Eric Jayne

Students have difficulty using protractors to measure angles. This activity is a great starting point for teaching students to use protractors because it takes away the lining up piece (where they struggle) and only requires them to correctly read the angle. Students will also practice drawing an angle using a protractor. This make a great introductory activity before having students actually use a protractor.

I made this PowerPoint to introduce students to polygons so that I could focus on quadrilaterals. This is 16-slide show that is intended to be a teaching tool that students can take notes from and a teacher can lead a discussion from. The slides give definitions and examples of polygons, including the different types of quadrilaterals.

This quiz assesses students' basic understanding of polygons. The focus is on identifying and classifying polygons, understanding the characteristics of certain polygons (i.e., the interior angles of triangles sum to 180 degrees), and even drawing polygons. Most of the questions center around triangles and quadrilaterals. The quiz is 2 pages and has 15 questions. It would also serve as a good polygon review sheet.