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MATH IS: A Language

 

When I went to college I didn't have to take a traditional foreign language class.  My College Calculus class met that requirement, because Math has a language of its own, and I was fluent in Math.  

I tell my students all the time that Math is a Language, and that in order to understand it, they have to understand what I am saying. 

There is a big emphasis in my class on vocabulary.  I break it down: we look at prefixes, suffixes, and root words; we think of the meaning of those same words in different contexts or subjects; we study math content in context.  

To reinforce what we do in class, I have my students study on Quizlet regularly.  Typically I create the study set for them, based on the definitions and connections that we will be using in our specific course and text.  Then I have them engage with the vocabulary in various ways throughout the Module of Study, culminating with an assessment at the end. 

Quizlet LIVE is always a favorite activity! Sometimes we play at the beginning of a Module, as an introduction to the content.  Other times we play towards the end of a Module as a review activity.


I created the study sets below to align with the Open Up High School Mathematics curriculum, formerly known as Mathematics Vision Project.

If you would like access to any of those sets, they are linked below:

Integrated Math 1                                                            

Integrated Math 2                  


Here is a video that helps get you started using Quizlet, if it is something that is new to you.


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