CreativeMathLessons

Do your students need a little bit more practice with determining the measures of missing angles? This packet includes 5 separate angle worksheets that involve understanding the angles relationships when there are parallel lines cut by a transversal line. Certain problems require that the students to know that triangles add up to 180 degrees. Angle pair covered include: alternate interior, alternate exterior, corresponding, same-side interior (consecutive interior) as well as linear pairs and v

My first set of angles puzzles have been a hot seller so I wanted to post some new puzzles for those of you who have found them to be helpful. This particular set contains 7 angle puzzles with 7 complete answer keys. In order to fill in the angle puzzles students must be familiar with the angle relationships formed by two parallel lines and a transversal. Additionally they would have to be familiar with the triangle sum theorem, complementary and supplementary angles, etc. If you have alrea

My first two sets of angles puzzles have had many downloads so I wanted to post some new puzzles for those of you who have found them to be helpful. This particular set contains 5 angle puzzles with 5 complete answer keys. In order to fill in the angle puzzles students must be familiar with the angle relationships formed by two parallel lines and a transversal. Additionally they would have to be familiar with the triangle sum theorem, complementary/supplementary angles and for this particular

Need more resources when you are teaching logic to your geometry classes? Are you teaching geometry for the first time and need to wrap your mind around the concepts yourself? The books never seem to have enough of the same type of problem for the students to practice so I started making my own. This activity is a new version (all new examples) of an old one that I still have posted. It contains 20 conditional statements that your students can turn into converse, inverse and contrapositive st

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 answer the following questions: 1) How do you find the slope of a line from a set of coordinates or from a graph? 2) Is the slope positive, negative, zero or undefined? 3) What are the different forms of equations? (Slope-I

Are you teaching factoring to a lower level math class or perhaps younger group of students? While factoring itself can be easy I have found that certain classes of mine have trouble with signs. The higher level students are pretty good with using mental math and trial and error but this process tends to frustrate other learners. Enclosed you will find two different versions of a reference chart that will allow students to determine the signs for factoring a very basic trinomial. These charts

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

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

Are you teaching your students trig functions for the first time? Are your students taking Algebra or Geometry and only learning an introductory lesson of Trigonometry? If you answered yes to any of those questions then these notes are perfect for your class. Trig can be very intimidating for many learners and these notes address their fears, common mistakes and walk them through each type of problem step by step. The cartoon figures can be colored to make the notes a little more lively! Ma

Need more resources when you are teaching logic to your geometry classes? Are you teaching geometry for the first time and need to wrap your mind around the concepts yourself? The books never seem to have enough of the same type of problem for the students to practice so I started making my own. This activity is a new version (all new examples) of an old one that I still have posted. It contains 20 conditional statements that your students can turn into converse, inverse and contrapositive st

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

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 looking for ways to relate real world concepts to your curriculum? Often students will work harder on a topic when they find that it is relevant. I created this very basic table for students to fill in using the percent change equation. Using the inflation calculator from the Bureau of Labor and statistics (http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl) I listed the comparative costs of goods in different decades. Students will compare each decade on the chart and determine if there was a p

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

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

Looking for an extra resource for your students? Are you tired of all of the same looking notes from your textbook? These cartoon notes will bring some life into your classroom and make your students actually want to read their math notes. I suggest that you even tell your students to color them in their free time to make them stand out even more. I created these notes because I found that my students were starting to zone out after I gave them so many worksheets. I know that when I was in

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 struggling with solving equations with variables on both sides? Are they refusing to read through their notes or look at examples that are written out for them? Maybe it is time to try something new! Personally I have been trying to figure out how to come up with a hands-on tool that would allow each student to "unfold" the steps solving an equation. Often there are fancy apps or textbook examples but they don't stop and try to do the work side by side. I have created this

Do you need additional resources for your students? After years of teaching Algebra I have created this study guide that covers most of the basic topics covered in a linear equation section. This study guide has 6 sections that build upon each other to ensure that students are able to write equations in slope-intercept form. Sections Part 1 - Overview of slope with written responses (10 questions) Part 2 - Finding slope from 2 points ( 10 questions) Part 3 - Graphing Equations (8 questions)

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