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When I was hired as a Geometry teacher I dreaded teaching proofs. I remembered struggling with them when I was in high school. They made me cringe and it seemed as though there was no possible way to teach proofs without receiving that same reaction from my students. With UNO proof, those feelings changed. I have never seen such excitement during a lesson on proofs. I have used this lesson in multiple schools and the reaction is always the same. They LOVE it! Their understanding of proo

Transformation Tetris is often used as an introduction to transformations. Students can use their prior knowledge of the game of Tetris to better understand rotation, reflection, and translation. This also allows students to problem solve, think, and collaborate. I assign this as work after the previous unit's test. This keeps students busy and engaged while others are still working. Students are given a rough draft grid on one side and a final draft on the other. This makes for beautiful stude

This city design project is a way to assess student’s understanding of angle pairs formed by intersecting lines and transversals through parallel lines. Students can showcase creativity while placing buildings in the designated locations. There are enough streets (lines) that students city designs will vary and you will be able to identify any copying/cheating. Directions and rubric are included. No prep. Just assign the google slides. Slides can be edited to meet the needs of your students. Thi

In this project, students will plan a 3 day (or 3 stop) road trip within the continental United States. There is a map laid over a coordinate plane so that students can mark their starting point and their 3 different stops. Students will then calculate the distance that they travel between each stop and find a midpoint for gas/food/bathroom/etc. This project combines a review of the coordinate plane, distance, midpoint, and geography. This project is 3 pages. The first is the map on a coordinate

This clickable escape room will have students engaged and learning about triangle inequality. Students will use their knowledge of triangle classification and triangle inequality theorem to work through a series of clues and problems to escape the virtual room. The clickable teacher in the corner leads to help with the content that serves as remediation for struggling students. Students can complete this activity in groups in breakout rooms online, individually online, or with their families

Get the entire first unit of instruction for middle/high school Geometry! Guided notes on the left, practice problems on the right, and unit review/remediation at the end. What is a Big Book? After years of my students losing their worksheets and showing me their disorganized notebooks, I decided to put everything into one organized book. The Big Book contains an entire unit of study for high school geometry. On the left side of each page, there are guided notes that have really benefited my stu

Use this product at the end of the year to review key concepts. I use this the last two weeks of school because it does not require paper or pencils so when my room is completely taken apart we can still play and have a great time! My class loves doing team activities but you can have individuals answer as well. You can your students will have a blast remembering what's been taught throughout the year.

This "ready to go" Number Sense presentation has various activities that can be incorporated into your day with no prep. The practice activities can be used flexibly when you have as little as 3 minutes up to 25 minutes. Help build number sense and prepare students with number sense and algebraic vocabulary! The presentation includes:Skip CountingGuess My NumberExpanded FormPart-Part-WholeEquationsInequalitiesSequencesFast Facts Digital Flashcards

Included are 10 stations that cover basic trigonometry. Each station has 2-3 questions and is designed such that the first question scaffolds the learning for the following questions. The topics covered in these stations are: Trig Ratios (sin, cos, tan) and their inverse operations, Pythagorean Theorem, Geometric Mean, Similarity Ratios, and Special Right Triangles (45-45-90 and 30-60-90). I have used these stations in "Amazing Race" relay activities. I have used them for review days during bl

Covers:adding and subtracting within 20 bar graphspicture graphsword problemsbase ten blocks decomposing measuringline plotsnumber linesInequalities Aligns with Illustrative Math. Put up the presentation and have students write the answers on a whiteboard or dry erase sleeve at their desk. You can quickly circulate the room or have students hold up their boards to formatively assess and reteach as necessary. This can easily be adapted into a game or or other review style activity.

Included is the template to create your own Angle Proof in a Bag, extra reason cards, and 10 different angle proofs to get you started. Each proof has two pages to print. The first is the answer board. It lists the given and the prove at the top of the page. Some proofs provide images; others will require students to draw the image themselves to make sense of the problem. Then there is a blank two column proof. The second page are the cards. Each statement and reason are written onto separate ca

Use these to tests to determine when students have mastered their division facts.

Included is the template to create your own Algebra Proof in a Bag, extra reason cards, and 10 different algebra proofs to get you started. Each proof has two pages to print. The first is the answer board. It lists the given and the prove at the top of the page. Then there is a blank two column proof. The second page are the cards. Each statement and reason are written onto separate cards that will fit on the two column proof. You will need to cut these out and mix them up. Proof in a Bag is des

In this activity, students are given an Algebra Assessment but the catch is that they don't have to "take it." A mystery student has already taken this assessment. This is called a "Red Pen Activity" because their job is to evaluate it. (Red pens are not necessary but some students like the feeling it gives them to correct with a red pen.) Some problems are solved accurately, others contain errors. The students must identify any errors and provide constructive feedback, ie "You added 5x and 3 bu

This product contains 32 two step word problems. 16 problems are easy to read, using almost exclusively Fry's first hundred sight words. There are task cards included with a corresponding recording sheet. Use this product in worksheet form, as a center, as group work, for homework, etc.!

These foldable notes are perfect for an interactive notebook. Students will discover and learn the patterns of side lengths for 45-45-90 triangles and 30-60-90 triangles. Students will need to understand the characteristics of isosceles and equilateral triangles. In order to be successful, they will also need a proficiency in the Pythagorean Theorem and simplifying radical expressions. I often use a Pythagorean Theorem problem as the Warm Up that day to practice using the theorem and simplifyin

This is a wonderful tool that I use to engage students with the characteristics of 2-dimensional shapes. I usually use it at the end of the quadrilaterals unit. This can be used as a formative assessment or project. I have even used it as a group project and had them present on large poster boards to the class. Students use their knowledge of the characteristics of shapes in order to personify and represent the shape through social media. For example, one student chose a square and made an Ins

This is a game that can be used from year to year to practice key vocabulary for Geometry. Students will play in partners. Student #1 picks a card and describes the image with precise vocabulary. Student #2 draws the image based solely on their partner's description. At the end, students compare the images and discuss what vocabulary would have prevented any discrepancies. Students switch roles. The game includes 10 unique cards with images that would require varying knowledge of the vocabulary

This is an alternative to the amazing "Dance, Dance, Transversal" available from other sellers. In a small classroom with over 40 students, it is difficult to make space for each student to dance their way into a knowledge of the angle pairs formed by parallel lines and transversals. So I make them dance with their hands instead of their feet. Each student receives a copy of this and you project the "Dance, Dance, Transversal video of your choice. I usually have the students in groups of 5. Four

A growing collection of "Which One Doesn't Belong?". Currently 28 images and a template for your students to create their own. Students can choose any of the 4 items in the image to be the one that doesn't belong but they should justify their reasoning. As classmates share their own choices, students will critique the reasoning of others. This activity helps students to explain their thinking, find flaws in their thinking, and notice similarities/differences in concepts. This is a low stakes way