Mathological Minds

This can be used as a one or two-day lesson on solving absolute value equations. There is also a YouTube video included that can be used for yourself, with students, or perfect for a sub plan with a teacher not prepared to teach Algebra 1. and we all know that our subs rarely ever know Algebra 1 material. #SorryNotSorry

I love starting the year with students completing a Mathography as it helps to get to know them better. I used to included allergies as well as preferred pronouns on here, but I will let you decide if you want or need to add those options. I keep these and refer to them throughout the year, especially the favorites section when I feel like a kid needs a boost.

This is a great activity that I've used both as a warm-up as well as a class activity that promotes discussion regarding strategies for finding the percent of a number. The problems selected are connected, so it is designed to encourage follow-up questions about how they used certain problems to solve others. It can be an individual activity or students can work in pairs. I like for them to have 2 minutes for the first round, and then answer the others in another color pen for about 5 more minut