the Slope Name Art assignment here. We made …

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I want to share the linear vs non-linear practice that my Algebra 1 students completed in their interactive notebooks. Daily, I am learning how to be a better teacher.  I know what worked well for my students last year.  And, I know what didn’t work so well.  Last year, I assumed that if I taught …

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I created this linear foldable to review linear functions with my Algebra 2 students. This year, I made the decision to teach my students about linear functions in the form y = a+bx instead of the typical y = mx+b.  Let me tell you, this is a hard thing to do.  First off, I’ve always …

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We created this rate of change graphic organizer to glue in our algebra interactive notebooks. This year, I emphasized rate of change much more than I did last year.   I used this as an opportunity to constantly review the difference between dependent and independent variables.  Whenever students would struggle with interpreting the rate of …

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