Monday Must Reads: Volume 15

Happy Monday! It’s the Monday after Fall Break here in Oklahoma which means that school is back in session whether we are ready for it or not. I’m ready to get back into the action of things and push my kids as we move towards our next big break: Thanksgiving break. We didn’t make quite as much progress as I would have liked in Algebra 1 during the first quarter of the school year, so I’m hoping to make up some ground before Christmas!

As I do almost every Monday, today I’m sharing ideas I have found inspiring from both my twitter feed and my rss reader.

Math Alphabet

Sara Vanderwerf‘s Math Badges inspired me to create my Math-y Welcome Banner that has become of one my most favorite classroom decorations ever. Two other math teachers have helped to fill out the rest of the math alphabet. And, they’ve freely shared their creations so you can use them to spell out whatever word you would like!

Jessica Strom‘s Math Alphabet (Download Full Alphabet Here)

Image Source: https://twitter.com/strom_win/status/921458989358923776

Kim McKee‘s Maths Alphabet (Download Full Alphabet Here)

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsKimMcKee/status/760176948463169536

Secondary Number Talks

Nanette Johnson tweets a fun number talk idea from How We Teach for secondary students.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Math_m_Addicts/status/921036267806216192

Modifying the Function Auction for Visually Impaired Students

Sarah Newton inspires with her willingness to go the extra mile to help a visually impaired student be able to participate in an upcoming function auction!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/sarahnewtonmath/status/921336853353189376

Teaching is too complicated for answers.

David Butler sums up so much of what teaching is in one short tweet.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/DavidKButlerUoA/status/921203021148594176

Atomic Decorations

Kate McNabb‘s classroom looks fab with her new student-created atomic decorations.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/k8mcnabb/status/921136747995475969

Door Number Line

Gwen Bergman engages her students from BEFORE the moment they walk in her classroom by challenging them to answer a question to gain entrance to the classroom. I love how she created a number line on her door to help students with their questions!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/gwen_bergman/status/921153306591981572

Illustrating the Real Number System with Bags

I’ve seen plenty of teachers model the real number system using boxes before. But, Jim Olsen is the first teacher I’ve seen to use bags. Brilliant!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/DrOlsen314/status/921161767883100161

DIY Classroom Decor

Megan Schmidt encourages teachers to make their own classroom decor. What a beautiful piece of math art!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Veganmathbeagle/status/921009614539382786

Chromatography Trolls

Leyla Pattison takes chromatography up a notch by having students create chromatography trolls. How cute!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/leyla_pattison/status/915301921984008192

Movin on Up Bulletin Board

Liz Mastalio shares one of the best bulletin board ideas I have ever seen. I love the emphasis on celebrating student perseverance. Also, you MUST read Liz’s recently blog post titled Put Down the Pencil.