ExtraMileMath

See this project in action here: 10 Awesome Student Desmos Art Projects (Boomerangs)This project is an excellent way to get to know your students--even from afar!--while they engage in learning and practicing writing linear equations (vertical, horizontal, and slanted lines). The image they choose to "trace" using www.desmos.com is a great way to learn about their passions at the beginning of the year all while reviewing skills from previous years. This is a perfect project for the beginning of

Get your students energized about working together! This is a perfect game to use at the beginning of the school year to emphasize the importance of collaboration. Students will play three rounds of a memory game involving math symbols--the first time they play alone, then in partners, finally in a group. Almost all students will do better in the game with a partner and almost all partners will do better with a whole group! Download includes instructions, debrief questions and ideas, tips, an