Pre-Calculus

A couple week ago I shared a cheat sheet for g raphing exponential functions so wanted to follow up with a reference sheet for graphing...

I was hoping I would get to use this interactive notebook page idea next year. I'm a little sad that I won't! I was secretly hoping to teach pre-cal next year...not sure why... I found this small unit circle from Jean Adams on TpT. It's a free download. I like that it's small enough to fit in the notebook and still has room to label all of the important information. I also drew a little coordinate grid to help students remember where the x and y values are positive and negative. Sometimes…

Free File Downloads (on the Math Giraffe blog) for Investigating Rational Functions - What makes an asymptote? In the first activity students figure out for themselves what features of the function cause vertical asymptotes versus holes. In the second, they determine what characteristics of a rational function cause horizontal versus slant asymptotes.

We Teach High School: New Syllabus Layout

This piecewise functions foldable was great in my student's interactive notebooks! The notes were clear, and the activity helped my students understand.

CALCULATORS ARE AS SMART AS THE USER - Algebra and Beyond

High School Math Color By Number Sketch Coloring Page

Missing three days of school due to the snow and ice really threw off my plans for Algebra 2. I had hoped to get through logarithms before Christmas Break. That didn't happen. We did get started with logarithms. But, I had to spend the first four days of the new semester finishing up our logarithm unit. My students initially HATED logarithms. This surprised me because my Algebra 2 students LOVED them last year. This might have had something to do with the fact that I chose to introduce them…

This piecewise functions foldable was great in my student's interactive notebooks! The notes were clear, and the activity helped my students understand.

I'm on my quest to try different things for the Trigonometric Identities unit. They explored last class, and today I wanted to get them star...

The New Year always sparks my resolve to eat more vegetables. This recipe I have not made in a long time, but the flavors are wonderful, plu...

An Open Letter to Students Wondering, “Why Do We Use Radians Instead of Degrees?” Dear Student, Let me start with a question of my own. Did you know that you speak Babylonian? You may n…

Pages of my Pre-Cal INB including foldables. This is my intro to trig.

Sine, Cosine, Tangent Foldable for Geometry Interactive Notebooks - Trig Ratios

If you prefer guided notes for your instructional needs, this is a full unit on Trigonometric Functions for your PreCalculus Honors students. A full solution set is also provided. Just print the unit packet for each student and you're ready to go. No Prep, all the planning is done for you! A real time-saver!