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My Favorite Real-World Math Project

Looking for a fun way to give your students a reality check while building their financial literacy skills? This is one of my favorite real-world math projects, and it will have your students in shock....

3 Halloween Graphing Activity Ideas

Need some fun practice with linear equations, plotting points on the coordinate plane, or geometric transformations? I’ve admitted that I’ve never really loved doing holiday activities in my math class.  I think this is because...

Teaching Teens about their Paychecks

Need some ideas for lessons and activities that will teach your high school students how to interpret the information on their paychecks? Many students get their first job during high school, get their first paycheck,...

No-Sweat Income Tax Lessons for High School Students

Looking for good federal income tax lessons for high school students?  I’ve got what you need to teach students about W-2s, tax tables, Form 1040, and more without the stress.   If you’ve read many posts on...

How to Speed Date in Math Class

Yes, you read that right. Speed dating in math class. Here’s a great activity idea for you that can be applied to an infinite number of topics. The first time I used speed dating was...

First Jobs Interview Activity

This is one of my favorite quick and easy job activities to introduce and get students thinking about job-related skills. I think students can learn a lot from knowing where adults they look up to...

Hands-On Dilations Activity using Rubber Bands

When I started teaching 8th-grade pre-algebra a few years ago, I looked everywhere for a good hands-on way to introduce and explore dilations. It turns out that this is harder to find than the many...

4 Ideas For Teaching Students About Credit Cards

Today I want to talk about some of my favorite ways to teach students about credit and credit cards. I currently live in a college town, and every August, I start seeing flyers and ads...

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