Alix Fron

6th grade math teacher at Mannheim Middle School, District 83. I ❤️ Flexible seating, growth mindset, and Classkick

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Had a great day of learning today with my #MMSFalcons 6th grade math peeps! Can’t wait for more fun tomorrow! #NCTMCHI24 #WeAreD83

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

What a fun morning! Our 1st all-school assembly since I’ve been at Mannheim and it was AWESOME! #MMSFALCONS #d83shines

[Thomas Herion @PrincipalHerion]

SHOUT OUT & THANK YOU to Mr. Concialdi & Mr. Saucedo for writing & playing our PRIDE song! “P-R-I-D and E/Mannheim PRIDE is good to see” #WeAreFalcons #MMSFalcons #MMSPRIDE #D83Shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Today was Partner day for our Falcon Pride countdown. Twinning with my co-teacher! #D83shines #MMSfalcons

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

It’s Compliment and Culture day at MMS! Enjoy some kind words from my 3rd period students. #MMSfalcons #D83shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Our new 6-2 bulletin board displays just a few ways of showing kindness this week and every week #d83shines #mmsfalcons

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Kicking off Kindness Week with some door decor! #D83shines #MMSfalcons

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Students flipping water bottles to calculate speed (flips per minute), find their team’s average speed, and determine equivalent rates! #D83shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Love @pgliljedahl’s cheese analogy: All students have some sort of gaps. Think of them like a slice of Swiss cheese. What happens what you put 3 students (🧀🧀🧀) together? Those gaps are likely to get covered! #ICTM2022

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Wearing my “math nerd” Halloween costume as I spend this Saturday learning with @MathICTM at #ICTM2022. Love this word cloud of the 6th grade math standards

[Dr. Piedad Kaye @kayep20]

#d83shines Mannheim Middle School teachers held a FUN game @ their table during Trek-to-the-REC. So grateful that they took time to spread cheer & socialize with our community. You SHINE! And...I love my keychain! #d83falcons @principalherion

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

I’ve been loving having these number challenges from @mathequalslove available for early finishers this year. Lots of thinking happening! #d83shines #mmsfalcons

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Integer War! #d83shines #mmsFalcons

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

After learning about squaring this week a few kids said to me today “Now I understand the joke on your door!” 😊 #TeacherWin #d83shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Building squares and cubes to learn about perfect squares, perfect cubes, and exponents today! #d83Shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

Lots of thinking happening today with the Tax Collector Task! #VNPS #ThinkingClassroom #d83shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

It was a great first week of school getting to know my new students! We set group norms with a few of my favorite activities including @saravdwerf’s 100 Numbers and @mathequalslove’s ink stain matching activity. #d83shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

First day of school Instagram v. Reality. We are ready for you MMS 6th graders! #d83shines

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

@midmathteacher Love that!

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

One of my fav. review day activities. Think “Taboo” for math. One student with their back to the board and their group tries to get them to guess the words on the screen. Gets students talking about math with no inhibitions. One student said “we should play this once a week!” 🥰

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

@runforitgirl For the last round we play “make them draw it”. I post a picture on the board and the guesser has to draw it on a whiteboard or paper. The explainers can say anything but are not allowed to use their hands! At the end we vote for the picture that is closest to the one shown.

[Alix Fron @MrsFronMath]

@runforitgirl I like groups of 3: 2 “explainers” and 1 “guesser”. We play a few rounds. Once the guesser gets all the words, they raise their hands and I’ll give them stickers. Play until most groups have finished the round. After, we discuss the explanations that they said/heard for each word