Monday Must Reads: Volume 78

It’s Monday. It’s Spring Break. I just got my second COVID vaccination. My husband and I just celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary three days ago. Life is feeling pretty positive at the moment. To bring more joy to this day, I thought it was time to put together a new volume of Monday Must Reads. If you’re new around here, Monday Must Reads is my weekly-ish attempt at capturing the amazing ideas shared by (mostly) math teachers on twitter. I hope you find an inspiring idea or two to use in your own classroom!

monday must reads

Absolute Value Art in Desmos

Mark Kaercher shares some inspiring artwork his students created in Desmos using absolute value functions.

absolute value art in desmos.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/shskaercher/status/1359482587031494657

Integer Bootcamp Room Transformation

Amanda Coffill‘s Integer Bootcamp looks SO fun!

integer bootcamp room transformation
Image Source: https://twitter.com/CoffillAmanda/status/1183430811737047040
integer bootcamp room transformation
Image Source: https://twitter.com/CoffillAmanda/status/1310572293198942219

U-Pick-One Rational Exponents Activity

I really like this U-Pick-One strategy from Rik Rowe.

rational exponents u pick one activity.
Image Source :https://twitter.com/RoweRikW/status/1366815483660554242

Ferris Wheel Ladder Lesson

This ferris wheel inspired lesson from Mrs. Bevill looks like a lot of fun.

ferris wheel ladder lesson.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/Bevill_FHN/status/1365319502615826442

Data Collection with Classroom Cornhole

Coach Snyder Laws shares a fun data collection activity involving some classroom cornhole.

classroom cornhole data collection activity.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/SnyderLaws/status/1223043498506706944

8 Stick Puzzle

Check out this stick puzzle from Puzzle Prime.

8 stick puzzle.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/puzzleprime/status/1352908880825692160

Volumes from a Known Cross Section WODB Puzzle

Chris Bolognese shares a fun fruit themed wodb that he uses to introduce finding volumes from a known cross section in calculus.

volume of a known cross section calculus wodb task.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/EulersNephew/status/1365553530698944512

Equal Orange Angles Opener

Here’s a great angle opener from Dan Draper.

angle class opener task.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrDraperMaths/status/1364165317065400328

Evaluating Limits Open Middle Problem

Check out this open middle problem for evaluating limits from Dana Harrington.

evaluating limits open middle task.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/HarringtonWMC/status/1364252418217816065

Foldable Icosahedral Globe

This foldable icosahedral globe from the International Day of Mathematics looks cool!

foldable icosahedral globe.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/idm314/status/1365395922516082692

Scale Factor with Shrinky Dinks

Rebecca Kirvan‘s students investigate to find out if shrinky dinks shrink at the advertised scale factor. What a cool lesson!

scale factor activity with shrinky dinks.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsKirvan/status/786939364890841088

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

Sarah Carter teaches high school math in her hometown of Coweta, Oklahoma. She currently teaches AP Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, and Statistics. She is passionate about sharing creative and hands-on teaching ideas with math teachers around the world through her blog, Math = Love.

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