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Teaching the Real Number System
The real number system can really confuse students. I will admit, at times, I felt confused too! Let’s check out 4 strategies that will help you teach classifying real numbers, and will help your students master the concept.Vertical AlignmentBefore we jump to that, let’s take a look at the standard and how it progresses through middle school, and then take a look at some STAAR test ...
4 Things I Always Do When Lesson Planning
Lesson planning is like cleaning the kitchen. You are never done. As teachers, we are both proactive and reactive in planning lessons. We plan ahead, then execute, then go back to our plans to edit when students are not mastering concepts. We. are. always. lesson. planning. It might sound like a complaint, but it is just a reality of instruction - you must always have a plan. A plan ...
Algebra 1 Review and Test Prep TEKS
Teachers use this COMPLETE review unit to organize your Algebra 1 TEKS Review and Test Prep to best suit your students’ needs. This resource is aligned to the TEKS Standards. All Algebra 1 TEKS standards are covered in the pack. This review was written to support students in preparation for the STAAR assessment. This file is jam packed with teacher guides, warm ups, cheat sheets, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Online Courses for Middle School Math
Even without the historical end to the 2019-2020 school year, I think teachers can agree that most students experience the ‘summer slide’ when they return to school in the fall which means there is a need for online math courses this summer. If you are not familiar with the term summer slide, here is Scholastic’s explanation: “The concept of the summer slide has been on researchers’ ...
Free Math Performance Tasks for Middle School
Middle School Math Teachers, we would love to give you THREE math tasks that you can use for the next school year! You can get them paper-based or digital! Click the link below, enter your email address and we send these right over to your email. Then, read below for different ways to incorporate them into your classroom! This is a thank you for all the hard work you have done during ...
WAYS TO END THE SCHOOL YEAR REMOTELY
This school year has been unlike any other school year ever. I think we can all say that while we don’t know what next year will hold, we can do our best to finish this year strong. I was thinking about how I normally would end the school year. Our grade level participated in an end of year field trip after STAAR, my students would pie my face based on a test prep incentive they were ...