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Monday Must Reads: Volume 74

Happy Monday everyone! I’m back at it today on the blog with a new volume of Monday Must Reads, my weekly-ish attempt at capturing the amazing ideas of (mostly) math teachers on twitter. I hope you find at least one idea that inspires you in this week’s round-up.

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Decorating Plexiglass for the Holidays

Have plexiglass up in your classroom? Brianna Orozco shares an easy and fun way to decorate it for the holidays.

decorate plexiglass
Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsOrozcoNISD/status/1312032828117446663

Giant Ten Frames

Jen M shares how Mrs. Summerer using plates for counters on a giant ten frame. Ideas like this kinda make me want to teach elementary school math…

ten frame
Image Source: https://twitter.com/jenmartins73/status/1184599881517846529

Mathematical Haikus

These haikus from Mr. McCabe’s students are fabulous as well.

math haikus
Image Source: https://twitter.com/jenmartins73/status/1223320813773950977

Circle Design Project

This student work from Mary Zastrow‘s Circle Project is impressive.

circle projects
Image Source: https://twitter.com/mzastrow1/status/1332698664188456960

Which is a Square?

Ed Southall asks – Which of these are squares?

which is a square
Image Source: https://twitter.com/edsouthall/status/1332613252510081029

Displaying Origami Instructions

Mark Kaercher is making the best of not being able to use whiteboards by posting step-by-step origami instructions.

origami
Image Source: https://twitter.com/shskaercher/status/1331322545770029058

Complex Fractions WODB

Mark also shares a lovely looking WODB problem involving complex fractions.

Thanksgiving Thank Yous

Elissa Miller shares a way she encouraged students to reach out to teachers and say thank you for Thanksgiving this past year.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/misscalcul8/status/1330880377523671041

Right Triangle Trig Questions

I really like this twist on the traditional right triangle trig questions from jshm.

trigonometry
Image Source: https://twitter.com/jshmtn/status/1352634201212932096

Visualizing Multiplying Binomials

I’m sharing this image of methods for multiplying binomials from Dan Pearcy so I can find it again in the future. If you’ve read my blog, you know I adore the grid method (box method). I’ve never seen the tree method, though. Interesting!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/DanielPearcy/status/1352542265043017728

Creating Math Joke Activities with Jamboard

Nataly Riera shows how to use Jamboard to recreate a math joke worksheet. Clever!

Image Source: https://twitter.com/NatalyRiera2/status/1352661282298728451

Desmos Skyscraper Puzzles

I love Skyscraper puzzles, but I haven’t found a way to do them this year since we aren’t allowed to share supplies or really even use manipulatives. Erick Lee has made an amazing Desmos Activity Builder version that looks super awesome.

skyscraper puzzle
Image Source: https://twitter.com/TheErickLee/status/1352332294363742221

Arranging Logarithms Task

Becky Hall highlights a lovely logs task from UndergroundMath.

logarithms puzzle
Image Source: https://twitter.com/BeckyHall75/status/1352062600415215616

Emily Sliman even created a Desmos draggable version of the logs puzzle.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/EmilySliman/status/1352306299766251522

Trick or Treat Error Analysis Activity

Melinda Lyon shares an fun practice/error analysis activity she calls “Trick or Treat.”

Image Source: https://twitter.com/melindalyonNPSD/status/1321872821514047488

Function Map

Debbie Hurtado shares a function map she created that was inspired by Hayley Cain.

function map
Image Source: https://twitter.com/DebbieHurtado/status/1351603521657819141

Linear Functions Tic Tac Toe Activity

I really like this Tic Tac Toe structure from Rik Rowe for connecting different concepts related to linear functions.

linear functions
Image Source: https://twitter.com/RoweRikW/status/1351588371987099649

Until next week, keep sharing your awesome ideas! Want even more ideas? I suggest checking out previous volumes of Monday Must Reads!

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