Middle School Math
April 2016
Let's Finish Strong!
Send in pictures of learning in your classroom and they may be featured in next month's newsletter!
Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs
Geometry Resources
Here is a spreadsheet of all that is available. Let me know if you are interested in anything. You can check out materials for 2 weeks at a time.
Lesson Ideas!
Integrating Math and Literature
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At the Resource Center we have various books and lesson plan ideas to integrate literature into math. You do not have to read the entire book, only excerpts or perhaps a poem. Better yet, team up with an ELA teacher and plan a unit together with a piece of literature. On the pictures below is a list of literature available at the RC and what math domains they address. Each has a corresponding lesson idea in the book Math and Literature: Grades 6-8 (Bay-Williams & Martinie, 2004).
Number Talks
Want to see it in action? Check out this video from Dr. Parrish. It is long, but informative.
App of the month
buzzMath
FREE for students, premium version for teachers.
This free iPad app offers thousands of Common Core-aligned math problems that cover 6th, 7th, and 8th grade curriculum. Students can play with the app for free, and teachers can use it with an entire class. The app tracks students’ mastery of problems and offers a reporting tool for teachers (with subscription). The app is also enabled for SmartBoards.
Upcoming Events
SREB Visit with Mrs. Kim Livengood
Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016, 08:00 AM
TBD
MDC Professional Development
Thursday, Apr 21, 2016, 08:30 AM
Athens State Inservice Center
Meagan Holt
Blount County Schools
Email: mholt@blountcountyschools.net
Website: http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/bcsmiddleschoolmath
Phone: 205-625-4103
Every Child a Graduate. Every Graduate Prepared.