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It’s the LAST Monday of the semester here, and let’s just say that I am ready for 3:30 on Wednesday to arrive so that I can officially be on Christmas Break. The husband has finished his finals already and is enjoying a much deserved break from grad school, so I am ready to join him in not having to set a morning alarm.
Seeing that it’s a Monday, I thought I would put together a new volume of Monday Must Reads to give you some ideas to either get through the last few days of the semester or ideas to kick off the new semester once you return. These are my favorite posts of late from Twitter.
Simplifying Radicals Question
Jim Doherty poses an interesting question regarding simplifying radicals. Some great food for thought! I’ve always made my students write 4Sqrt(5), but I have a better understanding of what Sqrt(80) would equal. Hmmm…
Systems of Inequalities WODB
I absolutely love this systems-based WODB prompt from Tori Cox.
Area Task
Check out this beautiful area task from Math with P. Nik.
Snowman Puzzle
Mr Nik also shares a winter-themed puzzle.
Polynomial Necklaces
Kelly Loschelder shares a great idea for multiplying polynomials involving polynomial necklaces. LOVE this idea!
Voting Cards
Ms. Scott inspires with the simple but brilliant idea of giving students cards for voting on the answer to a problem. Why did I never think of this for function or not a function?!?
Art and Architecture Project
Mrs Strole inspires with this project that combines art and architecture.
Christmas Mass Task
DCDSB shares a creative ChristMASS problem.
Pancake Proofs
How adorable are these pancake proofs from Elizabeth Nixon?!?
Algebra Battle
I love how Ms Kroeze presents compare and contrasting equations and inequalities as a battle!
Christmas Marbleslides
Paul Jorgens shares a beautiful, Christmas-themed Desmos Marbleslides challenge.
As the Tea Cools…
Love tea? Check out how Amy Herzog turned a cup of tea into a math lesson.
Area Quilts
Hymie Holmes shares some beautiful area quilts that students created.
Biology Christmas Trees
Clemens Science inspires with three beautiful Christmas trees full of biology-themed ornaments. Beautiful!
Glove Owner Task
Jen Silverman shares a great picture to use as a proportional reasoning task.
Giant Pencil Task
Talesha Couillard shares a similar proportional reasoning task.
Adding Radicals Pyramid
Peter Drysdale shares a great task for working with adding radicals.
Laminating Quarter the Cross Activity
Mark Kaercher adds the twist of cutting to the Quarter the Cross task. I could totally see myself laminating these and making them into Christmas ornaments!
Snowflake WODB
I love this snowflake WODB task from NOMA math!
Equations of Circles Bubble Wands
Jackie Bly shares the oh-so creative idea of having students use equations of circles and 3d printing to create custom designed bubble wands. This is the type of lesson that students would never ever forget!
Christmas Trigonometry
I absolutely love this photo that Hedge shared of some Christmas trig artwork that she spotted in a school she was at.
Student Achievement Bulletin Board
Check out how Brittany Ryan celebrates student achievement in her classroom. I love the emphasis on both success on the current test and improvement over the previous test.
Problem of the Week Display
I love how Tony Lipscomb displays his problem of the week. I also like how there are multiple levels available to differentiate for all students.
Pythagorean Theorem Mini Golf
Melissa Arsen makes the pythagorean theorem come to life by engaging students with mini golf.
Birds and Centroids
Lauren shares a fun fact about balancing birds and triangle centroids.
Table Height System of Equations
Emily Parker shares a great image to motivate systems of equations.
Elevator Pitches
Torri Martin shares a great business card/elevator pitch idea that could be applied to so many different concepts in math and non-math classes alike. I love how this activity really brought out student creativity!
Funny Math Pick Up Lines
Martha Mulligan shares some funny math pick up lines that her students came up with.
Temperature Data Project
This temperature functions project from Cassandra Valenti looks interesting!
Mathematical Christmas Presents
Phil Smith impresses with his math-y Christmas gifts.
Exponents WODB
Ethan Weker shares a WODB for exponents.
Math Vocab Bulletin Board
I love how this bulletin board from Elizabeth Streat embraces math vocab while recognizing all of the languages spoken by students. How cool would this be to study and examine for patterns throughout the year?!?
Exponents Task
This exponent task from Jo Morgan is beautiful!
3D Printed Vases
Jamie Back shares some awesome 3d printed vases designed by her Pre-Calc students.
Math Joke
Hannah shares a new-to-me math joke.
Fractions Logic Puzzle
Sam Hilkey shares a new logic puzzle involving fractions.
Collecting Real World Data to Analyze
Courtney Clark uses her growing infant to provide her students with some real-world data to analyze.
Polar Artwork
Tammy Howell Ramirez shows off some great polar artwork created by her students.
Until next time, keep sharing your awesome ideas!
