In this crazy, virtual, hybrid or hyflex teaching world I love to have digital resources that I can use that are self-checking. Here are my top 5 ways for using Google Forms in the math classroom. Do Nows First, for me the beginning of each class can be crazy, am I right? Besides student questions or getting my lesson ready,…
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Whether you are virtual, hybrid, in-person, or a mix of all of that, anything digital self-checking is a must to have as a go-to math activity. I don’t know about you but the thought of checking 50+ digital assignments is just so draining. Can’t believe that I am saying that I miss just being able to walk around the room…
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I wanted to have an incentive system in my class that would encourage my students to be the best that they could. At the same time, I didn’t want to break the bank. So I decided to use a ticket system in my class. First, the prize box built a sense of community. Throughout the school year, as the students…
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Below are all of the topics that I cover in my 6th grade math classroom. If you click on each one it will show you how I plan out the unit and link all of my resources. There are links for foldables which I love to use in the math classroom to help my students easily take notes and keep…
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Easily engage students in their learning by having them get up and move! With each topic, I find it important to use scavenger hunts to get students walking around the room, talking math as they complete rigorous math problems. The great thing about scavenger hunts are that students can check their own work. Students complete a math problem. Then they…
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Where do you do your best thinking? For me, it is always at the beaches of North Carolina with my husband and four kids. Last summer, I was looking for ways to renew my inspiration for teaching when I came across the whole Instagram teacher community and I stumbled upon Kayse Morris, from Teaching on Less. I was immediately drawn…
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