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Graphing Absolute Value Functions Project
A long time ago, in 2012, I was a brand new teacher and would scour the…
Sort and Solve Activity for Procedural Fluency
A big emphasis for me as an educator is developing learners’ confidence in making decisions, which…
Setting Up Math Stations in Algebra 2
Click here to access FREE Connect 4 Worksheets – perfect for stations! One of my FAVE…
Compare Linear and Exponential Functions
In 2013 my district adopted new curriculum that was very closely aligned to the (then) new…
Categorical Data Project
When I was in my second year teaching I had a student teacher for one class…
Best Graphing Quadratic Functions Lesson
If you know me you know that I love to empower students and I never underestimate…
Radical Functions Task Cards
Radical functions are usually taught in the second semester of Algebra 2, and I find that…
Rational Functions Task Cards
Task cards are such a great way to incorporate practice into your math classroom. My differentiated…
10 Ways to Use Differentiated Task Cards
Task cards are great for your math classroom. They’re much more engaging than a worksheet, can…
Real World Trigonometric Functions Activity
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Area of a Sector Real World Activity
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3 Ways to Provide Differentiated Practice in Math
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How to Teach Transformations of Functions
Want access to my FREE resource library? Click here to join! So often teaching graphing transformations…
How to Teach Students to Graph Rational Functions
If you’re like me, by the time I teach students to graph rational functions in Algebra…
5 Things I Do at the Beginning of the School Year
Each August I go back to my teaching job with equal parts excitement, anxiety, and motivation….
Empower by John Spencer and AJ Juliani Book Review
This summer I’ve been tearing through books like crazy! Most of the books I read this…
Radical Functions Graph Activity
When it came to teaching radical functions this year I was at a loss. I couldn’t…
Exponential Decay Student Activity
One strategy that I often use is to have students gather data and then find a…