It’s time for another volume of Monday Must Reads! I have to admit that I’m not as excited for this Monday as I am for some since it marks the official end of Spring Break. Now, it’s time for a mad rush to get through as much content as possible before summer begins in 10 weeks. Due to us having to shift multiple times from face-to-face to virtual learning, I am behind where I should be.
If you’re new around here, Monday Must Reads is my weekly-ish attempt at the amazing ideas shared by (mostly) math teachers on twitter. I find these ideas inspiring, and I hope you will, too!
Delicious Fractions Lesson
Ann Chevrier shares a yummy fractions lesson!
Common Factors with Hula Hoops
Alison Hogben offers up a fun looking lesson on factors.
Surface Area Cake Boss Project
Check out this fun looking “Cake Boss” surface area project shared by Heather Alexander!
Earth in Five Images
Katerina Lopez shares a creative team building activity. Can you explain earth to an alien using only five images?
Collaborative Christmas Ornament Project
I really like this idea from Angela Flick of having students write statement that describe one another that are put in a Christmas ornament as a keepsake.
Bubble Gum Boxplots
These bubble gum boxplots from Miss Kauffmann look like so much fun. I would have a value of 0, though, because I have never learned to blow a bubble with bubble gum.
Desmos Bridge Design
Scott Jennings shares a great project that combines Desmos and bridge design. I love that they are graphing equations on top of their own drawings. How creative!
Sorted and Unsorted Counting Collections
John Golden shares some lovely photos of counting collections that are both unsorted and sorted.
Writing Equations for Flags of Different Countries
Miss Shannon‘s students created some great projects involving writing the equations to create the flags of different countries.
Inequality Puzzle
Here’s a lovely inequality puzzle from James Tanton.
Pyramid Puzzle
I really like this pyramid puzzle shared by Lutterworth College.
Thumbs Up and Peace Signs Formative Assessment Activity
Jennifer Fairbanks shares a quick and easy way to do some formative assessment with thumbs ups and peace signs.
Digits of Pi Spiral
I really like the looks of this pi spiral from Amanda Garza for Pi Day!
Twelve Matchsticks Puzzle
David Butler shares a matchstick area puzzle called “Twelve matchsticks.”
Until next week, keep sharing your awesome ideas! Want even more ideas? I suggest checking out previous volumes of Monday Must Reads!
