Teaching Geometry is one of the most difficult subjects to teach. Not because of the reasons you'd think though. It's not because most kids are told how hard it is before they ever take it, it's not because you have to teach kids proofs, it's not because its different than all of the other math classes due to it's more visual concepts. It's because it's one of the most time consuming core subject areas there is to prepare for. Sure, you could print work sheets from a book coast by and cover the content, but if you are teaching the most engaging real world math class in your school shouldn't it be taught that way?
With that said here are 3 ways to be that amazing teacher and not lose your mind because of how much of your free time you have to give up in preparation!
1.) Join Groups
2.) Stop Wasting Time Creating Geometry Worksheets
3.) NO SNOW BALLS
There are literally millions of places you can find materials on-line. Do not get sucked into that time trap either! Below are some Free Geometry Worksheets, Guided Teacher Notes, Lesson Plans, On-line Activities, Tests, Quizzes, and more.
Proofs with Uno Cards
Valentine’s Day Math Activity – Classifying Quadrilaterals
Christmas Math Worksheets
Thanksgiving Worksheet for Geometry – Happy Turkey Day!
Halloween Geometry Activities High School
How to Teach Classifying Polygons
Points Lines and Planes
Tessellation Project
The Unit Circle – Hand Trick
Introduction to Trigonometry
Pi Day Top 5 for Geometry Teachers
Polygons in the Coordinate Plane – How to use Geogebra
Teaching Tessellations to Your Geometry Class
Reasoning and Proof
Geometry Games – Dance Dance Transversal
Midsegments of Triangles
Planning a Proof
Triangle Congruence by SSS and SAS
Pythagorean Theorem – NFL and Geometry
Inequalities in One Triangle
Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal – Colorful Flip Book Notes
Measuring Angles Putt-Putt Course Design Project
How to Teach Tangent Lines – Graphic Organizer
Segment Addition Postulate
Two Tips to Teach Volumes of Prisms and Cylinders
Parallel Lines and Transversals
Nets and Drawings for Visualizing Geometry – Geometry Nets Project
Ratios and Proportions – Bad Teacher!
Hybrid Flipped Classroom Model
How to Teach Perimeter and Area of Similar Figures – in Jay Leno’s Garage
How to Create a Jeopardy Game
5 Tips for New Teachers
8 Teacher Discounts you don’t want to miss this Summer
Your Students are Cheating with this Math App
How to Setup and Use Google Classroom and Google Forms to Teach Geometry
Special Right Triangles – The Foundation of Everything Trig
How to use Google Forms and Word Clouds to Help your Students Master their Geometry Vocabulary
Interactive Geometry Teaching Techniques
The Magic Octagon – Understand Congruence in Terms of Rigid Motions
Attention Getters to Keep Your Geometry Class Locked in!
Teaching Strategies for your Inclusion Geometry Class without an Intervention Specialist
How to Teach the Properties of Quadrilaterals
How to make Geometry Interesting
How to Teach Circles Using the Common Core Standards?
Full Year of Geometry Lesson Plans
How a Rock Star Geometry Teacher Uses the iPad to Educate
Are you a Geometry Teacher with No Textbooks or Geometry Worksheets?
How to Deal with a Class Clown – Classroom Management Strategies
Geometry Lessons | The Game Has Changed | Common Core Standards
Teaching Dimensions with Super Mario – Geometry
Lesson for the First Day of Geometry Class