Valerie's Math Class

Are you working through Dilations and looking for a FUN art project for your students? This allows ALL your students to become an artist! Students have fun picking their own cartoon and recreating their larger dilated image. All students become ARTISTS in this activity!!!! This really made students connect to what a dilation was. We also get them talking about vocabulary, such as scale.

Who doesn't love dogs?!!! In this activity, students will investigate whether the rule of 7 human years = 1 dog year. Students will learn how to do a linear regression using a TI calculator to create the function. I did this lesson AFTER we did linear functions from a table. So when they felt comfortable doing this by hand, I was ready to show them this. We use the LINEAR REGRESSION tool when the change is not the same each time. Students loved this activity and were able to relate to it because

Editable Microsoft Word Document Every year I fill out this sheet to give me a quick 1 page view for each of my IEP and/or 504 students. This does not replace the power of a full written IEP but does create a cheat sheet for you to quickly reference when you need it. It will keep you accountable with the quick guide of accommodations.