Teaching budgeting doesn’t have to be boring! Budgeting is an effective way to avoid debt as an adult, but it can be tricky to teach to teenagers who haven’t had many life experiences or financial...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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