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Pythagorean Theorem: 2-page "doodle notes" - visual note taking pages with interactive tasks for building stronger retention of pythagorean theorem lesson concepts in Geometry Boost your students' focus and memory! The blend of graphic and linguistic input in these guided visual notes helps students' brains to convert the information to long-term memory more easily. When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven bene

Get creative in Geometry class! These direction sheets guide students to use basic constructions to design their own piece of art that they can then customize. The designs are made using a series of constructions with a compass and straightedge. The artistic project includes a series of three designs with increasing difficulty level. With each of the 3 guided art projects that are included, students will get some practice with their different geometry constructions. These are best if students ha

Circles Vocabulary - Parts of a Circle Doodle NotesWhen students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on. Content includes:- definitions

Surface Area and Volume: "doodle notes" - visual note taking pages with interactive tasks for building stronger retention of volume and surface area concepts for 3D figures Boost your students' focus and memory! The blend of graphic and linguistic input in these guided visual notes helps students' brains to convert the information to long-term memory more easily. When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits

Basic Introduction to Perimeter and Area: "doodle notes" - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, complete a few examples, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on. Content includes:

Isometric Transformations in Geometry: Rotations, translations, and reflections on the coordinate plane- Visual Interactive "Doodle Notes" When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, learn the formulas, answer the questions, and

Finding Area and Circumference for Circles - Visual Interactive "Doodle Notes" When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, learn the formulas, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a stud

Special Angle Pairs Along a Transversal & Theorems with Parallel Lines: "doodle notes" - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide

Formulas and procedures for finding the volume of a cylinder, sphere, and cone - "doodle notes" - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a stu

Finding the midpoint and distance between two points: "doodle notes" - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on. Content i

Pi "doodle notes" offer a creative, fun, interactive activity for learning what Pi Day is all about. The doodle note set has two pages, and you can choose one or use both as an awesome way to celebrate Pi Day with your students! They'll be learning all about pi while enjoying it and relaxing at the same time. When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - r

Trig Ratios and Inverse Trig Ratios: "doodle notes" - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! * This resource is also available as part of a DISCOUNTED bundle: Basic Trig BundleStudents fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or emb

Congruent Triangles by SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, and HL - practice/ review activity set for triangle congruence with shortcuts This activity includes three parts that can be done all in one lesson or spread out across a unit on congruent triangles. You can print the two sets of “Triangle Cards” for worksheets A and C on colored cardstock if desired. These pieces can also be laminated and re-used in learning stations if you wish. In Worksheet A, students match up the attached “Triangle Cards” to prac

Two Column Proofs in High School Geometry : Interactive "doodle notes" - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on. Conten

Angles and Special Angle Pairs: 2 page visual interactive "doodle notes" set - When students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, answer the questions, and color, doodle or embellish. Then, they can use it as a study guide later on.

Properties of Similar Triangles & Similarity Shortcuts - Visual Interactive "Doodle Notes" *This resource is also available as part of a DISCOUNTED bundle: Triangles BundleWhen students color or doodle in math class, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time. There are proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less math anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheets, answer the

Congruent, Similar, or Neither - Practice / Review: This activity will help your students practice identifying congruent and similar figures based on a variety of different given input information. They will decide whether each set of information represents a pair of similar figures, a pair of congruent figures, or neither. The 40 cards contain a mix of diagrams, figures on a coordinate plane, and word explanations. (Students must already know triangle sum theorem, basic transformations, prop

Transformations on the Coordinate Plane that Become Artwork to Hang in the Classroom! - Rotations, Reflections, Translations (Shifts), and Dilations There are two differentiated versions plus a create-your-own option that a student can make and swap with a partner! Here are the pages that are included: VERSION 1: Worksheet “A” including only rotations around the origin and another point, reflections across only vertical and horizontal lines, and translations (shifts) VERSION 2: Worksheet “B” in

Quadrilateral Properties & Quadrilateral Classifications - Critical Thinking: Two versions are included - Version 1 (Worksheet) - Students determine whether each statement is "always true," "sometimes true," or "never true." They color each one accordingly and end up with a design that can be checked quickly for accuracy (but cannot be easily predicted by students). Version 2 (Sorting Activity) - Students can work alone or in pairs or small groups. Students sort the statement cards into the

Pi Day with minimal prep! - This fun, engaging set of activities is a great way to celebrate Pi Day with your middle school students. The set includes 6 stations. This works well with groups of 4 - 6 students rotating through the learning centers spending about 15 minutes at each. The zip file contains two PDF files: -One version in full color (station cards + worksheets) -One version in black and white (station cards + worksheets) Station 1: Students use string to measure the circumference