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Start by having your students create mnemonic devices. The preview file I've included is the worksheet for the students, and the file you pay for is the "answers" if you will. It is the mnemonics that my students and I have come up with.
A fun way that my students memorized the squares was that we had �class� time tests on them. I would say �go� and the students would all write out the squares. I would time how long it takes. When done, the students stand. When the last person stands, I stop the timer. Then we add up the class total of how many are �wrong� and I record the class�s time and number wrong on the board. I also record the fastest person and put their name up. It got incredibly competitive between my classes, and the students LOVED it. This lasted for months. I loop with my kids, and it even continued into the next school year--that means it lasted all summer! I was shocked!
I have run into students 2 years after I had them memorize their squares and they still know them� I think they key was memorizing them in such a fun way! ALL of my students, even the ones who claim to be awful at math, had their squares memorized and enjoyed this challenge. In some ways, it was a reward if we had a few minutes left at the end of the class period, we�d do another round of �Squares� and try to beat the current record. Give it a try!
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I currently teach Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Geometry to 7th and 8th graders in the Northern suburbs of Chicago. I have been teaching since 2004, and I have noticed that many of the units I'm looking for aren't already bundled in a nice package...so I made them myself! To help YOU, my fellow teachers, find the "bundles" I've been looking for! I have put much time into creating my supplemental materials and units. Through sharing and observation of my self-created lessons, colleagues have suggested that I find a way to share the materials I have created. I hope you find my materials helpful! PLEASE email me at: jkreiseder@yahoo.com if you have questions! If you have suggestions for my materials, please let me know. If I agree, I'll fix it and send you back an updated version.
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