Lea Johnson

Use this graphic organizer to allow your students to summarize what they have learned about transformations, or have them fill in the blank by looking up each type of transformation on their own. This handout will help them to keep the different types of transformations straight, and will serve as a valuable study tool when considering the key aspects of each type. I have provided a Word Document so that you may alter this graphic organizer to best meet the needs of your students. Happy Transfor

This notes booklet will successfully guide your students through a constructivist approach to understanding the Pythagorean Theorem. You can use this resource in whatever way works best for your students, from direct instruction with use of these as guided notes for some or all students, group work using these as guiding questions for student exploration, or individual research to find the answers to the questions in this booklet. Take it, add on to it, change the examples as necessary, and have

These notes will engage your students creatively when you allow them to use colors to enhance their notes! This guided notes sheet is great for all learners and will help them to visualize what squares and square roots are all about! Also, be sure to download the companion page about cube roots! This file is a Word doc so feel free to edit to personalize it even more for your students' needs!

This short investigation will dive students into slope in a conceptual way before they begin to calculate it using traditional methods (rise over run, change in y divided by change in x). Print this activity double sided and cut in the middle for double sided half sheets! You will need protractors to use this activity effectively. This activity is meant to be done as a class to PROVE to students that we cannot always use angles when we describe how steep a line is. This activity provides a platf

These notes will engage your students creatively when you allow them to use colors to enhance their notes! This guided notes sheet is great for all learners and will help them to visualize what cubes and cube roots are all about! Also, be sure to download the companion page about square roots! This file is a Word doc so feel free to edit to personalize it even more for your students' needs!

These notes will engage your students creatively when you allow them to use colors to enhance their notes! This guided notes sheet is great for all learners and will help them to visualize and recognize the different types of angle pairs formed by two parallel lines cut by a transversal. I usually have students use two different colors in the diagram at the sop while completing this together so that they can see which angles are congruent. This file is a Word doc so feel free to edit to personal

This form will make communication with parents a breeze! Use this form at the beginning of the school year to collect information. Parents keep half of the form at home to help them remember the best way to reach you! This form makes school-home communication much easier and starts off the school year on the right foot. All of my resources are Word Documents to make them easily customizable for your unique needs!