Home

Services

Math and Instruction

About

Technology

  • Intro to Intercepts Using Taco Bell

    Intro to Intercepts Using Taco Bell

    This post provides details for a discovery activity for intercepts. Students shop for tacos and burritos at Taco Bell. They are to find combinations of number of tacos and number of burritos. This will include no tacos or no burritos. The activity is provided on a Google Doc. Overview Student prior knowledge is leveraged to…

  • Weekly Food Budget Activity

    Budgeting is a challenging topic for many students with special needs. The process has many components, multiple steps, and involves application of money and shopping math topics. This post describes an activity to develop competence in budgeting by shopping for a food for a week with a money limit. Google Document The activity is presented…

  • Introduction to Scatter Plots with Google Sheets

    Introduction to Scatter Plots with Google Sheets

    This post outlines an activity to introduce linear functions (or scatter plots). The students are tasked with shopping for a used car – a specific make and model. They go to Carmax.com to find mileage and price for 10 cars for sale. They have to find a make and model that has at least 10…

  • Change Word Problems – Scaffolded

    Change Word Problems – Scaffolded

    The Jamboard incorporates scaffolded handouts. The compare problems has two separate scaffolded sections. The first is to unpack the concepts of difference and compare, followed by writing a math sentence. Here is an introductory Jamboard to help students visualize and conceptualize change situations. Here is a video you can show to help students see movement…

  • 1 Step Word Problems Addition and Subtraction – Scaffolded

    1 Step Word Problems Addition and Subtraction – Scaffolded

    The Jamboard incorporates scaffolded handouts. The compare problems has two separate scaffolded sections. The first is to unpack the concepts of difference and compare, followed by writing a math sentence.

  • Intro to Solving Equations – Seesaws and Oranges

    Intro to Solving Equations – Seesaws and Oranges

    Here is an introduction to solving equations using a Jamboard (see photo at very bottom for how to make a copy). A seesaw is used to unpack the concept of an equation as two sides that are equivalent. The box is used to unpack the concept of a variable representing an unknown number (or oranges…

  • Introduction to Pythagorean Theorem

    Introduction to Pythagorean Theorem

    Here is a link to the Jamboard (make a copy to edit – see photo at the very bottom). The directions are on each slide. The photos below show what the results should look like. To make a copy, click 3 dots and choose copy.

  • Multi-step Word Problems – Create Groups of Items

    Multi-step Word Problems – Create Groups of Items

    Here is a Google Slides file as a follow up to the Multiplication Word Problems Matching and Creating Groups post. Each slide has a multi-step word problem (multiplication and either addition or subtraction) that continues the use of the grouping approach. The boxes (for groups) and dots (for items) and dynamic and can be copied…

  • Matching Activity for Multiplication Word Problems (and Creating)

    Matching Activity for Multiplication Word Problems (and Creating)

    Here is a matching activity on a Google Slides file for various multiplication word problems and matching groups of items. The students use gallery view of the slides and sort them to match. Then they can change the background color with a different color for each word problem and groups. This allows them a visual…

  • Matching Activity for Linear Function Representations

    Matching Activity for Linear Function Representations

    Here is a matching activity on a Google Slides file for various representations of a set of linear functions: verbal, symbolic (equation), graphical, and tabular (or data). The students use gallery view of the slides and sort them by function. Then they can change the background color with a different color for each function. This…