#96 Fun Math Activities to Get Out and Enjoy the Spring Weather
What if your students could get outside, soak up the sunshine, and still hit your learning goals in math with fun math activities? Let’s be honest—when spring hits, no one wants to be stuck inside completing packets. (Freakin’ packets, amiright?!) The good news? You can take math outdoors with purpose and still keep things rigorous […]
#93 Spring into Something New: Why Now is the Best Time to Try PBL
Spring is the perfect time to shake things up—students are comfortable, routines are established, and there’s still time to make a big impact before the year ends. If you’ve been curious about project-based learning (PBL) but weren’t sure when to start, now is your chance. In this episode, I’m diving into why spring is actually […]
Teaching Financial Literacy Through Algebra: How to Do it
Teaching financial literacy usually isn’t something we think about when we’re teaching algebra, but they go together so well. You know that moment when a student throws their hands up in frustration and asks, “Why do I even need to learn this stuff?” It’s a classic algebra teacher experience, right? And while we could answer […]
#89 March Math Madness: A Hands-On Basketball Math Activity Using Trigonometry
March is one of the most exciting months of the year for sports fans—and it’s also one of the best times to bring real-world connections into your math classroom. Whether or not your students are basketball fans, they’ve likely heard about March Madness TM , seen brackets filled out, or even caught highlights of buzzer-beater […]
How To Finally Make Exponential Functions Click For Your Students
Exponential functions have a way of making even the most math-loving students throw their hands up in frustration. It’s not that the concept itself is impossible to grasp—it’s that the way it’s often taught feels disconnected from anything students care about. They’re left wondering why they need to know what happens when x doubles or […]
Everything You Need to Know About Project Based Learning: 10 Secrets to PBL Success in Your Math Classroom
Sometimes, project-based learning can feel like a puzzle with missing pieces—especially when you’re trying to make it work in a math classroom. How do you launch a successful project-based learning experience? How do you find time for PBL when there are so many standards to cover? And most importantly—how do you ensure your students are […]
Your Students Will Love This Systems of Equations Project
Looking for a systems of equations project that will actually help your students apply what they’re learning? If you’re short on time and you’re just wanting a done-for-you project that could be extended into full-on project based learning, then I’ve got you covered. ➡️ Click here to grab this Student-Run Finance Project on TeachersPayTeachers But […]
Quick and Easy Linear Equations Project for Algebra
Are you looking for a quick and easy linear equations project for your algebra class? Look no further! This linear equation project covers it all AND can even be broken apart and mixed and matched to create a custom activity for YOUR class…. One that’s so low-prep you could even leave it To DO on […]
My Favorite Project: Blasting off with Rockets + Real World Quadratic Functions
My favorite project every year is the Rocket Project to show real world quadratic functions. Projectile motion is the ultimate real world example of quadratics and rockets are just too fun to make (and launch!) It’s an amazing time for students to explore how quadratic equations are used in the real world. While there are […]
7 Steps of Project Based Learning
Depending on whose training you have, you may be familiar with any number of steps involved in project based learning. I’ve seen anything from 3-10 listed. Three seems too few and ten way too many, but they all essentially cover the same thing. Project based learning is a process; it is not a one and […]