Monday Must Reads: Volume 54

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It’s Monday, and it was definitely feeling like a Monday this morning. Discouraged by my overwhelming to do list and never enough time to accomplish enough where I feel like I made a dent, I did the natural thing. I turned to twitter. Twitter is full of amazing ideas that only add to this to do list, but more importantly it is a place of encouragement that reminds me why I’ve dedicated myself to this crazy job of teaching math to high schoolers. The inspiration must have worked because I did end up knocking quite a few things off my to do list by the end of the day.

I thought I should share this inspiration with you in case you too are having a case of the Mondays. Here’s my weekly-ish twitter round-up of math teacher awesomeness. I hope you find some inspiration in these posts.

Triangle Artwork Project

Julie Skokan inspires with some student artwork inspired by their unit on triangles. What a way to highlight student creativity!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsSkokanMath/status/1099883206768238592 

Race Around the World Protractor Game

Cassidy Yasinski makes learning to use a protractor fun with this race around the world game.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/ms_yasinski/status/1099816559663448064 

Important Math Symbol Poster

Karen Swift shows an awesome poster made by one of her students to help the class remember important symbols. Beautiful!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/karenaswift/status/1060955915334156290

Math Hallway Bulletin Board

Alice Aspinall shares an inspiring bulletin board.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/aliceaspinall/status/1098995428933230593 

Exploring Percentages with Coupons

Mrs N Math uses a craft store coupon for a great exploration into percentages.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mrs_N_math/status/1098985889735364611

Dessert and Central Angles

Mrs Aly Martinez shares a great real-life image to discuss central angles (or non-central angles!)

Image Source: https://twitter.com/askmrsmartinez/status/1098961569369575427

Using Circles to Graph Mickey

Samantha Hong cleverly uses graphing Mickey Mouse to introduce equations of circles.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mshongx3/status/1098774105115881473

Desmos Self-Reflection

Brewer shares a template for asking students to self-reflect using Desmos.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/brewteachesmath/status/1061069606377439232

100 Math Expressions for the 100th Day of School

What better way to celebrate the 100th day of school than creating 100 math expressions that are equivalent to 100?!? Shout-out to Maddie Garcia for the awesome idea!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MadGarcia14/status/1098670280652800001

Dilation Projects

Stacy Landgrebe shares some awesome student dilation projects.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/CPJH_SLandgrebe/status/1089981676724219910

Surface Area and Volume Project with Oreos

Here’s another awesome geometry project, this time featuring surface area and volume (and oreos!) from Miss English.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/jmenglish61/status/1092530049977331714

100th Day of School Math Sign

I love this 100th Day of School sign from Ms Wadsworth!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Wadsworth_KES/status/1095486650413711360

School Spirit and Calculus

Elizabeth Mendenhall combines school spirit with calculus on Fridays.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mizmendenhall/status/1061002028523098112

Approximating the Area of Countries with Desmos and Calculus

Chris Evans uses Desmos to explore estimating the area and perimeter of countries. How cool!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrEvansAHS/status/737288330140733440

Famous Female Mathematician Portraits in Desmos

Ready to be even more blown away?

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrEvansAHS/status/956355122665263106

Student Growth Display

Mimi Williams shares an awesome display for highlighting student growth.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mimiwmath/status/1003694529252286464

“Heart Attacks” to Improve School Culture

Alicia Bena puts a positive spin on giving your coworker a “heart attack.” This is an awesome idea for Valentine’s Day!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/littlemissbena/status/1096140386173501441
 

Pass the Board Activity for Solving Equations

Lisa Broadbent shares a practice structure idea called “Pass the Board.”

Image Source: https://twitter.com/lisa_lbroadbent/status/1097992322476896257 

Rorschach Reflections

Mrs Voisinet uses art to teach properties of reflections.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsV_OFHS/status/1047951837213728768 

Graphing Inverses of Sports Logos

Mr Zrenner combines sports logos with graphing inverses.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrZrenner/status/1092127292401377282 

Triangle Stained Glass

Mallory Jennings combines triangle practice with stained glass creation. What a beautiful result!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/RoyRoyTheMalRoy/status/1095084888477368325 

Geometry Valentines Bulletin Board

This bulletin board of Geometry Valentines from Mrs. Bradley is gorgeous!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/buraddorisan/status/1096175249635319809 

Triangular Christmas Tree Art

I know Christmas seems a long way off, but I love these triangular Christmas trees from Mark Ekstrom too much not to share in February.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mark_ekstrom/status/1075895581061582848

Conics with Ice Cream Cones

M Hanks Teach LHS introduces conics with ice cream cones. Yummy!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/TeachHanks/status/986950938790330368

Finding Math Lesson Inspiration

Rachael Gorsuch shows that math lesson inspiration can be found anywhere!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/rachaelhgorsuch/status/1096881203578327040 

Volume of 3D Shapes Project

Laura Boyer shares a fun but messy looking project involving volume.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/BoyerWFMS/status/727511000694558722

Mathematical Valentine Contest

Garis Math shares a winning mathematical valentine.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/GarisMath/status/1096061390958284801 

Snow Angles

Too many snow days? Ms. Edwards shows that learning doesn’t have to stop.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsEdwards_/status/1095482282561994752 

Review Day Flow Chart

Sarah Shartzer shares a lovely flow-chart for directing student actions on a work day/review day.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/SarahShartzer/status/1095790200989630464

Origami Hearts and Fractions

Mark Kaercher combines origami hearts with fractions.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/shskaercher/status/1095777115641966592 

Probability Wrap-Up Activity

K Roth shares a great, self-checking wrap-up activity for probability.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/math0821/status/954755579842613249 

Quadratic Link Up Activity

John Rowe shares a awesome parabola-based puzzle.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrJohnRowe/status/1095144195457572864

Desmos Valentine’s Project

Dawn shares a lovely Valentine’s project involving Desmos and mathematical poem writing.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/DawnRecentio/status/1095339895218794496 

Comparing Rubber Bands Stats Lesson

Kay Kubena shares a great stats lesson involving rubber bands.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/KubenaKay/status/1095411262060670977

100th Day of School Data Collection Activity

Ms Peterson shares a data collection activity for the 100th day of school.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mspetersonsci/status/1093882626237235200 

Pass the Dice Activity

Tiffany McGuire shares a way to turn a popular party game into an engaging math lesson.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/TNMcGuire7/status/1093292679939657733

Trig in the Hallway

Abbey Turchyn takes trig out into the hallway.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mathkies/status/1093371849059299328 

Logarithm Laws Match-Up Activity

Cassandra Valenti shares a cool looking way to practice applying the laws of logarithms.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/MathWithMrsV/status/1093268016538755073 

Algebra with Hula Hoops

Ms J Brown shares a fun-looking algebra activity involving hula hoops.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/CreekMath_SGA/status/1071090075767853056

Organizing Plickers

Check out this awesome teacher hack from Suzette Rodriguez for organizing Plickers!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/S_RodMath/status/965635960808660992 

Hands-On Slope Activity

Nickeva shares a great, hands-on exploration of slope.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/tenaciousXpert/status/1090825695633260544 

Slope and Similar Triangles Exploration

I also this hands-on exploration of slope and similar triangles.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/tenaciousXpert/status/1093003433525895169 

Dabbing and Geometry

Anne Erehart illustrates a connection between dabbing and geometry.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/AnneErehart/status/1033063644609884162 

Smarties Angle Activity

EDMScott shares a clever idea for using smarties to mark different types of angles.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/math8LC/status/1093147504139530241 

Examples and Non-Examples Anchor Charts

Holly Parker shares a structure for introducing vocabulary using examples and non-examples.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mrsparkersays/status/1049731350310412296 

Snapchat Streak Challenge

Nicholas Springer shares an idea for incorporating Snap Chat into the classroom.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/NSpringerMath/status/984879585346162688

Whiteboard Angle Challenge

Also, check out this angle challenge from Nicholas Springer.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/NSpringerMath/status/1039924232950636544 

Sidewalk Math

Brian shares some inspiring sidewalk math. Maybe you could try something like this at your school or in your community!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/_b_p/status/1092529634418327553
 

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