10 years of teaching 8th grade. Over the year I have worked on developing resources that are engaging while maintaining a high level or rigor that will allow students to reach full potential.
I use this activity as a "get to know you" during the first week of school in 8th grade. But, it is also a great activity to use when you first introduce graphing points on all four quadrants. All students need to do is graph the points of all true statements about them, connect the points as they go, and shade in their final shape with their favorite color. Please read a review if you enjoyed the activity!
9 multi step problems focusing on budgeting for college tuition. Students should know some basics of budgeting such as savings versus loans, deposits versus withdraws, and calculating monthly payments. You can pair this worksheet with my FREE budgeting notes found in my TPT store. Covers TEKS 8.12G
This resource offers notes, extra practice and a solve and color activity on simple and compound interest rates. It covers TEKS 8.12A, 8.12C, 8.12D. Take a look at the document preview to view the entire document.
This file includes notes, homework, classwork, and knowledge checks for the Unit on Rational Numbers and Scientific Notation. The unit has an estimated suggested timeframe of 15 days to complete. It covers TEKS 8.2A, 8.2B, 8.2C, and 8.2D. All resources are created with the level of rigor that students will see on the STAAR state assessment. Please check out the file preview to determine if this resource is a good fit for you and your student needs.
**Please leave a review of this free product. This is meant to be a quick check for understanding activity that can be done after notes or as homework. You can extend the activity by having students explain why a statement is false.
This activity reviews the angle sum theorem in a fun way by having students complete a heart tangram puzzle. Students should have a basic understanding of the angle sum theorem, and solving equations such as x+x+110=180.
These are meant to be a quick introduction to budgeting. Once I introduce budgeting, I following it with TEKS 8.12G which focused on calculation the cost of college tuition
8th
Applied Math, Math, Math Test Prep
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MA.8.12.G
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10 years of teaching 8th grade. Over the year I have worked on developing resources that are engaging while maintaining a high level or rigor that will allow students to reach full potential.
Teaching style
-Cornell Notes
- Think. Pair. Share
-Anything that gets student up and provides hands on
My own education history
- Bachelors in Mathematics
-Masters in Curriculum and Instruction
-Masters in Educational Leadership
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I'm just a teacher trying to make learning fun and engaging. Most of my assignments encourage students to work together, coloring or applying what they know to real life. I post a lot of free resources, so go ahead and follow my profile!
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