Monday Must Reads: Volume 85

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Happy Monday! It’s time again for a new volume of Monday Must Reads, my weekly-ish attempt at capturing the amazing ideas shared by (mostly) math teachers on twitter. I’m really excited about the ideas in today’s post, and I think you will find an inspiring idea or two to use in your own classroom!

Monday Must Reads logo.

Cube Building Challenge

Chuck Stoffle shares a cube-building task involving string and straws. This would make a great addition to a geometry class!

cube made with straw and string.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/ChuckStoffle/status/1371531008525352970

Sentence Starter Posters

I love the use of these sentence starter posters from Sarah Blackburn.

sentence starter posters hanging on dry erase board in classroom.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/mrsblackburn48/status/1197577821389897729
notice and wonder anchor chart.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/mrsblackburn48/status/1171756194702053382

Illustrating Surface Area and Volume with Photographs

Patrick Honner asked students to submit photographs regarding surfaces and solids. Check out this submission!

tweet showing volume vs surface area with a banana.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrHonner/status/1290619906266931202

Thinking Classroom Tasks

Michael Jacobs shares a collection of tasks he has compiled for implementing a thinking classroom. There is some great stuff in here!

tweet linking to thinking classroom tasks.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/msbjacobs/status/1410666155459727362

Factoring Meme

I adore this factoring meme from Howie Hua.

howie hua factoring meme.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1410277540455870464

DIY Isometric Grid

Mark Kaercher shares a how-to video for folding an isometric grid. This is on my to-do list to explore!

tweet with link to video on folding isometric grid from mark kaercher.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/shskaercher/status/1409960718414266373

Math Art on a Plate

Check out this math art on a plate from Jean-Marc Orozco! What a fun project!

tweet with examples of math on a plate.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/JeanMarcOrozco3/status/1375914524692320257

Desmos Art Magnets

Kirsten Dyck shares some awesome student work from Desmos turned into magnets! There are so many possibilities for this project!

art magnets made with desmos.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/KirstDy/status/1409569809831018504

Straight Line Game

Bonnie Basu shares a desmos version of a new game created by Chris Klerx.

tweet with straight line game.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/GotMathHelp/status/1408558137615949832

Fraction Maker Task

Simon Ball shares a lovely fraction-based task.

tweet with fraction maker task.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/ballyzero/status/1398274419689234434

WODB with Fruit

Check out this fruit-based WODB puzzle from Simon Gregg.

wodb task with fruit.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/Simon_Gregg/status/1407056311498547201

Building Visual Patterns with Two Color Counters

I love Kristin Pereira‘s use of two-colored counters for building visual patterns.

visual patterns with 2 color counters.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/pereirakri/status/1039601868807319553

Until next time, 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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