4 Brilliant Math Strategies for Visual Learning

Getting to know your students and their learning styles is a huge part of creating an effective math curriculum. Visual learners thrive in an environment where they are able to read directions, look at graphs/pictures, or watch a procedure. By the end of this post, you’ll have four new strategies for visual learning in your math classroom!

Some of my favorite strategies for visual learning are listing out steps and processes and using notes and resources around the room for extra support. I usually don’t teach just methods, but for some students having a guide or step-by-step process is a great place to start with visual learners.

Consistency and repetition are key for visual learners.

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Steal these strategies for visual learning:

Graphic Organizers

Graphic organizers are a great way to support visual learners! They are able to write down all of their ideas and steps to a problem in an organized way.

Honestly, all students benefit from graphic organizers, especially at the high school level. Keeping notes in one place, so that they can be used as a reference is essential. Check out these graphic organizers for Algebra 1 here!

Anchor Charts

Anchor charts are similar to graphic organizers. All of the important information for a topic is written in one place and can be used as a reference throughout the unit.

Discovery Activities

Digital graphing activities let the students watch transformations of different types of functions as they change the values. 

Being able to see these changes in real time really reinforces the concept of graphing. Find discovery graphing activities for Algebra 1 and 2 here!

Diagrams

One of THE BEST ways to teach word problems and problem-solving is through drawing diagrams. There are so many geometry applications that can be used for Algebra.

It’s not always easy for students to be able to picture a scenario in their head. In these cases, diagrams are especially helpful for mapping out and solving word problems.