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Ep 73: Easy Real-World Math Applications for the Busy Season

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✨ Inside the Episode:
With the holiday season in full swing, it can be hard to keep students engaged and focused. 🎄 In this episode of The Modern Math Teacher, Kristen shares easy real-world math applications that require minimal prep but keep students learning! From budgeting for Thanksgiving 🦃 to analyzing Black Friday sales 🛍️, these quick activities will connect math to your students' lives and help you lighten the load during this busy time.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

  • 🦃 Thanksgiving Budgeting: Have students calculate the cost of a holiday meal to practice percentages and unit rates.
  • 🛍️ Black Friday Sales Analysis: Teach money management skills with real-world discounts and taxes.
  • 🚗 Holiday Travel Math: Engage students by calculating travel times, distances, and costs using unit rates.
  • 💻 Keep It Simple: Tips for using digital tools and class discussions to keep these tasks manageable.

🔗 Links:

🎙️ Celebrate the end of testing season with hands-on math fun! 🪁 Try our Kite Project for National Kite Month and tackle volume and surface area with the Teach Better Podcast Network. Better Today. Better Tomorrow. And the Podcasts to Help You Get There.

Connect with Kristen:

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!
*Amazon orders may provide a small affiliate payout at no extra cost to you. These payouts help keep the podcast free for all!

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Content provided by Kristen Moore, Project Based Learning Coach, Kristen Moore, and Project Based Learning Coach. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Kristen Moore, Project Based Learning Coach, Kristen Moore, and Project Based Learning Coach or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Let’s talk. Send me a message with your email and I’ll get back to you!

✨ Inside the Episode:
With the holiday season in full swing, it can be hard to keep students engaged and focused. 🎄 In this episode of The Modern Math Teacher, Kristen shares easy real-world math applications that require minimal prep but keep students learning! From budgeting for Thanksgiving 🦃 to analyzing Black Friday sales 🛍️, these quick activities will connect math to your students' lives and help you lighten the load during this busy time.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

  • 🦃 Thanksgiving Budgeting: Have students calculate the cost of a holiday meal to practice percentages and unit rates.
  • 🛍️ Black Friday Sales Analysis: Teach money management skills with real-world discounts and taxes.
  • 🚗 Holiday Travel Math: Engage students by calculating travel times, distances, and costs using unit rates.
  • 💻 Keep It Simple: Tips for using digital tools and class discussions to keep these tasks manageable.

🔗 Links:

🎙️ Celebrate the end of testing season with hands-on math fun! 🪁 Try our Kite Project for National Kite Month and tackle volume and surface area with the Teach Better Podcast Network. Better Today. Better Tomorrow. And the Podcasts to Help You Get There.

Connect with Kristen:

More About the Modern Math Teacher Podcast

Kristen Moore, classroom teacher and instructional coach at Moore Than Just X, empowers modern secondary math teachers to transform the student experience with the strategies and the confidence to implement project-based learning, mastery-based assessment, and student engagement strategies in their classrooms.

Whether you're a math education newbie or a seasoned veteran, you'll find something new and inspiring in every episode. You’re already a listener, why not join the Movement inside ✨The Modern Math Teachers Movement Facebook group. Join the community of math teachers who are not afraid to shake things up and make math class the best part of the day for our students. So tune in each Tuesday, have some fun, and let's elevate our math teaching game together!
*Amazon orders may provide a small affiliate payout at no extra cost to you. These payouts help keep the podcast free for all!

  continue reading

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