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Queen Creek, Arizona, United States
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The two of us at Idea Galaxy have been in education for a combined 33 years. We have taught 7th-8th Grade Math, Math intervention, 6th-7th English Language Arts, and English as a Second Language (ELL) for kindergarten through adult learners. We've also enjoyed many opportunities to provide professional development to fellow educators on a variety of topics.
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Preview of Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing Activity

Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing Activity

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Solving Systems of Equations Graphing Activity This engaging and scaffolded activity is a great way to practice graphing systems of equations at an entry level. Ideal for reluctant learners, this Whack A Mole activity will help motivate students as they practice solving systems of equations. Includes: -2 graphing sheet (6 equations each) -Answer Key *** Also included in the Systems of Equations Resource Bundle *** Supports CCSS 8.EE.C.8 You might also like: Systems of Equations Discovery LabSy
Preview of Combining Like Terms Maze Activity - Print and Digital Practice and Review

Combining Like Terms Maze Activity - Print and Digital Practice and Review

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Combining Like Terms Maze In this combining like terms activity students will be using one variable, two variables, and one of the mazes has negative numbers. It is great for differentiation, stations or centers, partner work, or homework. After using these 3 mazes students will be more familiar with combining like terms. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. *** Supports CCSS 8.EE.A.3, 7.EE.A.1, 6.EE.A.3, 6.EE.A4 TEKS 6.7
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Integers Bingo Game - Partner Activity Practice Review

Adding and Subtracting Integers Bingo Game - Partner Activity Practice Review

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Integers Bingo is a great game to review adding and subtracting integers with the whole class. It is fun and gives students many repetitions with adding integers in different forms. This resource includes: -36 unique bingo playing cards -36 adding and subtracting integer problems -answer key -bingo markers
Preview of Area and Circumference of a Circle Activity Math Maze

Area and Circumference of a Circle Activity Math Maze

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Do your students need more practice with area & circumference of a circle? These 3 maze games for area and circumference of a circle provide great math practice in an engaging format. Students love using these instead of worksheets to practice applying the formulas for finding area and circumference. And if you're looking for a fun Pi Day math activity, these mazes definitely fit the bill! Here's what you'll get:3 printable math mazesFind the Area of a CircleFind the Circumference of a CircleFin
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Integers Maze Activity | Positive and Negative Integers

Adding and Subtracting Integers Maze Activity | Positive and Negative Integers

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Adding and Subtracting Integers Maze- Great for Practice! This adding and subtracting integers maze activity is a fun and quick way to practice addition and subtraction with positive and negative integers. These 3 math mazes can be used as classwork, homework, or as an informal assessment. Students love solving problems with integers in a novel way, and these mazes are perfect for getting those extra repetitions in! A great alternative to traditional worksheets, these fun math mazes present stu
Preview of Distributive Property Maze Activity - Print and Digital for Practice and Review

Distributive Property Maze Activity - Print and Digital for Practice and Review

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This activity is a fun way for your students to learn about distributive property. This is intended to be used as a game for the whole class, in math centers, small distributive property group activity, or cooperative learning activities. They will have fun and practice a tic tac toe game and a maze. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF THE 2 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. Note- the Tic Tac Toe game is not available in a digital format*** Included in this
Preview of Solving Multi-Step Equations Activity - Bingo

Solving Multi-Step Equations Activity - Bingo

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This game is a class activity that will get students practicing solving multi-step equations with integers and fractions. The whole class will be engaged while practicing this concept. This resource includes: -30 Question Cards -36 Unique Bingo Game Cards -Answer Key -Bingo Chips
Preview of Scientific Notation Maze Activity

Scientific Notation Maze Activity

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Students love this scientific notation activity to get great practice! These three mazes are an engaging activity to practice working with scientific notation and converting to and from scientific notation. With the scientific notation maze, students will forget that they are practicing scientific notation, they'll be having way too much fun! ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. *** Supports 8th grade standards: CCSS 8.EE
Preview of Absolute Value Maze Activity

Absolute Value Maze Activity

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Absolute Value Maze is an activity that consists of of 3 digital mazes that will give your students an engaging activity to practice finding absolute value. It is great for differentiation, stations or centers, partner work, or homework. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. *** Includes: -3 mazes (1 with positive and negative integers, 1 with fractions and decimals, and 1 with negatives on the outside of the absolute val
Preview of Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Maze Activity Worksheet

Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Maze Activity Worksheet

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Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Maze activity is an engaging way to practice adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators. In these 3 math mazes, there are no unlike denominators, no simplifying, and no mixed numbers. Your students will love doing mazes and they won’t even realize they are working so hard on their math. Here's what you'll get:3 printable Adding & Subtracting with Like Denominators math mazes (PDF)Google Slides™ version of each maze. Students c
Preview of One Step Equations Maze Activity

One Step Equations Maze Activity

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This activity is a collection of 4 mazes is an opportunity for students to practice solving simple one step equations. This resource can used as partner work, a game, a small group activity, for fast finishers, or for a whole class activity. In each of 4 games students will get to solve 12 one step equations. The 4 one step equation mazes increase in difficult. The first one is adding and subtracting, the second one has integers, the third one is multiplying and dividing, and the last one is
Preview of Pythagorean Theorem Maze Activity

Pythagorean Theorem Maze Activity

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Pythagorean Theorem Maze is an activity that consists of 3 mazes that make reviewing the Pythagorean Theorem fun! This collection of mazes has three mazes, each an engaging game and activity that reviews the basics of the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will find the value of a, b, and c with whole number answers and decimal answers. It is great for differentiation, stations or centers, partner work, or homework. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOG
Preview of Calculating Sales Tax, Tips, and Discount Maze Activity

Calculating Sales Tax, Tips, and Discount Maze Activity

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Need more practice for your students calculating sales tax, tips and discounts? This a set of 3 mazes practices finding taxes, tips, and discounts in an engaging way. It also has some situations where students have to find a final price. Available with digital & printable versions, this low-prep activity is easy to use as a math center, a bell ringer, or homework. Here's what you'll get:3 printable math mazes on finding tax, tips & discountsGoogle Slides™ version of each maze. Students comple
Preview of Missing Angle in a Triangle Activity Digital & PDF Maze

Missing Angle in a Triangle Activity Digital & PDF Maze

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This collection of 3 maze activities is designed to help your students find the missing angle in a triangle and on the outside of a triangle. Students will love practicing with this maze for bell work, classwork, or homework. The Missing Angle in a Triangle Maze Activity is a great alternative to a worksheet. Here's what you'll get:3 printable math mazes#1- Find the Missing Angle in a Triangle (Interior Angles)#2- Find the Missing Angle in a Triangle (Interior Angles)#3- Find the Missing Angle
Preview of Solving Systems of Equations with Graphing Activity Print & Digital Riddle

Solving Systems of Equations with Graphing Activity Print & Digital Riddle

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Get students practicing solving systems of equations by graphing while having fun and solving a riddle about zombies. There are 10 graphing problems in this resource and one riddle. This riddle activity comes in both printable AND digital formats. The digital format is built in Google Slides to easily assign to students. *** Also included in the Systems of Equations Resource Bundle *** Supports CCSS 8.EE.C.8 You might also like: Systems of Equations Discovery LabSystems of Equations Task Card
Preview of Adding Integers Activity Escape Room

Adding Integers Activity Escape Room

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This is Digital Escape Room activity will help students practice adding integers. They will have to complete 3 puzzles where students will complete some digital task cards, solve a puzzle, and reveal a mystery word. This activity is completed in a Google Slides and can be assigned through Google Classroom. It can be saved as a PDF as well. This activity will get your students engaged in doing math. This works great as a digital practice, partner, or homework activity. This resource includes: -
Preview of Square Roots and Cube Roots Activity - Maze

Square Roots and Cube Roots Activity - Maze

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This activity is perfect for practicing square roots and cube roots. It's a short and easy way for students to practice square roots and cube roots and to have fun while doing it. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. *** Here's what you'll get:3 printable math mazesSquare Roots MazeCube Roots MazeSquare and Cube Roots MazeGoogle Slides™ version of each maze. Students complete the maze path with drag-and-drop arrows.Answer
Preview of Multi-Step Equations Activity Maze Worksheets

Multi-Step Equations Activity Maze Worksheets

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Multi-step equations math mazes help students get the practice they need with multi step equations. A great alternative to traditional worksheets, these fun math mazes present students with practice with the added twist of finding their way to the finish line. Great equations practice for 6th, 7th, or 8th Grade students. Here's what you'll get:3 printable math mazes to practice solving multi-step equationsGoogle Slides version of each maze. Students complete the maze path with drag-and-drop arro
Preview of Distributive Property & Combining Like Terms (No Negatives) Digital Escape Room

Distributive Property & Combining Like Terms (No Negatives) Digital Escape Room

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Distributive Property, Combining like Terms, and Factoring Expressions (No Negatives)Digital Escape Room activity will help students practice these essential skills in an interactive way. They will have to complete 3 puzzles where students will complete some digital task cards, solve a puzzle, and reveal a mystery word. This activity is completed in a Google Slides and can be assigned through Google Classroom. It can be saved as a PDF as well. This activity will get your students engaged in do
Preview of Rules of Exponents Review Game (Properties of Exponents)

Rules of Exponents Review Game (Properties of Exponents)

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Students will love reviewing the Rules of exponents in this interactive game supporting CCSS 8.EE.A.2. This game can be played with or without an interactive whiteboard or projector to practice the rules of exponents with increasing complexity, including negative exponents. Can be downloaded into Google Slides. ***This resource is also included in the Properties of Exponents Unit Bundle with other great resources at a great price*** This game is ideal for whole class review. It provides an opp
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Experience

The two of us at Idea Galaxy have been in education for a combined 33 years. We have taught 7th-8th Grade Math, Math intervention, 6th-7th English Language Arts, and English as a Second Language (ELL) for kindergarten through adult learners. We've also enjoyed many opportunities to provide professional development to fellow educators on a variety of topics.

Teaching style

I like to experiment with different methods and see what works.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Being able to see those "light bulb" moments with students.

My own education history

Between the two of us we have three masters degrees and two bachelor degrees. We have a B.A. in Teaching History, a B.A. in Linguistics, minors in English, Physical Education, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL). We also each have a M.Ed in Bilingual and Multicultural Education and one M.Ed in Educational Leadership- Principalship.

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