Looking for a successful way to teach students how to plot points on the Cartesian Plane? Dreading student confusion that can come with this topic? Dread, no more. Keep reading to discover strategies to meet student needs. 1. Review the Cartesian Plane If you have not done this already, be sure to provide a review […]
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You plan a party. Food will include sub sandwiches. Each person coming is assigned to bring a different ingredient: pickles, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cheese, mustard, mayo, meat slices and the most obvious ingredient; bread. The day arrives and before you know it, all of your guests show up except for one. The person bringing the
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Are students becoming confused with methods used for solving integer operations? Have you moved on to order of operations and noted that student frustration only becomes worse? I’ve been there. However, my experience only led me to great observations and discoveries which I will share in this and future posts. This short post is provided
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Are you creating plans to teach slope formula? Do you want to ensure students can make the connections between ordered pairs and the slope formula? Continue reading to discover how to successfully explain the slope formula. Contents 1. Visual Perception Matters Understanding values representing the x and y values is critical for the correct placement
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Are students struggling with graphing vertical and horizontal lines, such as x = 0, or y = -3? Are the math terms used for this concept challenging for students to understand? Vertical? Horizontal? As you continue to read, you will discover how to successfully teach students how to graph the equations x = 0, y
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Fractions! Decimals! Percent! Now to convert between the three. It may sound like a significant challenge. And yes, there are so many different methods. You can do this! Keep reading to learn helpful strategies that will help you easily introduce how to convert between fractions, decimals, and percent. Contents: Prior to reading this blog, you
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Troubles with trinomials? Problems factoring trinomials in which the first term is a co-efficient greater than 1? Wondering where to begin? Are you overwhelmed by the different methods for factoring these types of polynomials? Keep reading to discover the best factoring strategies: when the first coefficient is greater than one. Contents 1. Pre-Requisites for Solving
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Are your students puzzled by integers? Has this concept been challenging to explain? Have students struggled to grasp these new ideas? Keep reading to discover the best methods for introducing integers, negative and positive numbers, through strategies and games. Contents: 1. What are Integers? Simple examples using positive and negative signs help students see the
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Are you ready to introduce the Cartesian Plane? Are you looking for a way to pave a smooth foundation for other topics such as graphing points and writing equations? Keep reading and you will discover strategies for how to successfully Introduce the Cartesian Plane. Thoughts on Introducing the Cartesian Plane: Do You See What I
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Trying to find the best graph paper to introduce the Cartesian Plane? Have you attempted to use worksheets that include a Cartesian Plane, though all the lines look the same, making it difficult to find the x and y axis? Maybe you have students with visual challenges and the graph paper you are using does
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