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Australian Adventures: Wildlife Sanctuary
This is the second post in a series where I share photos from the two months that my husband and I spent in Australia this summer. One of the highlights of the summer was visiting a wildlife rescue...
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What is Chemistry?
After doing first week activities and discussing lab safety, it's time to start our formal study of chemistry. Yesterday, I decided to have my students complete a frayer model with the definition of...
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More Perfect Squares Poster
Last year, I put up posters of the first ten perfect squares and perfect cubes in my room. They looked awesome, and students referenced them throughout the year. However, I found that my students often...
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Monday Must Reads: Volume 8
It's hard to believe it's already time for another Monday Must Reads! Hope all of my U.S. friends are having a lovely day off for Labor Day. No matter where you are located, I hope you find an...
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Five Good Things
It's the last day of a three day weekend. I have to admit that this makes me a little sad. As much as I love school and teaching, we all need a bit of a break now and again. To cheer myself up, I'm...
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Matter / Not Matter Card Sort
My chemistry students are currently working with basic definitions that form the crucial foundation of the subject. One of these words that must be defined is matter. Before giving students a specific...
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Two Truths and a Lie Activity Template
I love using the Two Truths and a Lie strategy to get students practicing applying math concepts in my class. Normally, this is used as an ice breaker. For example, I might share the following three...
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Seating Preference Form
 Just a quick post today to share a new idea I'm trying out in my classes this year. This year, I have tables instead of desks for the first time in my teaching career. In preparation of making...
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States of Matter Foldable
I'm pretty proud of how the states of matter foldable I designed for my chemistry class turned out!The outside of the foldable shows the states of matter in order of the amount of energy present. It...
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Branches of Chemistry Foldable
The chemistry textbook I am following this year (Holt Modern Chemistry) begins with an examination of the six main branches of chemistry. I decided to give students a foldable to glue in their...
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Order of Operations Interactive Notebook Pages
This year, I'm really emphasizing order of operations at the beginning of the year in Algebra 1. Last year, I tried to jump right into evaluating expressions because my kids have been learning about...
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Monday Must Reads: Volume 9
School is finally getting into full swing. I think I've got almost every kid's name down. Our notebooks are starting to look like learning tools. There are always papers to grade. And, I'm remembering...
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Types of Chemical Research Foldable
Quick post today to share another foldable I made for my chemistry class. Holt's Modern Chemistry textbook places a big emphasis on differentiating between three different types of research at the...
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Organizing 11 x 17 Dry Erase Activities
Over the past year or so, I've made quite a few activities for my classroom that use 11 x 17 card stock (affiliate links including links below!). Often, this card stock ends up getting placed in the...
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Cup Stacking Challenge
I'm teaching a chemistry class this year for the first time. My class is made up of all juniors and seniors with the exception of one sophomore. I taught almost every single one of these students as...
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Estimation 180 Poster
This year, I am trying out Estimation 180 in my Math Concepts class, a class for 9th graders not yet ready for Algebra 1. After two weeks of giving students the formula for percent error EVERY SINGLE...
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Crazy Eight Puzzle
The other day, my husband was on the lookout for blogs that shared geometry interactive notebook pages. I've never taught geometry before, so I wasn't exactly sure who all the geometry bloggers are. A...
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How I Teach
Just a heads-up that there will be no blog post here today on Math Equals Love because I'm being featured on Dave Sabol's How I Teach series. Image Source:...
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Monday Must Reads: Volume 10
Well, tomorrow is the day when the Oklahoma State Department of Education finally announces the 2018 OK Teacher of the Year. I'll be honest. I'm nervous. Mostly about the speech I have to give - not...
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Evaluating Expressions Interactive Notebook Pages
We kicked off our lesson on evaluating expressions with the parenthetical promise. Every year, I force my students to make the following promise to me: I, _____________, do hereby promise that I will...
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