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Welcome to Kate's Math Lessons!My mission is to make life easier for secondary math teachers.
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Type your questions or upload images to use for your questions. You have several options for the type of answer you'd like students to submit: short answer, paragraph, multiple choice, etc. Click on the plus sign on the right to add another question. You can move questions around if you want them in a different order.
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I always make the first question ask for the student name and the second question ask for their email address. This makes it easy to identify the responses and you can set it up with Flubaroo to automatically email them their grades once they're done.
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Want to see an example of a Google Form? Check out this FREE Translating Algebraic Expressions Activity. |
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Step 3: Assign the form to students
Click on the SEND button at the top right of the page. You can enter student email addresses or get the link to share with students.
Step 4: Create an Answer Key
Flubaroo needs to know the correct answers in order to grade the form you created. You can create an answer key by answering the questions in your form yourself. Use the same link you gave to students or email it to yourself and make sure to enter all the answers correctly to create the key. I usually type "Answer Key" as the name on the first question so it's clear which response is the one I need to use to grade all the forms.
Step 5: Create a spreadsheet in Google Sheets
After students have completed the form, click on RESPONSES. You can scroll through and see an overview of all the answers or click through to see what a specific student submitted. In order to use Flubaroo to grade the responses, you need to click on the green button and create a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
Step 6: Install the Flubaroo Add-On in Google Sheets
After you click on the spreadsheet button, it will open up a spreadsheet in Google Sheets and will show all the student responses. Now you need to install the Flubaroo add-on (if you haven't already in the past) in order to grade them automatically. Click the Add-ons tab and choose "Get add-ons." Then type Flubaroo in the search bar and follow the installation instructions.
Step 7: Use Flubaroo to Grade the Forms
The Flubaroo add-on should now show up in the add-on tab. Select "Grade Assignment" when you're ready to grade the responses.
Flubaroo will give you options to change the point value of questions or to grade certain questions by hand. This works great if you have some questions that are short answer or paragraphs that you don't want graded automatically. Make sure to pick your response to use as the answer key!
Flubaroo will create a new sheet that will show up at the bottom of your spreadsheet. It does a great job of giving you a summary of the responses and will even highlight in red students that received less than 70% (you can change this in the Flubaroo settings if you want).
To share the grades with students, you click the Add-on tab again and it will now show an option to "Share Grades." This is an easy option if you want to email students their grades.
Flubaroo will create a new sheet that will show up at the bottom of your spreadsheet. It does a great job of giving you a summary of the responses and will even highlight in red students that received less than 70% (you can change this in the Flubaroo settings if you want).
To share the grades with students, you click the Add-on tab again and it will now show an option to "Share Grades." This is an easy option if you want to email students their grades.
Step 8: Enjoy your free time instead of grading!
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This may seem like a lot of steps at first, but once you've installed the Flubaroo add-on and tried the process once, the second time will go much faster!
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Trust me, this is an amazing time-saver for teachers! There are so many of my old assessments that I'm now turning into Google Forms to save time on grading.
Need more help? Check out this video to see the process in action step-by-step.
Need more help? Check out this video to see the process in action step-by-step.
Looking for some Google Forms that you can use Flubaroo to grade automatically? Check out these activities:
Factoring Quadratics Activity
Discriminant Activity
Area of a Circle Activity
Converting between Percents, Decimals, and Fractions Activity
Factoring Quadratics Activity
Discriminant Activity
Area of a Circle Activity
Converting between Percents, Decimals, and Fractions Activity
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Do you use task cards in your classroom? If you like task cards, you are going to LOVE Boom Cards! These digital, self-checking task cards are my new favorite way to differentiate learning. Here are the top 7 reasons I'm a fan: 1) They're DIGITAL. No more printing, laminating, and cutting out sets of paper task cards. Less prep = more time for teachers. 2) They're SELF-CHECKING. Students type in their answer and get instant feedback! If they get a question wrong, they can submit a new answer or "give up" the card and go to a different question if they get stuck. 3) You can track student progress. Right now, Boom Learning is offering a three-month free trial of student progress reporting for up to 150 students. (Students can still use the cards even if you don't pay after your free trial, you just don't get student reports anymore.)
4) You can preview 4 cards from any deck for free. Try it before you buy it! Check out this preview to see an example.
5) It's super easy to differentiate instruction with Boom Cards. Once you have a deck of cards in your library, you can assign them to individual students or to the entire class. 6) Not 1-1? Use them on a Smart Board or use a projector to work on one with the whole class. 7) Boom Learning lets you show the cards to students in a random order. You could even use them as an assessment and not have to worry about students looking over shoulders! 8) I know I said 7 reasons, but I wanted to add just one more. Did you know you can use Boom Cards with your Google Classroom? Check out this video to see how. Ready to see them in action? Check out these Boom Cards. Click on the full-size previews to test them out!
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| Working on solving systems with elimination? Check out these resources for Algebra 1 teachers! First, there's a free lesson on solving systems with elimination. The online lesson includes examples, a video, and even a practice quiz with instant feedback. There's also several accompanying resources available to use with the lesson. There's a study guide, an assessment, and an activity where students have to solve systems using elimination to fill in the words to a funny poem. |  |
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| Looking for some extra ways to help students learn to factor quadratics? First, there are two FREE Algebra 1 lessons on factoring. The first is on factoring quadratics with a leading coefficient of 1 and the second is on factoring with larger leading coefficients. There's a great set of factoring quadratics task cards available to help students practice factoring on their own. You can print the cards with or without QR codes (students can quickly scan the QR codes to check their answers!).
There's another printable activity available to accompany this lesson: factoring quadratics speed dating. Never tried speed dating in your classroom? It can also be called Quiz Quiz Trade. The idea is for students to quickly "date" as many other students as possible. Students form pairs and answer questions on small printed cards. They check the answers on the back, trade cards and quickly find a new partner to repeat the process.
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Looking for resources to help geometry students find scale factors of similar shapes? Check out the FREE lesson on scale factors. I've found that students usually struggle to figure out if the scale factor is going to be smaller or larger than 1. This lesson has lots of great examples to help students find scale factors of similar triangles, rectangles, and other similar figures. There's also a printable study guide you can print off for students to fill out as they follow along with the online lesson!
Don't have access to technology in your classroom? You could also use the guided note sheet to use with whole-group instruction!
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Do your students struggle with rounding as much as mine do? It seems there are always middle school and high school students who haven't quite mastered rounding. Here's a few resources that I hope you find helpful for your students!
First, there's a FREE lesson on rounding to the nearest tenth and nearest hundredth. The lesson includes examples, short videos, and a practice quiz with instant feedback! I often direct students to this lesson if they need a quick refresher.
If you're working on rounding decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth or thousandth, there's also a fun rounding decimals speed dating activity. Never tried speed dating with your class? It's so much fun! (It can also be called Quiz Quiz Trade) The idea is for students to "date" classmates by pairing up and solving questions on little cards that you pass out. The answers are on the back so students check their work and then find a new partner to work on new problems. It's a great way to get students up out of their seats and working together on math!
First, there's a FREE lesson on rounding to the nearest tenth and nearest hundredth. The lesson includes examples, short videos, and a practice quiz with instant feedback! I often direct students to this lesson if they need a quick refresher.
If you're working on rounding decimals to the nearest tenth, hundredth or thousandth, there's also a fun rounding decimals speed dating activity. Never tried speed dating with your class? It's so much fun! (It can also be called Quiz Quiz Trade) The idea is for students to "date" classmates by pairing up and solving questions on little cards that you pass out. The answers are on the back so students check their work and then find a new partner to work on new problems. It's a great way to get students up out of their seats and working together on math!
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Are you working on changing back and forth between percents, decimals, and fractions with your students? Don't miss these resources!
| First, there's a FREE online lesson on converting percents, decimals, and fractions. The lesson has detailed examples and a practice quiz with instant feedback. The lesson also has a printable study guide (also FREE) that students can fill out as they go through the lesson. You can pass out study guides to students and have them complete the lesson on their own or you could use this study guide with a whole-class lesson. |  |
| There's also a set of percents, decimals, and fractions task cards you can use after the lesson. What a great way to help students practice switching back and forth between percents, decimals, and fractions. Never used task cards before? They're so easy to use! You can use them at stations, with whiteboards, or with partners (just google task cards to see lots more ideas). There's a set with QR codes if you want students to be able to check their answers right away (students love this option!) and there's also a set without QR codes if you decide not to use that technology. |  |
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Do you have a favorite website that is your go-to for math ideas? Here are my top 9 favorite free math websites I use in the classroom.
Graphing:
geogebra.org: This website takes a little getting used to, but is great once you get the hang of it! Create your own dynamic activities or use one that's been shared online.
desmos.com: Consider this the new generation of graphing calculators.
Tutorials:
katesmathlessons.com: Check out the math lessons, practice problems, and videos I've created to help my own algebra and geometry students.
purplemath.com: Lots of great tutorials here (geared towards older students)
coolmath.com: Middle School and Elementary lessons
Blogs:
There are tons of of excellent math blogs out there you should make sure you're reading! My favorites are dy/dan, f(t), and yummy math.
Why did I pick 9 instead of 10? My 10th favorite website isn't totally free, so I didn't think it was fair to have it in the official list. I also love using IXL in the classroom. I have a classroom account and love that it gives students instant feedback when they get a question wrong.
How about you? Do you have any favorites I should add to the list?
Graphing:
geogebra.org: This website takes a little getting used to, but is great once you get the hang of it! Create your own dynamic activities or use one that's been shared online.
desmos.com: Consider this the new generation of graphing calculators.
Tutorials:
katesmathlessons.com: Check out the math lessons, practice problems, and videos I've created to help my own algebra and geometry students.
purplemath.com: Lots of great tutorials here (geared towards older students)
coolmath.com: Middle School and Elementary lessons
Blogs:
There are tons of of excellent math blogs out there you should make sure you're reading! My favorites are dy/dan, f(t), and yummy math.
Why did I pick 9 instead of 10? My 10th favorite website isn't totally free, so I didn't think it was fair to have it in the official list. I also love using IXL in the classroom. I have a classroom account and love that it gives students instant feedback when they get a question wrong.
How about you? Do you have any favorites I should add to the list?
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