As a math teacher, you want your kids to master the even the tough and boring topics.

Well, this activity will help you accomplish your mission and it will keep the kids engaged.

These 20 "secret message" activities will amuse your students and teach them about the following topics:

1. 3D figures and nets, including terminology
2. Area of Triangles
3. Converting Fractions and Decimals to Percents
4. Converting Fractions to Decimals
5. Converting Metric Units
6. Distance between points on a coordinate plane
7. Effects of outliers on the median and mean
8. Evaluating Expressions for a Given Value
9. Exponents and their terminology
10. Greatest Common Factor
11. Least Common Multiple
12. Mean absolute deviation
13. Mean, Median, and Mode
14. Ordering rational numbers
15. Percent of a Number
16. Solving equations (all 4 operations)
17. Translating between equations and graphs
18. Using unit rates to find the best deal
19. Finding the whole given the part and percent
20. Writing and Translating Algebraic Expressions

Directions are printed at the top of each page, and keys for all the activities are included. The first answer is always provided for the students, so they have an example to follow.

At the end, read the secret message from top to bottom. To keep your students on task, there is an alternative, incorrect message for each activity, too.

Grading is quick and easy for you. Just read their message! All you have to do is copy the worksheets. The prep is all done for you.

Check out these links for the 6th Grade Maze Bundle, or Bump Game Bundle. You can create stations or just add a nice variety to your lessons! Use these links to find the 5th Grade Secret Message Math Bundle or the 4th Grade Secret Message Math Bundle!