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Cutting and Pasting to Combine Like Terms
This year, I decided to really emphasize combining like terms with my Algebra 1 students. In retrospect, I should have done the same thing in Algebra 2 because they were still struggling with what...
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Looking at Radicals in Algebra 1
I've never really known what to do about teaching radicals in Algebra 1. Oklahoma's Algebra 1 standards currently have students simplify expressions involving radicals in Algebra 1. This is not the...
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Unit Reflection Sheet Reflection
The first semester is wrapping up. I've got a few more lessons to teach and semester tests to write/give/grade. One new thing I've implemented this year is a unit reflection sheet. At the end of...
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#MTBoS Blogging Initiative
I, Sarah Hagan, resolve to blog in 2016 in order to open my classroom up and share my thoughts with other teachers. I hope to accomplish this goal by participating in the January Blogging Initiation...
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New Semester - Time to Reflect!
Tuesday was my first day back. Monday was the first day back for my students, but life intervenes and you have to take a day off every once in a while. I was so proud of myself for making it through...
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2016 Challenge Bulletin Board
New semester means new changes in my classroom. /Let's just say this change has some of my students excited and some of my students annoyed. Excited about a new challenge. Annoyed at the fact that...
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Universal Letter Writing Week 2016
Friday, we participated in one of my favorite activities of the year:Universal Letter Writing WeekI started this tradition during my first year of teaching. I was researching ideas for student council...
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Finding X-Intercepts and Y-Intercepts
I am so behind on my Algebra 2 notebook. Keeping up with notebooks for Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Stats this year is killing me. Actually, it killed me last year, too. I need to get in the habit of...
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A Day In The Life
Today, I present "A Day In The Life of Sarah Hagan." Yesterday, I wrote down every single thing I did just for you. I know you're just dying to know how I spend every waking moment of my day. Oh,...
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Things Teenagers Say: Volume 37
Time has gotten away from me, and I've been neglecting to fill you in on the crazy things teenagers say in my classroom. Sorry about that! Previous...
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The Long-Awaited Announcement
So, some of you have been asking me a very specific question lately. And, I've been ignoring you. Sorry 'bout that. It wasn't that I didn't want to answer; I just didn't think it was my news to...
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My Favorite: Coordinate Plane Geoboards
Today, I want to share my favorite new way to help struggling students with graphing linear equations. At the end of last year, I was asked to provide a list of resources I would like in my classroom....
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Quick and Easy Review Games
There are the days when I spend hours crafting an awesome practice activity for my students. Then, there are the days where I show up to school and need to figure out what all 3 preps are doing for...
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Password Review to Practice Vocabulary
So, I've been in the processing of trying to clean out my drafts folder in blogger. Most of these drafts are just titles that were meant to remind me what I should get around to blogging about....
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Oklahoma PD Opportunity
Hi guys! If you're a math teacher in Oklahoma, I want to let you know about an exciting professional development opportunity that's coming up. Best news: it's free! It's for Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1,...
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Make Someone's Day
I spilled hot chocolate on myself this morning, and I thought to myself that it was probably a sign it was going to be one of those days. I got to work this morning, dropped off my lunch in the...
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Basketball Homecoming Spirit Week: Song Edition
Basketball Homecoming is this Saturday. So, that means this week has been Spirit Week. My student council kids decided to go with a "Song Week" this time around. They'll probably get mad at me for...
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5 x 5 Game
Just want to give a quick shout-out today to Sara Van Der Werf and her awesome 5 x 5 game! I read her post about it before Christmas and filed it away to use on one of those random days when I wanted a...
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Quadratic Formula Templates
This week, my Algebra 2 students started solving quadratics using the quadratic formula. Wednesday, I passed out one of my favorite homework assignments of the year to get them started off right....
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Operations With Functions Notes and Practice Activity
I've got a few minutes before I head home for the weekend, so I want to sneak in a quick blog post. With the wedding coming up and grad school finishing soon, it seems like all of my free time (and...
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