SR Math

The Sum of 3 (or 4) activity is one of my favorite cooperative group lessons! You divide your class into groups of 3 or 4 students. Each student in the group is given a different worksheet with different answers. Each student completes the first problem on their worksheet, then they add their answers together and check to see if they obtained the correct sum. If they did, they move on to the next problem. If they didn't, they check each other's work. This process continues until they have

Practice, Practice, Practice. Begin each of your classes with an Integer Operation Speed Drill. There are a total of 70 for you to use and use again. Each speed drill has 20 problems and includes both positive and negative integers. 10 - Addition of Integers 10 - Subtraction of Integers 10 - Multiplication of Integers 10 - Division of Integers 10 - Mixture of Addition and Subtraction 10 - Mixture of Multiplication and Division 10 - Mixture of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

Have your students take more responsibility with their learning. Students begin by becoming and "expert" on a particular transformation of a parent function. After a few practice problems, the groups of student reorganize to teach what they learned to other students and practice more problems. Also included are suggestions to help explain why plus moves up and left and minus moved down and right. Students will need a graphing device such as a graphing calculator. Transformations covered: Up,