CreativeMathLessons

Are you introducing proofs for the first time? Are your students struggling with the concept of a proof? I have found that there are very few remediation worksheets on proofs and sometimes it is necessary to go slow until all students get the hang of proofs. It can be frustrating when the textbooks only include one or two examples. I created this very straightforward study guide for beginner proofs. This particular study guide contains 10 proofs. The first 5 are all set up to use the basic S

Are your students struggling with the concept of counter-examples? Are you teaching Geometry for the first time? Coming up with great true and false statements can be confusing. Use this worksheet to help you introduce formal logic into your class. This printable worksheet contains 20 statements that your students will have to label as true or false. If they are false they must provide a valid counter-example. This can get tricky because some students don't realize that the counter-examples m

Are you looking for a creative way to show that your students understand systems of linear inequalities? Tired of all of the same worksheets? I created this activity for my class in an effort to make the shading of "half-planes" a little bit more exciting. I was surprised at how well my class did with this activity and think that it would be effective in your class as well. The basic concept is that you will have them graph a total of 6 inequalities and shade accordingly. Even though it looks

Do your students have trouble with fractions? Looking for a fun activity to do with your class? Here is an easy activity that will be a change from the usual worksheet. Directions: Print out the colored fraction bars for each student. The students will then cut them into smaller pieces and sort them by color or by denominator. Following the instructions on the page, they will find physical pieces of fractions that are equivalent. For example they could hold up 3 of the 1/6 pieces and show

A full description of this lab is free to download on TCP under my other listings. This is printable lab worksheet for students to use for the Human Body Proportions Lab. This is an EXCELLENT lesson that both you and your students will enjoy. Ms. Burrows Body Proportions Lab by Dana M. Burrows is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Are you looking to make your proportion lesson a little bit more interesting? This worksheet can be turned into an activity for an entire period or given as a homework assignment depending on your student's skill level. I got the idea for this lesson from a email forward I received that humorously compared the cost of gas to the cost of other common items. The students will have to complete two questions for each scenario...the unit rate and the cost of the item per gallon. For example, the

Looking for a project for your math class? This simple project allows the students to use creativity while reinforcing the procedures to find area and perimeter. Basically the project has students create their dream home on graph paper and then find the area and perimeter of each room. There are a few follow up questions involving carpeting and costs. A rubric is attached. This would be great for a Pre-Algebra class or even in the younger grades. My students have really enjoyed this in t

Are you looking for a more interesting way to teach the Law of Syllogism? I used this activity in my class last year and the students loved it. First we discussed the "Direct TV" commercials that use a lot of "If - then" statements. If you haven't seen them before they can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v-JuG6YMqI (**Disclaimer - Please preview YouTube clips before sharing with your class...NOT ALL CLIPS ARE APPROPRIATE...especially for younger students.) The logic goes som

Are you tired of the using the same old workbook pages to teach systems of equations? This assignment will add a splash of color in your classroom! It this activity students will graph 8 lines using 8 different colors. (Even the most mature algebra student enjoys using some colored pencils and markers to spice up their homework!) Once the lines are graphed then the students will answer 30 questions about the various intersection points. This is a great activity for students who need a refre

Are you tired of hearing your students say "When would you ever use this!?" This lesson is a perfect way to silence their complaints! I originally designed this lesson to be used after watching the episode "Convergence"of the CBS television series Numb3rs. I think every middle/HS teacher should own copies of this series. If you aren't familiar with the show, it is basically a crime show where the characters solve crimes with math. (Similar to CSI) You might be able to download free episodes

Are your kids struggling with systems of inequalities? Are they bored with all of the traditional book work? This 16-problem packet will give your students practice graphing systems of inequalities but allow them to have fun while they do it! This packet gives 4 examples to start and reviews the rules for shading half-planes as well as the rules for solid or dotted lines. The last 4 examples are practice problems that include horizontal and vertical lines which create "no solution" proble

Are you looking for a way to raise the rigor of your math class to meet common core standards but also keep it age appropriate and fun? That is exactly what I was looking for so I created this volume lab for my students. It worked so that I will be using it for many years. Before you download, please know that you will need to have a set of fillable geosolids like the ones found here: http://www.hand2mind.com/item/relational-geosolids/1382 You might be able to improvise but the set I hav

Looking for new way to introduce properties of parallelograms to your students? I created this lab that will take anywhere from 1-4 typical class periods. Here is essential what the tasks are Part 1 - Review some basic vocab Part 2 - Students will measure side lengths, diagonal lengths and angle measures of 3 different parallelograms using rulers and protractors Part 3 - Students will analyze slopes and distances of 3 parallelograms graphed on the coordinate system Part 4 - Students will loo

Having trouble teaching the concepts of Circumcenter, Incenter, Centroid and and Orthocenter? Are you students getting frustrated with all of the different steps? After teaching this lesson for many years in a row I have noticed that even as a teacher I have trouble remembering which segments go with which concurrent point. As a result I have come up with the acronym "PAMACICO" which when written as two columns helps the kids memorize which pieces go together. P goes with C which means that P

Looking for a new way to start off the year teaching Geometry? For a change of pace, rather than read the rules to the kids on the first day I decided to give them this activity instead. Supplies Needed: Notecards, paperclips, Starbursts, rulers, This is essentially a printable/editable packet with 6 different line segments that the students will measure using 6 different units of measurement. I chose 3 non-traditional units (notecard, paperclip, Starburst) and traditional units (Inches,

Are you introducing the concept of probability to your class? Are you tired of using dice and spinners? This quick study guide will allow students to understand probability by participating in a classroom lottery. Students can look around the room for each question to determine the probability of each outcome. Because the questions actually involve the entire class I have found that participation is better. The second page can be printed and cut to give to each student as a lottery or raffle

This detailed lesson overview guides you through my other Human Body Proportions Lab that is available on TPT. This is one of my personal favorites of the entire teaching year! I have spent several years perfecting it and condensing it into a manageable lesson. Enjoy! Why will your students like this lab? This is a hands-on activity where students can get out of their seats and work with a partner. They seem to be fascinated by figuring out their own body measurements and it lab is a great w

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