Engaging and Effective Math

These challenges are perfect as a mini-lesson or an extension activity to what the students are already learning about congruence, slope, and graphing coordinates. I've also included black-and-white copies of the reindeer and elf tessellations which can be used as coloring pages for early finishers or during a holiday movie. Challenge BreakdownHoliday Tree ChallengeStudents are challenged to create a tree that can be repeated in order to create a tessellation. Using graph paper and trial and err