CreativeMathLessons

Preparing for your standardized tests? Need a short unit on angle pairs? These introductory notes are handwritten and include small cartoon pictures. They are great for Pre-Algebra or Algebra students. I have been told that they can be helpful for special education students as well. The notes are straightforward and are followed by 5 different homework pages that could be assigned for homework. *Students should have some basic prerequisite knowledge of supplementary angles, vertical angles a

Tired of spending a lot of time on study guides only to find that your students aren't giving them a second look? This creative study guide covers the entire chapter on triangle congruence for a high school geometry class with tips for formal proofs. Specifically these notes cover: Triangle Classification by angle measure and side length Triangle Sum Theorem, Exterior Angle Theorem Definition of Congruent Triangles SSS, SAS ASA, AAS, HL I included some fun "celebrity guests" on these notes t

Are your students sick of reading the text book? Do their eyes glaze over when you hand them a typed worksheet? Grab their attention and help them study with these hand-drawn notes. Let's face it, reading a math book is not fun. It can be a tedious task for many students and as a result they simply give up. These notes are straightforward and to the point using basic vocabulary that anyone can understand. They are printable and students could even color the characters like a coloring book

Are your kids having trouble estimating square roots? Are they intimidated by the radical symbol? These notes are written in a simple colorful way that will hold your students' attention and show them how easy this process actually is. This is a topic covered on state tests. I would suggest handing out the notes to each student in addition to going over the process on the board. *Helpful hint: I easily turned this into a "game" called "Name That Square Root! " . (Little did the kids know

Systems of Equations can be an overwhelming chapter for many students. These notes were created to give simple, straight-forward examples about each "Systems of Equations" method. Methods included: graphing, substitution, elimination. Examples include problems with one solutions, infinitely many solutions and no solutions. This study guide looks best when printed in color. Systems of Equations Study Guide by Dana Burrows is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sh

Tired of typing up notes for your students only to find that they are not reading them? Are you students refusing to take advantage of the millions of online resources that are available? Maybe it is time for something different. Try these cartoon notes! This set of notes provides students with 5 examples and step by step instructions on how to solve equations with variables on both sides. Save time in class and give the students these printable notes! Personal story: As a student in school

Textbook and classroom notes can be boring! I have started sketching cartoon characters and including them on my notes in class. Whether the kids like them or hate them they seem to pay more attention to them in their binders. This introductory page explains how to use inverse operations to solve simple equations involving addition and subtraction of integers.

Testing season is upon us! Even though the Triangle Sum Theorem is technically a topic for Geometry, this concept shows up on a variety of state and national assessments from 5th grade all the way up to 11th grade. These notes offer a simple rules for your students regardless of grade level. Each example is explained in two different ways. "The fancy way" that requires the use of a formula and highlights the strategies used on state wide assessments. The "mental math" explanation works bett

Tired of the same computerized notes from your textbook? Are your students getting bored with all of their digital resources? Bring some "old school" handwritten notes back to your class. These notes include cartoon character illustrations and simple, easy-to-follow examples for the Pythagorean Theorem. They are written in way that even someone who doesn't know anything about the Pythagorean Theorem can follow. Part 1 helps students identify the legs vs. the hypotenuse of the triangle Par

Are your students having trouble converting linear equations back into Standard Form? Are you running out of problems to do with your students? This study guide includes 25 problems and step by step directions for converting them into standard form. (Ax + By = C) Most importantly, I have included a key with each problem written out with all of the work and notes/hints. I always like to copy an answer key for my students the day after I assign the work so that they can see what they are doing

Tired of typing up notes for your students only to find that they are not reading them? Are you students refusing to take advantage of the millions of online resources that are available? Maybe it is time for something different. Maybe it is time that we go "low-tech"! Save time in class and give the students these printable notes! This set of notes introduces the distance formula and relates it to the Pythagorean Theorem. There are 10 pages of explanations, cartoon characters and examples

Are you introducing midpoint for the first time and need a quick reference for your students? This download includes a 1 page set of notes on midpoint, a practice worksheet with 10 basic problems and an answer key. The notes explain the formula and also explain that the midpoint is the number in between the two x-values or two y-values. It might help your students get a visual for what a midpoint actually means. More complex midpoint problems and notes should be uploaded soon! Please chec

This quick reference sheet will provide students with concise notes about how to take an equation and write another equation that is perpendicular to it. The example given in the notes is: "Find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to 2x +3y = 6 and passes through (5, 2). Put your answer in slope-intercept form.” This one page note sheet provides simple step-by-step directions that students could use to complete their homework and study for quizzes. I also have a similar one posted

This quick reference sheet will provide students with concise notes about how to take an equation and write another equation that is parallel to it. The example given in the notes is: "Find the equation of a line that is parallel to 2x +3y = 6 and passes through (5, 2). Put your answer in slopeintercept form.” This one page note sheet provides simple step-by-step directions that students could use to complete their homework and study for quizzes. I also have a similar one posted for perp