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And Other Activities The following links are samples from a unit that I taught in geometry. These lessons are a good representation of how I like to carry out a typical lesson. Starting the day with review of the previous day and going over homework, guiding the students through the day's lesson, and finally giving them time in class to work on their assignments. I allow class time for assignments because it gives the students opportunities to ask for assistance without having to set up a meeting after school or during an off hour. Although this is a typical day's lesson, I also think it is important to add some variety to the routine too. I have also included on this page links to some special projects that I created to make the practice and review more fun. Unit Overview Sample Lessons Test Review Chapter Test Halloween Algebra One Halloween, we were just beginning a unit on Cartesian Coordinates in my geometry classes. And so to help the students review the concepts of the Cartesian Plane and also to break up the monotony of a daily "lecture and homework" routine, I created a non-graded assignment which, when completed, created a HAPPY HALLOWEEN greeting. There needs to be a daily routine to some extent, so students know what is expected of them from day to day. However, I also believe that if every day is set up the exact same way, students will be distracted by the monotony. This assignment, as well as others that I have created, displays my attempts at variety in the classroom. Geometry Worksheet Resulting Image Inequality Challenge Another example of an assignment that I used to vary instruction is the the following "solving inequalities tournament" that I held in algebra class. On the way in the door, the students were handed a playing card -- face value of aces through eights. Then all the students with matching face values were given one inequality and the first one to solve it correctly were given a candy prize and went on to the next round. In the second round, there were four groups -- aces vs twos, threes vs fours, fives vs sixes, and sevens vs eights. Then the winners of the second round were put against each other in the third round. Thos that didn't win the third round were then placed against each other, followed by the winners of the third round. The winners of the last rounds received some larger candy prizes. Inequality challenge Geometer's Sketchpad At Eaglecrest High School, we had many opportunities to take our Geometry classes to the computer lab to work with The Geometer's Sketchpad. The following link leads to one of the worksheets that I developed to help the students better understand points of concurrency. Points of Concurrency Trigonometry Unit Project Another activity that I gave to my geometry class was indirect measurement using trigonometric ratios. After lessons discussing the right triangle ratios and how they are used, I used this activity to assess the students learning. the activity took an entire hour for most of the students as they worked together to complete the task set before them. I felt that this assignment really helped the students solidify their learning and I was pleased with the results. Trigonometry Unit Project |