Monday Must Reads: Volume 87

The remaining Mondays of summer are dwindling! Before I know it, I will be back in my classroom with students. I’ve decided it’s time to get serious about thinking about school things once again. But before I get out the laminator, I decided I should put together a new volume of Monday Must Reads. This is my weekly-ish attempt at capturing the amazing ideas shared by (mostly) math teachers on twitter.

Monday Must Reads Logo from Math = Love.

School Logo Scale Project

I’ve seen lots of scale copy projects in my years of teaching, but Joey Grabowski‘s idea of enlarging a school logo is a new one to me. Very creative!

scale copy project.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/joey_grabowski/status/1418615664462503936

Number Fact

David Butler shares a fun number fact.

domino number fact.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/DavidKButlerUoA/status/1418407745200422915

Building Names with Tangrams

Planning on using Mathigon’s Polypad with your students this year? Erick Lee recommends having students build their name with tangrams as an introductory activity. This looks fun!

writing names with tangrams in polypad.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/TheErickLee/status/1417899005212860417

How Mathematicians Act Posters

Kim Charlton shares some free posters that describe how mathematicians act. This would make a great bulletin board for your classroom this year!

how mathematicians act posters.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/LogicalPoetry/status/1417273119488712752

Exponentials and Radicals Tasks

Dan Draper shares some lovely tasks involving exponents and radicals.

comparing radicals task.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrDraperMaths/status/1416306223792676867

Cricut Dodecahedron

Becky Warren continues to amaze me with all the beautiful, mathematical art she is able to create with her Cricut. Check out her entire twitter feed for more beautiful math(s) art.

dodecahedron made with cricut.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/becky_k_warren/status/1416040142351912960

Using Desmos + Cricut to Decorate Phone Case

Mark Kaercher works on further convincing me that I need to own a Cricut by sharing the Lissajous curve he created in Desmos and printed with the Cricut for his phone case. Cool!

lissjous curve decal on phone case.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/shskaercher/status/1407299271377002496

Google Form Headers for Assessments

Anna Vance inspires with custom-designed headers for her assessments in Google Forms.

google form assessment header.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/TypeAMathLand/status/1416066934479654912

Hexahexaflexagon Template

Dave Richeson shares a beautiful hexaflexagon template.

hexaflexagons.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/divbyzero/status/1415049185573879817

Desmos Self Portrait Activity

Check out this Desmos Self-Portrait activity from Leigh Anne Emberg!

desmos self portrait art.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mrs_Emberg/status/1409639812865220615

Math Snacks

The UK Association of Teachers of Mathematics has a collection of free Maths Snacks videos. These 2-minute videos are intended to act as class starter activities or discussion starters.

Maths Snacks Videos.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/ATMMathematics/status/1406327673014652928

Estimating e using a Checkerboard

John Allen Paulos shares a creative way to estimate the value of e using a checkerboard.

How to estimate e with  a checkerboard.
Image Source: https://twitter.com/JohnAllenPaulos/status/743085219511554049

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

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