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No tricks here - just treats! This freebie is to celebrate the annual Math Halloween Sale! All of us will have our stores on sale October 31st and November 1st and will be providing you with an exclusive free "treat"! My treat to you is a set of my best selling task cards! If you like these, feel free to grab more while they are on sale!

Do your kids lack understanding of what comprises a standard deck of cards? Mine did, too, until I let them spend some time exploring what exactly what was in each set! Pair your kiddos up and give them each a deck of cards and this one-page handout to encourage some student-centered learning! In this activity, students will:--identify how the deck is categorized by color, suit, and number/face cards --determine the probability of simple events (pulling a red card) --determine the probability of

This is a set of 5 stations and a recording sheet to use with middle school students to assess their content knowledge of circumference, area of 2D shapes, and area of composite figures. Please view the preview to see each station. I have included notes for implementation as well as an answer key. Please leave feedback and let me know how this works for you in the classroom! This is aligned to: TEKS 7.9B, 7.9C treatsandtreasuresms Enjoy! ********************************************************

This is a two page activity with 8 problems that will formatively assess your students' content knowledge of: *using formulas to calulate area of basic 2D shapes *identifying dimensions correctly *working backwards from area to calculate dimensions Within each problem, students will need to determine or solve the following: 1. Sketch the figure 2. Name the figure 3. Determine the dimensions 4. Substitute and solve **one of the above is given, the rest students will complete! An answer key is inc

In this Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Loop Activity, students will solve 10 problems that involve applications of rational operations. They can choose any of the 10 to start with, and the answer to that problem will be atop another problem. That will be the next problem to solve. The students continue solving until they arrive at the last problem, and the answer to that problem should be atop the first card. This is a great self-checking activity because the students will immediatel

In this Circumference Events Loop Activity, students will solve 10 word problems that involve applications of solving for radius, diameter, and circumference. They can choose any of the 10 to start with, and the answer to that problem will be atop another problem. That will be the next problem to solve. The students continue solving until they arrive at the last problem, and the answer to that problem should be atop the first card. This is a great self-checking activity because the students wi

This is a one page activity with 10 problems that will formatively assess your students' content knowledge of: *unit rates *solving proportions *percent applications (sale, discount, commission, percent change, etc) There is an answer bank so students will know if they are on the right track which frees up time for small group instruction or other teacher tasks. Although there are 10 questions, there are 12 answer choices. Students can earn bonus points by correctly adding the remaining two an

In this Percent of a Number Loop Activity, students will solve 10 word problems that require them to use the percent proportion or other representation to show how to find the part or the whole. They can choose any of the 10 to start with, and the answer to that problem will be atop another problem. That will be the next problem to solve. The students continue solving until they arrive at the last problem, and the answer to that problem should be atop the first card. This is a great self-check

This is a one page sheet of notes with vocabulary, examples, and practice opportunities for students to master the concept of ratio tables. An answer key is included! ***************************************************************************** Important Information for Customers: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Under each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a p

This is a printable file with *100* pre-planned questions that are perfect to use for math discussions. Math discussions are a great way to get your students talking about the math and applying a purpose to what you are teaching in class. It allows flexibility for the teacher to choose which one goes best with the lesson, and it allows the students a chance to talk with a partner before speaking in front of the whole class. Included in this product:*25 pages of questions (4 to a page) *Listed by

This is a 4-lesson bundle that is designed for use in a 7th Grade Math classroom. Three of the lessons are geared towards the 7th Grade TEKS (Texas) and the other one is geared toward 8th grade. If you teach Pre-AP, this would be perfect for you! Included in this product:*Understanding your Paycheck (foldable notes) *Types of Expenses (foldable notes) *Net Worth (foldable notes) *Financially Responsible Decisions (warm-up, foldable notes, & gallery walk activity) *Instructions for implementa

In this Compound Events Loop Activity, students will solve 10 word problems that involve challenging applications of Compound Probability. They can choose any of the 10 to start with, and the answer to that problem will be atop another problem. That will be the next problem to solve. The students continue solving until they arrive at the last problem, and the answer to that problem should be atop the first card. This is a great self-checking activity because the students will immediately know

In this Volume of Rectangular Prisms and Pyramids Loop Activity, students will solve 10 word problems that involve challenging applications of the Volume formulas for prisms and pyramids. They can choose any of the 10 to start with, and the answer to that problem will be atop another problem. That will be the next problem to solve. The students continue solving until they arrive at the last problem, and the answer to that problem should be atop the first card. This is a great self-checking act

This is a scavenger hunt that can be used as a review for a test or an enrichment activity. All problems cover surface area of the following figures: rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, rectangular pyramids, triangular pyramids and cylinders. There are 10 questions included as well as a recording sheet and answer key! Post the questions around the room and allow students to choose which one to start with. Once they answer that question, they can find the answer atop another question and proc

There are three sections to this Fold it Up! --What is surface area? --SA of Rectangular Prisms --SA of Triangular Prisms Students will have to identify whether prisms are rectangular or triangular in shape, and differentiate between total and lateral surface area. This is included in my BUNDLE of Fold it Ups! that can be found here! Look for more Fold it Ups! in the future! ***************************************************************************** Important Information for Customers: H

This is a discovery lesson where students will attempt to use an image of a cylinder to draw what they perceive the net to look like. After giving students a piece of paper or a manipulative model for students to actually play with, students can draw the actual net and then use the net to derive the formula used to calculate the surface area of a cylinder. Included in this file: --2 pages to discover the formula --1 page of practice/real world context problem --1 extension problem with surface

This is a one-page self-checking activity to review solving one-step equations with rational numbers. There are 12 equations to solve and an answer bank with 2 extra solutions. Students must find the sum of the two extra values in order to finish the worksheet. Equations include: *integers *fractions *decimals An answer key is included. ***************************************************************************** Important Information for Customers: How to get TPT credits to use on future

This foldable is perfect for interactive notebooks to introduce or review graphing on the coordinate plane. Includes: --Graphing in all 4 quadrants --Graphing Rational Numbers --Labels for x and y axis --Answer Key This is included in my BUNDLE of Fold it Ups! that can be found here! Look for more Fold it Ups! in the future! ***************************************************************************** Important Information for Customers: How to get TPT credits to use on future purchases:

This is a set of 24 task cards to use after the concept of Squares and Square Roots has been introduced. The questions are broken up as follows: --(4) Find the square root --(4) Square the number --(8) Estimate the square root --(4) Find the square root of a fraction (i.e.: 1/4) --(4) Order of operations with squares and square roots This is aligned to TEKS 8.2B. This is also included in my Complete Bundle of Task Cards Check out my other Task Cards: Task Card Sets *************************

This is a set of 96 flash cards that are intended to be used at the door as students enter your classroom. Although you could use these in several ways, the idea is to get students' brains going from the moment they walk in the door. Simply flash them a card, and when they get the answer correct you allow them to answer. This is a great way to work on those basic skills that they need to do everything else in math without taking valuable class time to do it. Included in this file: --Teacher Not