DIGITAL Resource Bundle The digital resources have been designed for use with Google Slides™ and Google Forms™. A device, access to the internet and Google Drive™ are all required to utilize the digital activities. These resources are supplemental and can provide students the opportunity to review previously taught concepts, receive additional practice, or act as […] ...
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5 Tech Ideas for Student Engagement
With so many classrooms virtual this year and so many websites promising to engage your students, it can be challenging to know where to start. Or perhaps, what was once working, is no longer working. Here are 5 ideas for engaging students online. LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCAST | SPOTIFY #1 Blooket If you haven’t heard about the Blooket website by now, go look right ...
Free Digital Math Activities
Let’s talk about digital activities - specifically, free digital math activities! Maneuvering the Middle has digital math activities for 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, and Algebra 1. Let’s talk about what digital activities are, why we love them, and some ideas on how you can use them. Most importantly, you can try them out in your classroom with a freebie down below! UPDATE: ...
Free Digital Math Activities
INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ACTIVITIES + SELF-GRADING EXIT TICKETS FREE MATH RESOURCES FOR GRADES 6-8 AND ALGEBRA 1 YES, PLEASE! LOOKING FOR INTERACTIVE AND ENGAGING SOLUTIONS FOR BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL LEARNING? paperless practice works for all learning settings provides a variety for students scaffolded for each concept visually appealing but not overwhelming ...
Digital Math Resources in Google Classroom
For the last 9 months, Maneuvering the Middle has worked to support teachers who have shifted to online or hybrid learning. To best serve teachers and students, we have created brand new digital math resources and shifted our paper-based activities to digital resources through Google Classroom. To learn more about these updates as well as some of our favorite online tools that make ...
10 Ways to Use Task Cards in Your Classroom
There seems to be no shortage of task cards out there as a resource for students and teachers. The question is how to incorporate these tools as meaningful and engaging work in your classroom. Here are some ways to get you started! 10 Ways to Use Task Cards 1. Extension This is a no-brainer. Print, cut, laminate, and put task cards on a ring. Store them somewhere in your ...
Rookie Mistakes: Grading All Student Work
Grading student work can give you valuable feedback concerning your teaching and your students’ progress. However, I don’t want to give you the impression that everything that students touch should be auto-graded or hand graded in order for this to happen. Let’s talk about a common pitfall that teachers fall into: grading everything. Note: Rookie Mistakes is a series of common pitfalls ...
How to Teach Slope
Slope is a heavily emphasized standard in high school math, but its origins (like all math really) predate high school by years. In fact, students are already seeing the precursor to slope in 6th grade -- rates, unit rates, and graphing an independent and dependent variable on a graph. Today, we are going to explore slope in all of its math glory. HOW TO TEACH SLOPE Here are a few ...
Teaching Functions in Algebra 1
Not only are functions fun, they are the basis of all of Algebra 1 - linear, quadratic, and exponential. Out of 49 Texas standards in Algebra 1, 20 involve functions -- that is over 40%! It is important that students have a firm grasp on understanding how to identify, evaluate, and graph a function to prepare them for more complex problems. Teaching Functions in Algebra ...
Factoring Polynomials
Standards Included: A.10B, A.10D, A.10E, A.10F In this unit, students will be able to factor trinomials by using a greatest common factor and factor trinomials in the form x^2+bc+c and ax^2+bx+c. Students will also factor a difference of two squares and a perfect square trinomial. UNIT OVERVIEW Outlines the big ideas covered in the unit as well as essential questions to ...