Review area and circumference with a “SORRY!” based board game! Just print, have kids cut out the player pieces, and play! Game intended for 2-4 players plus one student answer checker. Great for stations and small group activities. Whiteboards or scratch paper recommended. Clock or minute timer needed. How to Play: Students cut out cards and player pieces. Since part of the game play is based on color, if you print out in black and white, have students color the board and player pieces based on a color example before play begins. Groups decide who is the answer checker. This person is in charge of time limits and checking answers. Player pieces begin on ‘start.’ The youngest player goes first. This player draws a card, reads it and has 1 or 2 minutes to find the solution (timing up to teacher discretion). If the player has the correct solution in time, then follow the directions on the card and move that number of spaces. If a game piece lands on the beginning of a slide, the student must slide to the end, except when they are on their own color. Two game pieces cannot occupy the same space at the same time. If a player slides, or lands on the same space as an opponent’s game piece, the player bumps the other player back to start. If a player slides, or lands on the same space as their OWN game piece, then they do not get to move. The first person to get both pieces home wins! Check out my related materials: Ratio & Proportions Board Game Expressions & Equations Board Game

A fun and engaging way to review or practice expressions and equations for middle school students! Game intended for 2-4 players plus one student answer checker. Great for stations and small group activities. Whiteboards or scratch paper recommended. A single die is needed. How to Play: Students cut out cards and player pieces. Groups decide who is the answer checker. This person is in charge of time limits and checking answers. Player pieces begin on ‘start.’ The youngest player goes first. This player draws a card, reads it and has 1 or 2 minutes to find the solution. If the player has the correct solution in time, then they can roll the die and move that number of spaces. If a player lands on a frog, they must move backwards 2 spaces. The first person to get to the finish space wins! Topics covered: Evaluate expressions Linear Equations Slope Y-Intercept Write Equations Be sure to check out my Ratio and Proportions Board Game too!

Math interactive notebook cover that includes the 8 Common Core Standards of Mathematical Practices: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Model with mathematics. Use appropriate tools strategically. Attend to precision. Look for and make use of structure. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Includes two about me pages: “About the Mathematician” and “Numbers About Me.” Great for setting up your interactive notebooks at the beginning of the year! I have students glue the cover page to the outside of their notebook and one of the “About…” pages on the first open page. Having the Common Core Math Practice Standards on the front on the front of students’ notebooks is a great everyday conversation piece!!

Colorful posters with math standards in fun fonts. Title poster along with 8 posters, each featuring one CC Math Practice Standard. In color with B&W option as well. I find that having these on the wall is a great way to inform and remind students of the big ideas behind learning mathematics- great conversation piece for middle school or high school students! The eight Standards for Mathematical Practice are: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others Model with mathematics Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning Related Products: 13 Inspiring Quotes for the Math Classroom Problem Solving Posters

Contents: Pre-Algebra Pre-Assessment Two Follow-up Quizzes Answer Keys Instructions for Use: Designed for students entering 7th grade math or Pre-Algebra. Get to know your students’ general math skills at the beginning of the year with a pre-assessment and use the follow-up quizzes to monitor growth! I have given this pre-assessment in a variety of ways, from a partner or group quiz to an individual effort. I generally learn a lot about my students from either method– by circulating the room and having conversations with students about what they do or do not remember, or grading individual tests for a score and reviewing strengths and weaknesses in each or the categories. I typically do not let students use a calculator as part of the pre-test is basic computation, and all questions can be done without a calculator. This pre-assessment is a great way to gain understanding about student skills at the beginning of their new math year!

An excellent and fun way to practice or review Order of Operations for middle school students. With negative and positive numbers, parenthesis, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and exponents. Includes: 16 cards to hang around the room, starting number cards, student recording sheet and answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top numbers on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Point Number” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their assigned number and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the number that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of order of operations cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Solve systems of linear equations using a graphing calculator. Use this handout as a tool for full class instruction or a group investigation. Learn about entering equations, graphing equations, using the trace and zoom functions and verifying results on the calculator’s table. Includes reflection questions and practice problems with answer key.

Great for introducing systems of equations! Step-by-step activity that guides students through the process of solving a word problem using systems. Meant to show students that the solution to the problem can be found on both graphs and tables. Students will: Define variables Write equations Make a table and graph Explain their solution in a sentence **Includes: **2 different word problems plus answer keys

Practice or review graphing slope intercept equations with a fun scavenger hunt! CONTENTS: 2 Warm Up Problems plus key 16 Cards to put up around the room Student worksheet Teacher Key Starting Answer sheet OPTIONAL VERSION: 16 cards with points on lines for scaffolded practice INSTRUCTIONS: Cut problem sheets in half so that there is one problem and one solution on each card. Post cards around the room. Hand out scavenger hunt worksheets to students. Assign starting answers to small groups of students by giving each group one of the “Starting Answers” at the end of this packet. This will ensure that students start at different locations. **Tell students that the answer they start with is the SAME ANSWER they should get for the final answer of the last problem they do. ** Students write the equation they find underneath their assigned graph in box #1 on their answer sheet. Then, they search for the graph that matches the equation on a new card. (The answer to the current problem will lead them to the card with the next problem.) Students should continue until they reach the graph they begin with. During this activity, students are encouraged to check in with the teacher if they get stuck, or get to the final answer prematurely. (I use the key to quickly check over their work and let the student know which problem to go back to and solve again.) Small Group: Give every group the same starting graph and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Great application problem showing real world situation modeled by a system of inequalities! Topics: A) Step-by-step break down for defining variables B) Writing inequalities in standard form and rewriting in intercept form C) Graphing and shading D) Identifying the meaning of the solution region Great for introducing inequalities, review or homework. Key included. Related Products: Systems of Equations Word Problems Systems of Equations w/ Word Problems Task Cards Solve Systems with a Graphing Calculator

Write and solve proportions with this cute color by code activity. Students complete each problem, choose the solution and use the color listed to fill in squares on the grid to reveal the mystery picture! Includes the following skills: Solve proportions Rounding to the nearest tenth and hundredth Write & solve proportions from percent questions Write & solve proportions from word problems Low prep and great for self-check! Perfect for classwork, homework, or even a quick informal assessment. Cat theme works great for Halloween or everyday coloring fun!

Partners will write linear equations in slope intercept and point slope form, completing different problems with matching answers. Great for getting students talking and working together! Contents: Partner A worksheet (10 problems) Partner B worksheet (10 problems) Answer key How To: Partner A will write an equation given a table, graph, 2 points or a word problem. Partner B will solve a problem given different information with the same solution. The partners then compare their work. Matching solutions means continue onward! If the answers do not match, partners trade papers and look over each other’s work for mistakes.

Partners will simplify expressions by distributing and combining like terms, working on different problems with matching answers. Great for getting students talking and working together! Contents: Partner A worksheet (10 problems) Partner B worksheet (10 problems) Answer key How To: Partner A will simplify an expression by combining like terms. Partner B will solve a different problem that simplifies to the same solution. The partners then compare their work. If the answers match, they continue on. If the answers do not match, they trade papers and look over each other’s work for mistakes.

Emoji themed task card activity for practicing evaluating functions! Include additional emoji worksheet that is great for additional practice or homework! Contents: 10 cards on evaluating functions with fun emoji theme Student handout with space to show work & record solutions 10 Problem emoji themed practice worksheet (great for HW!) Answer Keys Task Card Instructions: Solve each problem according to the directions on the card. Shade the emoji that represents the correct answer choice. **Classroom Use: Small Group:** Each group gets a set of task cards and each student gets a handout to record their answers on. Give students time to solve each problem. It can be fun to assign each group one or two problems that they are in charge of explaining to the class after completing the activity. Around the Room Activity: Post task cards around the room and give each student a handout. Give students time to circulate in small groups to solve the problems. When using this method it can be helpful to assign each group a starting number to ensure that groups begin the activity at different task cards. Whiteboard Games: One of my favorite ways to do this activity is as a small group competition with whiteboards. In this case, no handout is needed. I show a task card under the projector and give a time limit. Every student (or pair of students– sometimes it works better for them to share one board per two people) in the group has to have the correct work and solution to score a point for their group. The group with the most points at the end wins. Check out my related materials: Direct & Inverse Variation Mystery Picture Coloring Worksheet Write Linear Equations Partner Activity

Engaging Easter egg themed task card activity for practicing converting Standard Form to Slope Intercept Form and vice versa! Contents: 10 cards on converting equations between Standard and Slope Intercept forms Student handout with space to show work & record solutions Answer Key Student Instructions: Convert each equation according to the directions on the card. Shade the egg that represents the correct answer choice. Classroom Use: Small Group: Each group gets a set of task cards and each student gets a handout to record their answers on. Give students time to solve each problem. It can be fun to assign each group one or two problems that they are in charge of explaining to the class after completing the activity. Around the Room Activity: Post task cards around the room and give each student a handout. Give students time to circulate in small groups to solve the problems. When using this method it can be helpful to assign each group a starting number to ensure that groups begin the activity at different task cards. Whiteboard Games: One of my favorite ways to do this activity is as a small group competition with whiteboards. In this case, no handout is needed. I show a task card under the projector and give a time limit. Every student (or pair of students– sometimes it works better for them to share one board per two people) in the group has to have the correct work and solution to score a point for their group. The group with the most points at the end wins.

A fun, engaging way to practice or review simplifying expressions using the Properties of Exponents! Includes: 16 cards to hang around the room, starting answer cards, student recording sheet and teacher answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top terms on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Answer” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting answer and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the answer that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of cards for each group. Give every group the same starting answer and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

A fun, engaging way to practice or review the distributive property for middle school students! Include Area Model Problems for conceptual understanding! Includes: 4 example problems (can be used as a warm up or guided practice) 18 cards to hang around the room Starting number cards Student recording sheet Answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top terms on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Answer” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting answer and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the answer that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

A fun, kinesthetic way to practice or review combining like terms for middle school students! ***Includes DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY problems!!! Includes: 20 cards to hang around the room, starting number cards, student recording sheet and answer key How to: Cut out and hang cards around the room. The top terms on each card are the ANSWERS to the previous problems. Assign small groups a starting answer to find first (you can do this verbally or you can cut out and hand each group a “Starting Number” from the sheet at the end of this packet). Students search for their starting answer and then solve the problem below that number on the card, which leads them on a hunt to find their next problem. The solution to the LAST problem leads to the answer that they started with! Small Group Option: Make a set of cards for each group. Give every group the same starting number and have groups arrange the problems in the correct order, filling in their scavenger hunt worksheets as they go.

Great for taking notes or a review on properties of exponents. Includes multiplication, power to a power, division, zero and negative exponent properties. Has examples with numbers, variables, and variables with coefficients for each of the properties. Key included.

Identify direct and inverse variation with this fun color-by-code activity. Students complete each problem, choose the solution and use the color listed to fill in squares on the grid to reveal the cute mystery picture! Skills: Students will identify direct or inverse variations from equations, tables, graphs and word problems, find constants and write equations. Low prep and great for self-check! Perfect for math stations, classwork, homework, or sub plans.