Algebra, Chalk, and a Giveaway!

I have been dealing with what most teachers are dealing with at this time of the year...

a bad case of "overwhelmed"!

Ahhh!

Thank goodness for the week long vacation we get for Thanksgiving break! I am so THANKFUL for this time I am spending......

sitting on the couch 

with my cat

by the fire

drinking hot tea

and looking out over the mountains!

How perfect?! I went for a nice, mountainous run this morning with my mom...which is much different than the flat roads of Charleston I am used to! I definitely need to work on my up-hill running. Whew! 

I have finally started to tackle some of the things I have on my holiday "to do" list. One of those things is this new unit - Algebra: Patterns and Functions Unit

I am extra proud of the completion of this unit because it has been 2 weeks of creating activities each night for my students as we explore patterns and functions. I am really excited about the activities in here, and I know I will use them later this year again for test practice! Below is a quick glance at some of the 45 pages included - you can also click here to visit my TpT page and read a more detailed

description.

The day before the test, we went over the study guide inside the classroom, and then we went outside and PLAYED WITH CHALK! 

Well...we studied with chalk! :) We had so much fun on such a beautiful day. The students worked in pairs to create geometric patterns, number patterns, and function machines. This was one of my favorite days this year :)

Above: The number pattern created was 3, 5, 7, 9, __, __

The other student filled in the 2 blanks with 11 and 13, and then found the rule: x + 2 = y

Above: The number pattern created by one student is 8, 16, 24, ___

The other student filled in the next blank with 32, and then found the rule: n + 8

I mean, who doesn't love chalk?

I will be giving this unit away FREE to anyone who can guess what hilarious TV show I am watching as I blog....Just comment below and leave your e-mail! 

Feel free to try up to 3 guesses! :)