Entering the Room
This is where your cell phone goes as soon as you enter the classroom.
Cell Phone Box
These are displayed around the room and can help you remember important math information.
Posters
This many 2-pocket folders are required for math class.
Two
Each homework/classwork assignment is worth this many points.
5 points
Asking for this is considered a strength, not a weakness.
Help
Besides putting away your phone, you should grab this math tool when you enter.
A Calculator
These classroom displays summarize important strategies, concepts, or steps we've learned.
Anchor Charts
This folder is exclusively for Warm-Ups.
Folder #2
Homework and classwork make up this percentage of your grade.
30%
You should respect everyone's opinions, ideas, and this.
Point of view
You should grab these TWO organizational items when you enter class.
My reference folder and my Warm-Ups Folder.
These sheets contain information you can refer back to when you're stuck.
Reference Sheets
Notes and handouts belong in this folder.
Folder #1
Everything besides homework/classwork makes up this percentage.
70%
Instead of giving up when math gets difficult, you should stay focused and do this.
Put forth my best effort.
Once you have your calculator and folders, you should begin this immediately.
The Warm-Up
You should take these during class without waiting for the teacher to tell you to.
Notes
Notes and handouts should have these two things so you can easily refer back to them.
A date and a label/title.
If your grade drops below this percentage, you will be given an academic detention.
65%
These two strategies can help you solve and explain math problems.
ASE and CUBES
Put the entire entering-the-room routine in order.
Put my phone in the box, grab a calculator and my two folders, and begin the warm-up.
You're stuck on a math problem. Name three resources you could try before saying, “I don't know how to do this.”
Posters, anchor charts, reference sheets, and/or notes.
If you're absent, this person is responsible for keeping up with what you missed.
The student
What is the maximum grade that you can earn on a retake?
80%
Good math students connect things they've previously learned and do this with that knowledge.
Apply it to new situation.