Classroom Decor

I created this Parts of a Right Triangle poster several years ago when I was teaching trigonometry. I wanted to emphasize the vocabulary words for adjacent, opposite, and hypotenuse before we jumped into right triangle trig. I designed this parts of a right triangle poster to print on 11 x 17 cardstock. I hung this …

I created this Estimate Before You Calculate Poster several years ago when I was teaching trigonometry. We did lots of word problems, and I found that my students were reaching for their calculators without even really thinking about what the problem was wanting. I decided I wanted to encourage students to “Estimate Before You Calculate.” …

I want to share a pythagorean theorem poster I created several years ago for my classroom when I was teaching trigonometry. I designed this poster to print on 11 x 17 cardstock. I hung this poster on a bulletin board in my classroom with several other 11 x 17 posters I created. As I continue …

I created this naming polynomials poster several years ago as a way to both remind my students of the rules for naming polynomials and to decorate my room with my favorite thing – math! Now that I’m reorganizing things on my blog since changing to my own domain name, I have realized that I have …

Are you ready for a tour of my 2019-2020 high school math classroom decorations? What can I say about the 2019-2020 school year other than the fact that it’s been CRAZY? I ended last school year a few weeks early due to taking maternity leave. It felt weird not having the closure of the normal …

I started putting together these math joke of the week posters at the end of last school year. I’m super excited about how it turned out. I put the finishing touches on it this week, so I’m finally ready to share it with you guys. I saw an idea on twitter a year or so …

I’m super excited about my new powers posters. I have created individual posters that list the first eight powers of the numbers from 2 to 9. Today, I finally started hanging up a few decorations. My room is starting to look like a math classroom again! I’ve been doing a mix of relaxing and prepping …

I created a name sign for my podium using the math alphabet. I have created a math alphabet resource page to share files and inspiration for creating your own math alphabet creations. Before making your own, I would definitely recommend measuring the exact space you have available. This will help you size your letters correctly …

I typed up a Google Classroom poster that I will be hanging up in my classroom with the code for each period of the day. This past year was my first year in a 1:1 environment and my first year using Google Classroom. Every time I got a new student this past year or had …

I created this set of 12 basic functions posters to accompany the 12 Basic Functions Challenge Activity for my Pre-Calculus Classes. I decided the posters deserve a page of their own so they can be more easily found and downloaded. Each one of these posters represented one of the 12 basic functions identified in our …