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Sarah Stecher

These resources from Math Medic are designed to save you time while sparking your students’ curiosity.

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Math Puzzles for Valentine’s Day

By Sarah Stecher | February 9, 2026

Five classroom-ready puzzles you can give to your students on Valentine’s Day, ranging from mild to extra spicy!

Unpacking Productive Struggle (Part 2)

By Sarah Stecher | January 26, 2026

Practical tips for knowing when and how to help students navigate productive struggle.

Unpacking Productive Struggle (Part 1)

By Sarah Stecher | January 19, 2026

Beyond posters and slogans: understanding productive struggle and why it matters.

Revisiting and Refining Classroom Norms

By Sarah Stecher | January 5, 2026

Tools to make sure old norms are still being upheld and strategies for introducing some new ones.

3 Activities for Thanksgiving

By Sarah Stecher | November 24, 2025

Thanksgiving-themed math puzzles you won’t want to miss! Sectors, rates, quadratic growth, and more!

A Thanksgiving Review Activity

By Sarah Stecher | November 21, 2025

A Thanksgiving-themed color-by-number activity for your Calculus students.

Open Middle Puzzles for AP Precalculus

By Sarah Stecher | November 20, 2025

Two puzzles you can use with students on the week of Thanksgiving break.

How to Amp up Your Lesson Debrief

By Sarah Stecher | November 3, 2025

Tips for facilitating a debrief for maximum impact.

10 Questions to Liven Up Your Math Classroom

By Sarah Stecher | November 1, 2025

Questions to open up discussion, extend students’ thinking, and help students consolidate their learning.

3 Activities for Halloween

By Sarah Stecher | October 31, 2025

Fall themed math puzzles you can use in any high school math course — perfect for that half day on Halloween.