Monday Must Reads: Volume 48

Happy Monday! I haven’t spent as much time on twitter lately as usual, so I know I have missed out on some awesome tweets. But, I decided to go through my twitter likes and see what was worth sharing anyway. And, wow, you guys did not disappoint! Sorry to anyone whose awesomeness I missed during my twitter absence, I will try to make up for it later!

I hope you enjoy this collection of Monday Must Reads and can find a useful idea or two or three to use in your classroom!

Outdoor Box and Whisker Plots

Julia Anker shares an awesome way to bring boxplots to life and give them meaning. This is simply brilliant!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/AnkerMath/status/1060735881382780928

Hula Hoop Venn Diagrams

Have some hula hoops laying around? Check out this idea from A. Morgan. This could be extended to so many different grade levels.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/PenAndTellHer/status/1060921370475982850

Teaching Trig with Hula Hoops

Speaking of hula hoops, I can’t wait to see how Jonathan Lind teaches trigonometry using hula hoops.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/lindjonath/status/1057137362734596096

Hallway Dry Erase Board

Andrea Perry-Plattsm makes me wish I had a dry erase board in the hall outside my classroom!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/aperry_andrea/status/1060908554704601092

Parallel and Perpendicular Lines WODB

Tori Cox shares a new WODB she created for parallel and perpendicular lines.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/ToriTeachesMath/status/1059484811847450626

Thankfulness Wreaths

Liz Mastalio continually impresses me with the creative activities she comes up with to emphasize thankfulness among students.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MissMastalio/status/1060268528190808064

Combining Like Terms Pyramid Puzzle

Peter Drysdale shares a lovely puzzle for combining like terms.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/pwdrysdale/status/1059610376835219456

Interactive Bonding Activity

rupeleMX shares a photo of an awesome interactive activity he uses with his science students. How could we learn to make math more visual?

Image Source: https://twitter.com/rupeleMX/status/1057262390671302658

End Behavior with Bendy Straws

Kristen San Filippo offers up the brilliant idea of using bendy straws for end behavior of polynomials.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/LV_sanfilippo/status/1055601786298474497

Twister with Transversals

I love how creative Elissa Miller is with her geometry classes. Who would have thought of playing Twister with transversals?!?

Image Source: https://twitter.com/misscalcul8/status/1055642799016697856

1:1 Teacher Magnet Hack

Elissa also shares a great teacher hack for those of us who are 1:1.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/misscalcul8/status/1035282444428173313

Rational Functions Task

Jacob Wagner shares a great summative task for polynomials and rational functions.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrWagsMath/status/1053463900518137857

Frayer Model Illustrations

I love how Susan Hewett has students draw an illustration as part of their Frayer Models!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/SusanHewett7/status/1052956769327173632

Increasing Anticipation

Stacy Benton shares an easy way to increase student excitement and anticipation!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/sbentonteach/status/1052007931292602368

Desmos Jack-o-Lanterns

I definitely want to find a way to fit Desmos jack-o-lanterns into my curriculum next year! Thanks to Patty Stephens for sharing.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/pattystephens/status/1052066818943213569

Exponent Rules Auction

I love seeing other teachers make creative auctions to use in their classrooms. Check out this exponent auction from Michelle Pavlovsky.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsPrzybylek/status/1049378247333629954

Integers Three in a Row

This Three in a Row Activity from Math with P Nik is brilliant.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrNiksMathClass/status/1048401564732481537

Like Terms Search Activity

This like terms search makes me really miss teaching Algebra 1! Thanks to Sarah Giek for sharing!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/sgiekAHS/status/1046860223133167618

Jewish New Year Challenge

I love how Grw029 modified the 2018 Challenge to celebrate the Jewish New Year.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Grw0291/status/1042007775033864192

Ultimate Tic Tac Toe

Chris Prystenski‘s post about Ultimate Tic Tac Toe inspired me to show the game to a couple of students in my class who I caught playing regular Tic Tac Toe in their spare time. So fun!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsCPry/status/1039261447635841024

Tug of War Systems of Equations Puzzle

Mary Ellen Riley shares a new twist on the traditional system of equations puzzle.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/ThisIsMaryEllen/status/1034236654519758855

Math is Life

I adore this “Math is Life” display from Ms. G!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/TheMathGhost/status/1035693220762673152

Factoring Beast Task

Mr. Gray shares an absolute beast of a factoring task, and I LOVE it! It is a free download from TES.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/BucksburnMaths/status/1011643805869707264

Sentence Starter Posters

I love these sentence starters from MPS Secondary Math!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MPS2edMath/status/923240540510085120

Twos to Nines Challenge in Dry Erase Pockets

I love how Math by the Mountain modified the 2s-9s challenges to make the dry erase and double sided!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MathByTheMt/status/1037120585417949184

Smallest Positive Integer Contest Trophy

Todd Feitelson is so creative with 3D printing and implementing the Smallest Positive Integer Contest!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/toddf9/status/1036927718112288769

Magical Coin Lesson for Exponential Growth

After this lesson, I imagine Alexis Pleasant‘s students will never forget the power of exponential growth!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/PleasantMath300/status/1037651368188825600

Until next time (not promising it will be next week since we all know how long it’s been since my last Monday Must Reads post…), keep sharing your awesome ideas!