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Monday Must Reads: Volume 35

Well, Spring Break has come and gone. Instead of spending my days hiking in the mountains and dipping my feet into a rather freezing lake, it’s time to embrace factoring polynomials. To help get back in the teaching mindset, I’m once again compiling some of the awesomeness I’ve seen recently on twitter and in my RSS reader. Be warned: this is an epic volume of Monday Must Reads due to the fact that I took a week off due to Spring Break.

Lee C. Dawson shares an awesome image to use for a number talk/dot talk.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/CDawson18/status/977966587503288321

Mrs. Piacente-Cimini shares a photo of an awesome hallway mural at her school.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/spiacentecimini/status/977322783259557893

Mr Winstanley inspires with an awesome trig-inspired sun dial lesson.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mrjwinstanley/status/571634731944701952

I absolutely love these classroom decoration pics shared by Jodie Green!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mathsmissg/status/694475045306023936
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Miss Green has inspired me to add “Research Columbus Cubes” to my never-ending to do list.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MissGreenMaths/status/887679183970852869

Laura Goetz combines calculus with Play-Doh in an awesome lesson.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Laura_D_Goetz/status/968945556528730112

Laura continues her use of non-traditional materials with this calculus lesson involving stickers and dental floss.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Laura_D_Goetz/status/969365442497273867

Linda Antinone poses an interesting question involving a koala and balloons.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/LindaAntinone/status/840649798378217474

Jean Annette Jones shares a photo that would be perfect for any lesson on converting units.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mathtrjones/status/767728536660606977

Jennifer Hooker inspires with an algebra-themed Graffiti Party.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/HeyCoachHook/status/657300823974658048
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Shana Coker takes a different twist on graffiti in the classroom – geometry style this time.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/scokernut/status/692439192991842305
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Also from Shana Coker: an awesome growth mindset bulletin board!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/scokernut/status/778589751259439105

Becky Pickett shares a brilliant way to form lines of best fit using string and stickers!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/BPickett0715/status/788867063192236034

Jennifer High shares a great way to introduce angles of elevation and depression.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/jhigh12/status/765918420764196870

And, now I need to add striped straws to my shopping list thanks to this awesome graphing linear inequalities lesson from Jennifer High.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/jhigh12/status/789278903529418752

Jennifer also shares an awesome geometry lesson involving shrinky dinks.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/jhigh12/status/866773846648647681

Jennifer High shares a new-to-me use for pattern blocks involving exponent rules.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/jhigh12/status/895668150758502404

Katie England shares an intriguing exponent task.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/EnglandKatie/status/787041588853743617

Kevin Spry shares a math-y gift that I know most of my readers would love to have!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/kspry/status/961433715007217665

Fawn Nguyen shares an awesome visual for sparking a great discussion.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/fawnpnguyen/status/977645701671759872

Looking to engage students? Check out this straw and tape activity from Erin Dwyer.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/ErinDwyer20/status/977307004665393152

Suzanne von Oy shares an intriguing book recommendation, Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/von_Oy/status/977568977630228480

Stephanie Nichols combines polynomials with an egg-citing egg hunt.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsNicholsMath/status/971745571752030208

How adorable are these inequality valentines from Daria Resnick?!?

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsResnick16/status/963788482492715009

Mr Stackhouse shares an awesome alphabet based math project that I am definitely stealing either for next year or for the end of this this year!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/StackhouseBHS/status/973909412912992256

Mr Stackhouse also shares an awesome surface area project.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/StackhouseBHS/status/977249255374155776

Sabrina Grasso shares a brilliant use for a hula hoop while celebrating Pi Day.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsGrassoAPHS/status/973964537220214784

I’ve seen skylines made of pi before, but Sarah Gyimoty takes it a step further with the first 180 digits of pi!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsGyimotyAPHS/status/973991894530306049

Sarah Gyimoty also shares a fun activity where students describe parabolas for the other student to draw. I always tend to forget about this powerful activity structure.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsGyimotyAPHS/status/977244669020200960

Mr. Topp has an awesome quote on his wall that I believe deserves sharing. “If you don’t like where you are, change it. You’re not a tree.”

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrToppMath/status/921830948605329408

Carrie Persing shares an awesome order of operations task where students must figure out where to place parentheses to make true statements.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/CarriePersing/status/845357397715697665

Henrico County Math shares some great bulletin boards to improve mathematical communication.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/HenricoMath/status/905477102182563841
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I also really like this sorting task from Henrico County Math. I feel like this could be easily adapted to other math topics.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/HenricoMath/status/920953052428988416

Simon Cox shares a photo of an inspiring math classroom in Azerbaijan.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MathsMrCox/status/567956148629975040

Shaun Kennedy inspires with an escape room that he and a few other teachers built in his school.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/shaun1386/status/976938707872870402

Toni Madison took her lesson to the next level with Project Runway Geometry Edition. I love these quadrilateral inspired looks!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MATHwithMADISON/status/977280257513357313

McSteiger Science shares several awesome projects for the STEM classroom.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mcsteigersci/status/868114701993091076
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Mr G James shares a link to an awesome website that creates Mathonyms.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrJamesMaths/status/977222075239817217

Check out my Mathonymn.

Image Source: https://mathonyms.xyz/Sarah%20Carter

Thanks to Christee Joesten, I now have plans to celebrate World Compliment Day next year.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/ChristeeJoesten/status/969355757555736576

Christee Joesten also shares a creative lesson for finding the foci of an ellipse.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/ChristeeJoesten/status/976476913161134082

Ms. Ferraro shares some awesome posters that every graphing calculator using math teacher needs!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Ms_Ferraro_D122/status/968833334511112192

I also love this idea from Ms. Ferraro to having students justify their preferred way of multiplying polynomials.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Ms_Ferraro_D122/status/975869193861165056

Lisa Edinger shares an inspiring photo of her sister’s math classroom which she turned into the set of Cake Boss to introduce their new unit.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/YouCreateTheJoy/status/975915455692013568

Allison Hartwig shares a great engineering challenge using index cards.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/ahartwigmath/status/976867523009433600

Mrs. Lambert inspires with the use of washi tape to create pythagorean theorem problems.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mrs_K_Lambert/status/863166785633349632

Mrs. Lambert also shares a great systems of equations task involving skittles and starbursts.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mrs_K_Lambert/status/938880019849535492

Leslie Byrd has me wondering, “How do I get myself a coordinate plane rug?”

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsLeslieByrd/status/909041868926853126

Colin Pettegrew shares a new-to-me visual for the real number system involving cups and ping pong balls.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/colinpettegrew/status/900799798722392065

Jennifer shares a fun, brain-break style activity that only requires some determination and a piece of paper.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/JennSWhite/status/976956276277153792

Jeff Hottel shares a fun activity for the first week of school.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/jhottelmhs/status/884799752021397504

Jeff also shares a creative challenge involving Jenga blocks.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/jhottelmhs/status/902301355854966785

Mrs. G‘s radian aerobics activities makes me miss teaching trig!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/kgerdeshhs/status/656492326446092288

Mrs. G inspires with a brown-bag trig challenge involving trig identities.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/kgerdeshhs/status/926492644167077888

Mrs. G also shared an awesome linear investigation activity involving marshmallows.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/kgerdeshhs/status/732570995727294465

MrsPop shares an activity called “Wall of Lies.”

Image Source: https://twitter.com/apopowskihhs/status/664524658834845696

MrsPop also inspires with end behavior dancing.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/apopowskihhs/status/668781223800647680

MrsPop continues her awesome twitter sharing with some parabolic curves.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/apopowskihhs/status/678938844583075840

I love MrsPop‘s idea of challenging students to come up with a set of systems with a specific solution generated by playing cards.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/apopowskihhs/status/776436246029692928

Check out this awesome work on birthday polynomials from MrsPop‘s students.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/apopowskihhs/status/948274293603033094

Greta Bergman shares a WODB for exponent rules.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/g_brgmn/status/976272741056897027

Mariah Bailey shares a fun review game involving a suction ball.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/teachbailey/status/976154197237403650

Kay Kubena shares a great stats activity involving da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/KubenaKay/status/976120651130994688

Lana Steiner shares an awesome yet unconventional manipulative for working with circles.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/LanaSteiner4/status/975400407336763392

Stacey Travis shares a great hands-on lesson that only requires a tire.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/stacey_travis/status/966800636892401664

I am amazed at Lisa Rode‘s creativity in creating these Pi Day trophies.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/roderunners/status/975541426112159747

Henk Reuling shares an awesome interactive task he created. Isn’t this just a gorgeous activity?!? Check it out here. Be prepared to change the language, though!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/HenkReuling/status/974923476799770624

I love this bulletin board from Taylor McGaughey!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/T_McGaughey44/status/974722084382355456

Needing some ideas to encourage your students to complete their assignments? Check out this competition from Kjersti Fried.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/KjerstiFried/status/974726585411551232

I really like how Matthew Oldridge has posed this question to be multiple choice.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MatthewOldridge/status/858428226586202112

Simon Gregg points out that playing card suits are a natural WODB. How cool!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Simon_Gregg/status/858324606339477510

Already thinking about next year’s Pi Day celebration? Make it a school wide celebration with this idea from Pep Anton Vieta.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/pquimic/status/974383028221939718

Madelyne Bettis encourages sword play when introducing systems of linear equations.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mrs_Bettis/status/973681463760773121

Mr Knowles shares another great sequence task.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/SK18Maths/status/973637476559523840
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Until next time, keep up the awesome sharing of ideas!

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