Make Math Moments

In my class, most often, I pair students up to work through math problems. Use these cards to randomly pair your students on the fly! I’ve updated the cards to include a version for ONLY 24 cards and groups of 2. This will make it easier to create different groupings within the same class period without having to give students new cards. Learn how to use the cards Video: https://youtu.be/ePpqn8GwS-MBlog Post: https://mrorr-isageek.com/random-grouping-cards-for-math-class/ Learn more about

Engage your middle school students with this easy to set up purposeful practice activity that uses an appointment clock structure. Instructions: Give each student one (1) triangle prompt and one (1) Appointment Clock handout.  Allow students 5 minutes to move about the room and fill in names on their appointment clock. At this time students are to just create appointments. Later in the activity they will meet with their “appointment partner”.  Allow students enough time to independently determi

The First Week of School is supposed to be exciting, fun, and a great way to build a positive classroom culture that will promote a productive disposition towards mathematics. So, you dedicate much of your summer reflecting, planning, and organizing.  Don’t forget all the cutting and laminating you did to get everything just right. But with COVID-19, your usual approach just doesn’t seem to cut it. You may have questions like these: What are the concepts that hold my students back and which shou

How do you create a culture of engagement and participation in your math class to ensure students are leaning in to learn? Then, once students are leaning in, how are we going to tackle new mathematical ideas in a way that builds the necessary conceptual understanding and develops procedural fluency over time? Finally, how can we craft our lessons in such a way that every student can access the mathematical content and don’t throw their arms up in frustration? We believe that all of the above