Posts Tagged: Differentiated Instruction

Super Secondary Manipulatives: Anglegs!

When I showed a set of Anglegs to a high school math department and everyone said, “What are those?” I knew I needed to blog about these amazing manipulatives! Anglegs come in six lengths of plastic that easily snap together to explore plane geometry. When you snap two Anglegs, of any length together, you can snap a special 4” protractor to explore angles.…

3 FREE Math Games: Multiplication, Exponents, High School Geometry

It’s January and it is TIME for AHA moments!! Make one of these games or one from our website and see what happens! To download all three of these free math games, simply join the Tabor Team (it’s FREE, too) and you’re set to go! Joining will also make sure you receive a new FREE math game every month!…

Two FREE Games to Teach Exponents

Exponents are useful, applicable, mathematical, and sometimes downright annoying! I like the way BetterExplained.Com explains it. Numbers aren’t just a count; a better viewpoint is a position on a line. This position can be negative (-1), between other numbers (sqrt(2)), or in another dimension (i).   What does 3^10 mean to you?…

Geometry–Out of the Box!

I received an email this morning from a Geometry Instructor/Assistant Athletic Director who has been using the Tabor Rotation Framework at the Secondary Level for the past two years. Attached to it was a real-world assessment of the geometrical concept of transformations. I was engaged just by reading it!…

10 FREE Templates for Math Stations and Guided Math

MATH STATIONS in a remote, hybrid, or socially distanced face-to-face setting? YES! MATH STATIONS engage ALL learners–no matter where they are sitting! Here are 10 FREE templates to help you with MATH STATIONS & GUIDED MATH. Begin planning for MATH STATIONS & GUIDED MATH by clicking on the Math Station Rotation Template or the Remote & Hybrid Math Instruction with Stations Template.…

Place Value and Nearpod

Today’s spotlight is on NEARPOD and PLACE VALUE!  This Free Game Friday will provide you with an interesting way to blend hands-on learning and technology. 4th – 8th graders will enjoy this fast paced lesson!  It is perfect for a Whole Group Mini-Lesson that utilizes their One-to-One technology.…

Top Ten Steps for Stations

In just ONE Training Day, get everything you need to begin differentiated, small-group instruction IMMEDIATELY! . . . Engage EVERY Student on EVERY Level in ANY Subject! (Not just math) . . . Increase tests scores OVER 25% this school year! Email Glenna today to learn how your school can host this new, one-day training experience and learn the first steps for learning stations for REAL RESULTS in ANY subject!…

Planning Math with Precision

How do we plan for math with precision? As the graphic below shows, when planning for math, we need accuracy and precision! Let’s look at a real-world example of precision. March Madness is just around the corner. If teams want to make it to the finals, they must focus on precision.…

FREE GAME for Learning Algebraic Expressions in Guided Math

I don’t remember Algebra being fun in school. I don’t remember any hands-on experiences for anything in Algebra–including expressions. So, when I began teaching Algebra I was determined to make it concrete-to-pictorial-to-abstract and, above all else, it was going to be FUN! One of the ways I do this is by incorporating roaches, flies, and ladybugs into my Algebra guided math lessons and into my Tabor Rotation math stations.…

Integers in Math Stations

Integer: a number with no fractional part; includes the counting numbers {1, 2, 3, …}, zero {0}, and the negative of the counting numbers {-1, -2, -3, …} The term integer is not typically used in a secondary student’s everyday life. There’s no shortened version for texting it.…