February 28, 2022. Today's warm-up was a number talk. Students were shown a food order flashed on the front board for approx. 3-5 seconds. Students were then asked to tell me how many of each item they saw on the board. We talked about the importance of organizing our food items into categories. Next, we defined "like terms" and looked at some examples and non-examples. After we ... Read More about Combining Like Terms Using Algebra Tiles – MTH1W Day 15
Graphing Linear Relations & Simplifying Expressions – MTH1W Day 14
February 25, 2022 For today's warm-up, we looked at an activity called Always, Sometimes, Never. Students were given mathematical scenarios and they were required to justify mathematically if the answer was always, sometimes, or never. Below are some student examples. Next, we talked about plotting points on a graph given a table of values. This led to a nice discussion about what ... Read More about Graphing Linear Relations & Simplifying Expressions – MTH1W Day 14
Order Of Operations & The Real Number System – MTH1W Day 13
February 24, 2022 For today's warm-up, we looked at something called Target Numbers. The first problem required students to use two numbers and one of each operation to make the number -4. The second problem used two numbers and one operation to make 15. Students did really well with these two problems and some student examples are below. Next, we were reviewing Order of Operations. ... Read More about Order Of Operations & The Real Number System – MTH1W Day 13
Linear Pattern From A Table Of Values & Adding and Multiplying Fractions – MTH1W Day 12
For today's warm-up, we were moving away from the visual linear pattern and looking at linear patterns from a table of values. We talked about patterns going down the x and y columns and introduced the terminology of first differences and the rate of change. Next, we circled back to adding fractions using the visual area models also known as the brownie pan method. I recently made a boom ... Read More about Linear Pattern From A Table Of Values & Adding and Multiplying Fractions – MTH1W Day 12
Preparing For Quiz 1 & Twosday – MTH1W Day 11
February 22, 2022 Today students worked on several warm-up questions to get them ready for their first quiz. They started with a visual linear pattern, adding fractions using the brownie pan method and solving equations using a double number line. Students had the remainder of the period to work on a 1-page quiz. Fast finishers worked on this Twosday math activity. That's ... Read More about Preparing For Quiz 1 & Twosday – MTH1W Day 11