r/mathteachers

How does your school handle students who want to skip over Algebra 1? Our 8th grade has 2 levels: 8th grade math and Algebra 1. There is a cohort of about 25 students (their parents, really) who want them to skip Algebra 1 and go right into Geometry like their peers who took Algebra 1 in 8th grade. In this community parents won't take no for an answer.

For reference I'm in the US, New England specifically. I am picking up the pieces of the choices of my district's central administration. Well there's about 4 of us picking up the pieces. The district implemented a new middle school math curriculum and one year later combined the math science department heads at middle/high school into STEM. The math guy left and the science guy absorbed the responsibilities, so we're trying to help him out figure out this shit show. Prior to implementing the new curriculum this wasn't as much of an issue because we used a home grown curriculum where 8th grade math and Algebra 1 were more aligned. Now they're not even close.

As a 1-year patch we actually created a semester course to bridge their gaps that they can take concurrently with geometry. 5 of the 25 students can't fit it into their schedule because it conflicts with a music course, or something. We are talking about creating an asynchronous course that students can do at home, and they will have check-ins with me and a few in-person exams. I can build it out on delta math and create a course in our LMS with recorded video lectures. We need to cover: some solving linear equations, systems of linear equations, functions, and quadratics. Does anyone know of something online and free that is already made? We can't use Khan Academy.

So, I teach grades 8 through 12 and this is about my 11th grade algebra 2 class. Today was our second day of school. Yesterday, I really focused on watching them collaborate, letting them get back into being with their classmates, involving the new students, so I could watch them interact with each other so I could see how they were going to be if we ever have to do group work or anything. This is my first year teaching. I have been a para, I have been a substitute, I ran a daycare center for 3 years, I went to college for education for three and a half years and then quit taking classes. Teaching is what I enjoy and what I'm good at, I just don't know what I did wrong with this lesson. I'm trying to follow the books, but they aren't very in-depth. I did not pick this curriculum it was chosen by the math teacher who was here previously, so I looked for the additional resources and the additional resources are 10 added questions and then a review of a completely different subject material. We were trying to do transformations of parent functions. They understood what the parent functions were and they could categorize them as constants, linear, absolute value, or quadratic, but asking them, "okay, so, if we add a three to the end of the equation, what does that do to our graph? *y=(x^2)+3 instead of y=(x^2)*" They just stare at me. I don't even know how to describe it. I know from past conversations that their previous teacher would take points away for asking for help, she would take points away if they asked for help from another teacher, too. Part of the issue is they don't know how to ask for help because they have not been allowed to. They just say, "I don't get it!" and when I try to walk them through it again, they give up. My current plan is to go over it again tomorrow, because something did not click between what I was saying and what they were or weren't getting. I just feel so defeated, and I know that it isn't the kids' fault, but I'm at a loss for what other information could be helpful for them.

Hello, I am currently a teacher assistant for AP Precalculus and I have created a question bank for the class. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in having access to the questions?

The questions bank follows AP precalculus topics but can be used also for normal precalculus classes.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about multiplication ninjas is a thing where kids earn colored wristbands rather than belts for mastering their multiplication tables. Heard about it from a colleague.

Thoughts on organization:

White belt: 0,1
Yellow: 5,10
Orange: 2,3
Green: 4,6
Blue: 7,8
Purple: 9,11
Red: 12
Black: All

This is how I view the difficulty (with possible exception to 11 not being hard) Would you suggest a different structure?

I am utterly lost on how to transition into being a math teacher, and my biggest hesitation is that I myself was never taught on how to teach math. At my previous school I did help out my students with their math by offering and helping our math teacher during their tutoring sessions after school, but I wouldn’t say that’s anything close to what I actually need to be a good math educator.

I do want to go the college route again and take math courses and specifically math education courses, but it seems colleges and universities doing those programs come far and few between.

Are there any programs people recommend, or specific tracks like maybe just going the certification route? Or maybe which classes or online programs people used to refine their math skills?

I am in Washington

I have been teaching secondary math for several decades, but have never taught Geometry nor honors. This year they have assigned me Geometry Honors. I am working on putting some lessons together. I'm just trying to crowd source ideas for specific topics, this time compass constructions. How do you introduce compass constructions? How do you convey its importance to a class of students new to Geometry? (It will be our second lesson of the year.) Any ideas are welcome!

back in high school, i really struggled with math. but it seems like the amount of students falling behind today is getting much worse.

for those of you who teach high school math (algebra 1/2, geometry, trig, calc), how many of your students would you say fall behind each year? and how well do things like tutoring, extra help, or online tools actually work? (if at all)

My girls were having a tough time with learning fractions. I used slices of pizza to help them learn. We came up with a few game ideas which we started jotting down.

The girls vibe-coded this digital version of the games we came up with, and are excited to get some feedback from the world!

We shared it with a few teachers and they loved it. Please try it and let us know what you think! The games may seem easy at first, but keep with it, there are several difficulty escalations in all the game modes that are a challenge for people of all ages.

I've been building CruxMath, a free site with hints that show the intuition behind a solution rather than reveal the whole solution at once in the hope that it will teach students better than regular practice problems.

For example, here is 2026 AIME II #1:

"Find the sum of the 10th terms of all arithmetic sequences of integers that have first term equal to 4 and include both 24 and 34 as terms."

The first hint is:

"Every term is 4 plus a multiple of d. Since 24 and 34 both appear, what must be true about 24−4 and 34−4?"

Does that reveal too much/too little? More importantly, would it help teach someone to see a similar idea in a future problem?

Would love any feedback. The full hint sequence and solution are at cruxmath.com.

I am first year teacher and I teach Geometry. I don't have a mentor or anyone else really to help me. I am left to figure it out myself (please, don't get stuck on this part. It is what it is and I'll figure it out). I am planning to use Google classroom and there is the state curriculum that I can follow and the kids have access to online units quite closely following the curriciculum though I don't have way to assign units on that platform or assesments. My question is what do I post in Google classroom for each class? I know that's where I post formative and summative assesments but what else I am supposed to have there? As you know there are many resources out there and I am aslo on the hunt for best interactive activities, projects etc. and I am basicly drowning in options but struggle to put anything together. Also, do you mostly teach old school on the board or use slides? How do I supplement the online units that the kids are already doing by themselves? Thank you!

EDIT: Thank you all for the great suggestions and sharing your experience. I feel way better now that I can reach out to people.

Hey everyone! I’m about to start my first year of teaching and I’ll be teaching 8th grade GT Geometry.

I’m putting together a list of things for family and friends, and I’m not quite sure what I’ll need.

I’d love any recommendations on things you didn’t expect you’d love, but glad you have it. Or things that make day to day life a little easier.

Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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I need a teacher in maths , that teaches from 0 level understanding to advance level maths till 10 level so that I may be able to solve icse board or international problems and my indian competitive exams question without referring to any teacher .

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Hi everyone!

I've been building BattleMath, a free browser game that combines math practice with Battleship-style gameplay.

Instead of doing a normal worksheet, kids solve math problems as part of the battle and use their answers to attack their opponent.

I have already played a lot of games with my 6 year old, and he loves it.

Right now you can:

Play against the computer

Play against another player

Choose different math types and difficulties

Play on phone, tablet or computer There's no signup, no ads and it's completely free.

I thought some homeschooling families here might find it useful for making math practice a little more fun. https://battlemath.app

I'm the developer, so if anyone tries it and has suggestions, I'm happy to hear them. 🙂

I am currently a student at WGU and am preparing for my initial clinical experiences. As I reside out of state (CA), I am required to complete additional examinations beyond the Praxis 5165 for advanced clinicals. I would like to begin studying for the Praxis now to complete one of the four required tests.

Could you please recommend some resources? Are there any YouTube playlists you would suggest? Are there any low-cost options available?

I want to be able to showcase how kids my attempt a math question and how teachers show their thinking and prompt students to think critically - but all the videos I can find are either TedTalks from math teachers, videos of math geniuses solving multiplication questions quickly, you just straight tutoring/informational videos. Anything you have to share would be great, TIA!

Hi everyone!

I’m a math teacher currently learning n8n and exploring how AI and automation could be useful in teaching and education.

I’m wondering if there are any other math teachers here who are already using n8n or are currently learning it.

I’d love to connect, exchange ideas, and possibly work together on small projects related to math education.

If you’re interested, feel free to comment or send me a DM. 🙂

I teach middle school math and am changing the structure of my classroom this year. Every student will have a notebook, and we'll handwrite notes. I'm not using a lot of printed material this year and working to get them to not only explain their thinking, but teaching them how to take notes and show their work for math.

With that, if you do notes in class with students, how do you provide accommodations for students on IEPs who struggle to write and keep up with the notes? I've talked with my IS a few times, and we were thinking about doing a guided note type set up, but with her students having binders. I'm afraid that will highlight the "difference" for those students too much. I want to provide my students access, but I also want them to be successful. Any ideas or tricks would be great.