How well do you know your math vocabulary? This Math Triples Puzzle will test your ability to piece together various three letter word fragments to create mathematical terms. Puzzle Instructions Combine the letter trios to spell out some words associated with mathematics. Each trio of letters will be used exactly once. Puzzle Inspiration This puzzle …
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It’s the last day of the semester before Christmas Break. This means that my day pretty much consists of waiting impatiently for students to take their semester tests followed by a frenzy of grading to get the tests into the gradebook. The Math Vocabulary Christmas Ornament Project We’re on a block schedule for our two …
So, I’ve been in the processing of trying to clean out my drafts folder in blogger. Most of these drafts are just titles that were meant to remind me what I should get around to blogging about. Sadly, I don’t remember what a lot of these titles are even referring to, so they’ve been deleted. …
So, going through old files has meant finding files I created and never used. Oops… Last summer, I had this great idea of having my students keep their own word wall in their notebooks. I made a nifty booklet foldable. And, that’s as far as it got. I titled it “Words Worth Knowing” and provided …
Kagan’s Cooperative Learning & Algebra 1 book focuses on having students develop their own definitions for the vocabulary words for each unit. This is an entirely new approach to me. I’m used to just giving the students the definition and having them write it down. I’m kinda obsessed with the Frayer Model. I’m enjoying …
This past school year, I attempted to maintain a word wall for my Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 classes. I don’t think I ever had a teacher use a word wall when I was in school. And, none of the teachers I did my student teaching with had word walls. I didn’t learn about them …
Before beginning radicals with my Algebra 1 students, I had my students complete a Vocabulary Knowledge Rating Chart. I created a book type foldable with three of these (identical) charts for my students to glue in their interactive notebooks. This was my first idea to try out from Styles and Strategies for Teaching High School …