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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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