Free Resources
Free Printables From High School Math Teachers
- Hair Functions (PDF) - Performance task is emphasizing linear functions. Comes complete with an answer key and rubric
- AREI Graphing Systems of Equations Beginner Level (PDF)
- Introduction to gapminder (PDF)
Algebra 1 Units
Unit 1
- Day 3 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Graphing and Solving
- Day 6 Handout (PDF) - Algebra 1 Defining Functions Recursively
- Day-11-Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Understanding Functions with Graph
- Day 18 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Solving Simple Systems
Unit 2
- Day 31 Bellringers (PDF) - Algebra 1 Vertical and horizontal transformations
- Day 21 Slope Worksheet 1 (PDF) - Algebra 1 Slope and Rate of Change
- Day 27 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Inverse Functions
- Day 34 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Summary Transformation of Parent Function
Unit 3
- Day 36 Practice 2 (PDF) - Algebra 1 Interpreting Scatter Plots
- Day 41 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Correlation Coefficient
- Day 44 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Regression
- Week 10 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Cause and Effect
Unit 4
- Day 54 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Comparing the Standard Deviations and the Means
- Day 56 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Identifying Outliers
- Day 59 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Just Frequencies
- Day 64 Exit Slip - Algebra 1 Statistics and Politics
Unit 5
- Day 66 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Solving Linear Equations
- Day 67 Activity (PDF) - Algebraic Properties
- Day 71 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Solve and Graph One Variable Inequalities
- Day 74 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Inequalities Problem Solving
Unit 6
- Day 76 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Review of Systems of Equations
- Day 77 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Graphing Systems of Inequalities
- Day 79 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Maximizing Profits
- Day 84 Exit Slip (PDF)- Algebra 1 Forms of System of Linear Equations
Unit 7
- Day 88 Bellringers (PDF) - Algebra 1 Simple and Compound Interest
- Day 87 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Graphing and Tables for Linear and Exponential Functions
- Day 91 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Geometric Sequences
- Day 94 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Explicit and recursive form for sequences (day 2)
Unit 8
- Day 96 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Exponential Rules Review
- Day 101 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Simplifying Radicals
- Day 103 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Rational Exponents
- Day 109 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Fit a Function to Data
Unit 9
- Day 112 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Comparing Functions
- Day 114 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Write the Equation of an Exponential Decay Function
- Day 118 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Operation on Functions
- Day 118 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Operations on Functions
Unit 10
- Day 122 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Understanding the Parts of a Quadratic function
- Day 124 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Finding the Inverse of a Quadratic Function
- Day 127 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Graphing Quadratics
- Day 128 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Transforming Quadratic Functions
Unit 11
- Day 131 Bellringer (PDF) - Algebra 1 Polynomial Operations (add, subtract, distribute)
- Day 136 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Common Factors
- Day 138 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Factoring Trinomials
- Day 141 Exit Slip (PDF) - Algebra 1 Understanding Closure with Rational Numbers
Unit 12
- Day 146 Bellringers (PDF) - Algebra 1 Solve x2 = k
- Day 148 Activity (PDF) - Algebra 1 Solve Quadratics by Factoring
- Day 151 Practice (PDF) - Algebra 1 Visual Understanding of Proofs
- Day 157 Exit Slip (PDF) - Quadratic Application Practice
Geometry Units
Unit 1
- Day 1 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Definitions of Angles
- Day 2 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Definition of Circles and Line Segments
- Day 8 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Describing Transformations
- Day 13 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Effects of Rigid Motion
Unit 2
- Day 17 Bellringers (PDF)- Geometry Angles at A Point
- Day 22 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Congruence of Alternate Interior Angles
- Day 28 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Application of Slope Criteria of Special Lines
- Day 29 Exit Slip (PDF)- Geometry Line Partitions
Unit 3
- Day 33 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Medians of A Triangle
- Day 38 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Constructing Parallel Lines
- Day 43 Practice (PDF)- Geometry Regular Hexagon Inscribed in a Circle
- Day 44 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Summary of Inscribed Figures
Unit 4
- Day 46 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Results of Rigid Motion on Triangles and A Square
- Day 53 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Proof of Congruent Triangles
- Day 59 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Summary of Congruence Postulates
- Day 62 Exit Slip (WORD) - Geometry Congruent Angles and Sides
Unit 5
- Day 69 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Application of MidPoint Theorem
- Day 72 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Similarity of Two Figures
- Day 78 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Proof of The Pythagorean Theorem Using Similarity
- Day 81 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Proportional Triangles
Unit 6
- Day 88 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Trigonometric Ratios of Complements
- Day 93 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Application of Trigonometric Ratios
- Day 98 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Trigonometry of 45-45-90 Right Triangle 1
- Day 101 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Area of a Triangle
Unit 7
- Day 106 Bellringer (PDF) - Geometry Introduction to Quadrilaterals
- Day 111 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Opposite Sides of a Parallelogram
- Day 114 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Diagonals of a Rectangle
- Day 116 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Perimeter and Area of Triangle on X-Y Plane
Unit 8
- Day 121 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Similarity in Circle
- Day 127 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Tangent to A Circle
- Day 131 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Interior Angles of A Cyclic Quadrilateral
- Day 138 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Equation of Ellipse
Unit 9
- Day 141 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Arguments about Circumference
- Day 144 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Application of Area of A Circle
- Day 148 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Circular and Polygonal Designs
- Day 149 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Use 2D Designs
Unit 10
- Day 151 Bellringers (PDF) - Geometry Arguments about Volume of Common Solids
- Day 158 Activity (PDF) - Geometry Rotation of Polygonal and Circular Faces
- Day 153 Practice (PDF) - Geometry Application of Volume of A Cylinder
- Day 157 Exit Slip (PDF) - Geometry Circular Based Prisms
Common Core
- Illustrative Mathematics – An example for every standard. WOW!
- Math Common Core Coalition – NCTM
- Common Core by teachers for teachers, a collection of teacher-created resources and class websites
- Unpacking the standards – North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Livebinder Binder Author:?Danielle Seabold
- Cast – Learning modules to help teachers implement UDL into their classrooms.
- National Center on Universal Design for Learning
- NYC Department of Education – Great Examples of Common Core Units
- New York State Common Core Sample Questions – These sample questions only go up to eighth grade, but I found the examples helpful.
- Common Core Conversation – Started by Kristina Holzweiss, this is a great collection of resources
- PARCC – High School Standards Analysis: Course-Specific Analyses Introduction PARCC MODEL CONTENT FRAMEWORKS
- CCSS Math – resources sorted by standards
Textbooks
Interactives
- NCTM Illuminations
- Geogebra
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives NLVM
Assessment
- MARS – Great Assessment samples as well as formative assessments.
- The Comprehensive Math Assessment Resource – Dan Meyer
- Problem-Attic – a collection of released exam questions that are easily selected, formatted, and printed for your classroom.
Classroom management
- Noise level indicators – brilliant
- Maths Starter of the Day
- Teacher Reboot Shelly Terrell’s 30-day challenge. This is a great way to re-energize.
- Teaching Tweaks
- Online Stopwatch
- Best Year Ever – Bill Cycil has so much energy, and you can’t help but be motivated along with him.
Online assessment and practice tools (Flipped Classroom Tools)
Graph Paper and Graphing Tools
- Desmos - Graph functions, plot tables of data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more – for free!
- Illuminations Dynamic Paper – Get the perfect grid for the problem every time. Great!
- Gapminder – powerful statistics tool using real data and animation to show change over time. Must see!
- Web and Word format
- Create a Graph – This looks amazing. I am going to play with this soon.
- Real Graphs – A collection on Flickr
- Box Plot grapher – this will calculate the standard deviation as well. Downfall: vertical. Using word to rotate
- Box and Whisker Plot Generator
Latex and MathML
- Collection of tools for putting math symbols into text
Copy and Paste made easy
- Pure text 2.0
Online Calculator
To download a TI-83 Plus Flash Debugger (virtual calculator) from Texas Instruments Incorporated:
- Go to TI Download Page.
- Scroll down to select “TI-83 Plus SDK” from the Download Item table.
- After signing in or continuing as a guest, save the file “83psdk_setup.exe” to your desktop.
- Click the “83psdk_setup.exe” icon on your desktop and follow the on-screen installation instructions.
- After installing, follow the prompt to restart your computer.
- Click the “TI-83 Plus Flash Debugger” icon on your desktop.
- Select File > New and choose your calculator type. Then click OK.
- Select Debug > Go. A virtual calculator should appear; you may now minimize the Debugger window. (I had to click an > key, the forth button from the left to view the calculator.)
Repeat steps 6-8 anytime you wish to open the virtual calculator.