Barney Math

This graphic organizer can be used by students to practice solving percent problems using proportions. One side has scaffolded notes to help students remember where each number goes, but they can turn to the other side to practice filling in each box on their own. Laminate this page so students can use whiteboard markers for practice.

This is file with instructions for a semester final project for students to take a survey, observational study, or experiment. This includes all instructions for students to complete this 2 to 3-week long assignment.

Here is a getting to know you survey that I created for my high school math classroom. I've included a Word doc and a PDF. The links to the fonts I used are on the 2nd page of the Word doc. This survey includes preferred pronoun and preferred name.

This is a great step-by-step booklet to help derive all the values on the unit circle. Instead of just teaching students to memorize the values, you can show them where they all come from and teach them to derive the unit circle themselves if needed. Print the PDF as a booklet and it can be glued into a interactive notebook with other foldables.

This is a nice discovery activity to discover the number of radians in a circle. Students will use pipe cleaners to measure a radian and discover that there are 2pi radians in a full circle. You can then teach them the ratio to convert radians to degrees.

This is a fun "poof" book with steps for finding rational roots of a polynomial. It uses synthetic division to check roots (rather than the remainder theorem). I don't have my own instructions for folding it, but you can Google "how to fold a poof book" and you will find instructions. This is a great resource for Algebra 2 and Pre-calculus.

This is a simple activity that gets kids up and moving while they are learning. I call this a scavenger hunt or "around the room". Students solve a problem on 1 paper and then find the answer around the room somewhere. The paper with the answer on the outside is the one they solve next. Instructions are on the last slides. There is also a key that shows the loop, so kids can start anywhere.

This is a simple card sort of rational functions. The graphs show asymptotes and holes. The graphs and equations are in order on this page, so you will need to cut them apart and mix them up for students to match. This is a great activity for Algebra 2 students when they are first introduced to rational functions and asymptotes.

This is a sign you can use to set up rules for a charging station in your room. I've included a PDF and editable Publisher file so you can customize it to your own rules. I've also included a calculator station sign. Enjoy!!

This is a foldable for Algebra 2 on asymptotes and holes in rational functions.

This is a poof book leading students through the process of writing a polynomial when given roots. This includes rational, irrational (conjugate) and complex (conjugate) roots. I don't have instructions for the book with it, but you can Google how to fold the poof book.

These posters are for my high school classroom where we use Marvin Marshall's Raise Responsibility system. There is 1 poster for each level. The descriptions each start with the letter of the level (for example: Democracy has "Demonstrate Self-Discipline" and "Don't be a slacker"). I made these in Canva, so I can't share an editable version, but if you contact me, I may be able to share a copy in Canva with you so you can edit the colors or words.

This is a nice foldable showing the 6 trig functions. It uses SOH CAH TOA for kids to remember Sin, Cos, and Tan. Cut the corners from the top so there are no flaps on the top, then cut each of the 6 flaps to reveal the details of each function. When printing, select "ACTUAL SIZE" NOT "FIT" so lines will line up.

This challenge has students use the double angle identities and the power reducing identities to solve a riddle. Instructions are in the file.

This is a fun activity that students can do to practice using proportional graphs. Print this file 2-sided, flipping on the short side. Fold each in half and tape them around the room in alphabetical order. Students can start with any problem. They solve it and find the answer on another piece of paper. Then, they solve that problem next. The problems will lead in a loop. A key is included so you can help any student who gets off track. Students will use the labelled points on the graph to find

This is a very simple foldable for students to fill out. It has sections for converting degrees, minutes and seconds, arc length, converting decimals degrees, and converting radians to degrees.

This is the grading policy I use in my high school math classroom. It helps students feel empowered to attempt their homework, since points are dependent on them trying, not just getting the right answer. Also, it allows us to go over homework during class without allowing students who did not complete the homework to simply copy the answers.

I don't allow late homework unless the student was absent, so I created this form to help me keep track of late assignments. If the student was absent, they can turn in the assignment with this form attached for full credit.

This is how I grade all of my test questions. It helps students gain a mastery mindset and understand their score better. It also makes grading so much easier because it is essentially a rubric.