Math Giraffe

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:

Space Figures (Polyhedra): 4 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. Graph

Students are guided to discover that prisms have two parallel bases and additional rectangular faces, while pyramids have a single base and additional triangular faces. Two versions are provided. Version A has extra guidance and helps students to make observations through additional questioning and instructing them to color the faces in the nets. Version B allows students to use a true inquiry process to make their own observations and discoveries. They develop their own definitions for pyra