I had a sub on Thursday, and the students’ assignment was a Valentine’s Card using math vocabulary (and the math terms underlined).
Here are some of the all-stars. Click on the first one to see a slideshow.
So, I stole a few lines, and here is a letter to my wife, the lovely and talented Andrea Vaudrey (with the math terms underlined):
To my Valentine:
Our love is like an irrational equation; it can’t be simplified.
You are a factor of my life.
If we distribute our love, we can be together forever. Together, we make a perfect square.
I love you like a coefficient loves its variable.
You are the square to my root, the solution to all of my equations. The slope of my love for you is ever increasing.
We fit together like coordinates on an axis.
You are the solution to my New Year’s resolution. Our love is a slope that increases with all my hope that is so dope.
I less than three you.
For my love, like pi, is neverending.
Happy Valentime’s Day.
~Matt
UPDATE February 20, 2012: Thanks to Scoop.it for featuring this post, and for opening my eyes to what a fabulous online magazine you are.
UPDATE February 11, 2013: And here’s the Math Valentines Card Guide that I used. I’d give credit… if I knew where I got it.
Hi there! I’ve been thinking about this idea for a while now, so imagine my surprise when I happened upon it while sharing your mullet ratio lesson with a colleague of mine. Thank you for conceptualizing an idea I’ve had rattling around in my brain! I’d love to use your guide, but when I click on the link, it says “access denied.” Bah.
Are you still willing to share this?? I’ll share anything ridiculous that my 7th graders come up with…
Love this idea! Very cute, and the kids did a great job. I like that you write down the kid quotes. I do the same thing on my blog, but only with my five kids. Finding your site reminded me to update them! Keep up the great work, as a teacher and a blogger!
Had my students submit their “Math Valentine” draft online (via Edmodo), and I loved this assignment which left me chuckling all day as i shared your idea with colleagues… Thx Mr. V
Here’s just one student’s draft/brainstorm on their Math Valentine:
Dear Valentine,
you’re an 11/10, but our love is always proper,
finding someone as smart as you was harder than finding the hypotenuse,
without you pi is just 3,
your the x to my y and without you i am just a lonely point,
we are a perfect funtcion because you are the only one for me,
you are like the back of the book, because youre the answer to all my odd problems.
without you im a semi-circle because you complete me.
i love you, my positive, radical valentine.
love, A_ _ _