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Algebra 2 Unit 4 INB Pages (Sequences and Series)
Today, I'm posting Unit 4's INB pages for Algebra 2. Yes, I realize I'm posting these out of order. I'm becoming less and less of a perfectionist about these things. And, I'm not sure if this is...
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Things Teenagers Say Bonus
I know I said my last Things Teenagers Say post would be the final one for the school year. But, I just can't let these stick around in my draft folder until August. Consider this a bonus TTS post....
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Algebra 2: Solving Quadratics INB Pages
Algebra 2 Unit 3 was all about solving quadratic equations. Originally, I had planned to make it about solving quadratics, polynomials, exponentials, and logarithms. But, I found that it was smarter...
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Q&A: Classroom Supplies and Manipulatives
THE QUESTION:What are some of your favorite manipulatives to use in math class?MY ANSWER:This question reminded me of a post I set out to do a year ago. Last year, as I was cleaning up my classroom...
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Sketching Inverses and Finding Conjugates
Today, I want to do two things with this blog post. #1: Share a couple of miscellaneous pages that found their way to the end of our Algebra 2 INBs this year. One page is a second go at reviewing...
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SBG Quiz Template Planning
Summer is now in full swing which means a few things: random naps, grad school homework, more time to blog and read blogs, starting to plan for next year, and hours spent browsing pinterest for...
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Brainteaser: Likes and Dislikes
Back in August, a sixth grade girl who attends my church presented me with a brain teaser that her teacher had shared with her class. Since Thursdays in my classroom start off with a brain teaser, I...
View ArticleAdvice from Algebra 1 Students
At the end of each school year, I give my students a writing assignment. They moan. They groan. They complain that this is child abuse. But, I think they actually enjoy it in the end. Maybe. I do...
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Playing Spot It! In The Classroom
During the last few weeks of the school year, I started to run out of ideas for my weekly brain teaser. Last summer, my sister had introduced me to the game Spot It! It's a set of circular cards that...
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Brain Teaser: Petals Around the Rose
Every once in a while, I run across a blog in the #MTBoS, and I immediately think that I would get along really well with someone in real life. I add their blog to feedly, and I find myself reading...
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Algebra 2 Interactive Notebook Pages Galore
Unit 2 in Algebra 2 was a HUGE one! Next year, I will definitely break this into tinier units for my sanity! Like I've been saying in all of these posts, this year's notebook pages are a mix of old...
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A Key to the City
So, a crazy thing happened back in May. A really crazy thing. Something so crazy I didn't actually realize it was something that happened to people in real life. The City of Drumright declared May 6,...
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Brain Teaser: Follow the Pattern
One of my blog readers mailed me this puzzle earlier this year. Warning: it's a tough one! I love getting mail at school that isn't people trying to sell me stuff...He even provided me with an answer...
View ArticleSpelling Bee
I've always loved spelling bees. I won the school-wide spelling bee in the fourth grade. To win, I had to spell, "macaroni." Winning my school spelling bee gained me entrance to the regional spelling...
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2015-2016 School Year Resolutions
Earlier, I shared with you what my students think I should Keep, Change, Start, and Stop. After reading through their suggestions, I decided to make my own resolutions to keep, change, start, and stop...
View ArticleMy #MTBoS Blog Roll
A little while back, I posted about starting over with my RSS reader subscriptions. I switched from bloglovin to feedly, and I decided to start from scratch with the blogs I follow. Some of you...
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A Question About A Question
First, let's celebrate 500 blog posts. :D Yay. Okay, now we can get back to math-y business. Every year, in preparation for the end of instruction exams my students must take in Algebra 1 and Algebra...
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Stuff Worth Sharing: Free ACT Prep Materials
Today, I want to share about an awesome ACT prep resource I found at the beginning of this past school year. It's a set of 180(!!!) FREE 3-question ACT warm-ups in the form of a PDF workbook. Here's...
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Happy Numbers Make Me Happy :D
Do you ever have one of those days where you have no clue what to do with your students so you go to the internet and find a random activity to give them that you've never actually done yourself? In...
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End of Year Concept Maps in Algebra
I had my students complete concept maps about algebra at the beginning and end of the school year. Here are their end of year reflections. My commentary goes ABOVE each picture. :) And, here's a link...
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