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 around town attempting to lure kids to sign up for credit cards. I once saw a line down the street […]
How I Teach Teens to Ace Their First Job Interview
Need a job interview practice activity to help your high school students master interview skills? Several years ago, I taught a personal finance class for high school seniors – many of whom were starting to look for their first job. One morning, a student mentioned that she had a job interview that afternoon. When I […]
Middle School Christmas Ornaments Math Activity for Transformations
I’ll admit that I’ve never been one of those teachers who decks out their classroom for every holiday. I’m not against it, but I struggle to find the time. I will say that I don’t like activities that are too ‘cutesy’ for my middle school students, but thought transformations might be a good topic to […]
An Easier Way to Teach Transformations
Last year, when I taught transformations on the coordinate plane to my pre-algebra students, it didn’t go as well as it could have. The activities I had felt clunky. My department had resources from previous teachers, and I just didn’t love them. The activities were hands-on, but the graphs were too small and the directions […]
My Favorite Alternative to the Open House Sign In Sheet
As usual, summer has been way too short. School is starting back up, which means open house or back-to-school night is coming soon. Both the middle and high schools where I’ve taught had a similar format: Parents follow their child’s schedule and go to each class for about 10 minutes to hear from each teacher. […]