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Be ready for Friday the Thirteenth or any day with this bundle of thirteen reading, math, science and history activities. This package contains thirteen different activities from all four core classes for you to use for centers, early finishers, brain breaks, or just a fun Friday activity. Each activity has the number 13 as a focus, making them especially ideal for Friday the 13, but suitable for any day. The activities included in this set are: The First Thirteen Elements: Students answ

This Benjamin Franklin - inspired twist on the more traditional observation of the 100th day of school, gives your middle school students a little education with their fun. (Or, maybe, a little fun with their education!). The no-prep activities in this packet all have to do with the $100 bill and Benjamin Franklin, and differentiated levels make them are suitable for 5th -8th graders. There is also a self-reflection journal that allows students to analyze their performance in the first 100 da

This resource contains problems from the 13 Readiness Standards for Grade 8 Mathematics in Texas. Since problems from the Readiness Standards make up about 60 – 65% of the STAAR test, this makes an ideal take-home review for the test, or a great resource for intervention before the second and third retakes. The questions are written in the style of the Readiness questions on previous STAAR tests. The TEK is at the top of the page, so students can use it to search for additional problems in th

UPDATED FOR 2026! This resource includes an assortment of math, reading, writing and critical thinking activities, all involving different aspects of the 60th Super Bowl on February 8. It's perfect for upper elementary and middle school students who need activities that allow them to review concepts while engaging them with the excitement of the big game. This is the same product as previous years, but the activities that are directly related to the current Super Bowl have been updated to refle

This slope and y-intercept Escape Room gives students a chance to race against the clock and each other while trying to escape a locked room -- all while practicing how to find slopes, intercepts, and equations. Escape rooms harness the natural competitive nature of middle-school students to encourage them to work cooperatively and to use critical thinking and comprehension skills to complete a series of tasks which allow them to succeed. This product features four math activities that must be

Teachers of Beginning and Intermediate level language learners will be able to help their students make connections between words in math problems and the arithmetic operations needed to solve those problems. The activities in this packet also encourage students to think "reasonably". Does the answer make sense? After teaching my eighth grade Newcomer ELLs these reasoning strategies, I've been able to extend their thinking to more difficult concepts, such as finding sides of right triangles.

Escape rooms harness the natural competitive nature of middle-school students to encourage them to work cooperatively and to use critical thinking and comprehension skills to complete a series of tasks which allow them to succeed. In this escape room, students get a chance to hone their calculator skills while searching for the codes the will open the locks. This product features four math activities that must be solved to find the codes to “escape”. In one activity, students practice calcul

This product contains 7 days worth of activities for finding the circumference of circles, the area of circles, and the total area of composite figures. The hands-on activities and emphasis on pre-teaching vocabulary make it ideal for ESL and SPED populations. Contents: Unit vocabulary sheet Suggested sequence of activities Introduction: Estimating and Predicting Just for Fun: Vocabulary word search Pre-lesson Vocabulary activities – matching images and definitions Exploration 1: Finding

Celebrate Pi Day with these fun, no-prep activities that focus on the number (and its homophone) in a variety of ways that will engage and educate your elementary, middle, and even high school students. Activities in this resource:Activities in this resource: Agamograph: This engaging art project shows the word and symbol for Π when viewed from one angle, and the approximation 3.14 when viewed from another. Discovering Pi: Students measure the diameter and circumference of circles to determ

Groundhog Day 2017 is on February 2. Treat your students to some quick and educational activities to celebrate the day. From an informational text telling about the ancient origins of Groundhog Day to a maze requiring the students to use all four arithmetic operations on two and three- digit numbers, your students will have a chance to review skills and learn some interesting facts along the way. Activities: Informational Text: The Origins of Groundhog Day Comprehension Questions Math Maze:

Give your students an opportunity to practice solving one-variable equations while sharpening their reasoning and logic skills. This activity requires students to solve one-variable equations to receive clues to a logic problem. Students then use the clues to solve the puzzle. There is also a writing component that requires students to explain their reasoning. Because it requires little prep, it's a great activity for a quick review, the day before vacation, or even an unexpected sub day. Th

Younger students can develop algebraic skills by working on these problems, while older students who already take algebra can use the problems to review systems of equations. This resource contains: *four 8.5” x 11” posters with one problem each, to be used in math centers or for a get-up-and-move classroom activity. The posters are available in black and white or color. * a sheet with all four problems on it which can be used for individual work. * a recording sheet for answer

Help your students practice basic operations, sharpen their logic skills, and strengthen their problem-solving abilities with these “Make a Number” puzzles. There are thirteen different sets. Each set contains an “expert” level puzzle (showing only the operations needed), a “novice” puzzle (showing the operations and some numbers filled in), and an answer key. The goal is to use the digits 0 - 9 to make the target number. These puzzles are perfect for early finishers, homework, cooperative

Help your students practice addition and subtraction, sharpen their logic skills, and strengthen their problem-solving abilities with these Addition Grid puzzles. There are ten different sets. Each set contains an EXPERT level puzzle, an ACE level puzzle, a NOVICE level puzzle and an answer key. These puzzles are perfect for early finishers, homework, centers, cooperative learning, extra credit, and even times when you need a fun but educational activity at the end of the week. Because they

Not only do ESL students have to learn social language, they also have to comprehend academic vocabulary. What may seem to be obvious to your native English speakers is not so easy for LEP students who are struggling to make meaning out of word problems and standardized test questions. This resource is designed to help students make connections between certain vocabulary words and the number operations they represent. This free sample is from a larger lesson that guides students through the p