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Transformation Tetris is often used as an introduction to transformations. Students can use their prior knowledge of the game of Tetris to better understand rotation, reflection, and translation. This also allows students to problem solve, think, and collaborate. I assign this as work after the previous unit's test. This keeps students busy and engaged while others are still working. Students are given a rough draft grid on one side and a final draft on the other. This makes for beautiful stude

In this project, students will plan a 3 day (or 3 stop) road trip within the continental United States. There is a map laid over a coordinate plane so that students can mark their starting point and their 3 different stops. Students will then calculate the distance that they travel between each stop and find a midpoint for gas/food/bathroom/etc. This project combines a review of the coordinate plane, distance, midpoint, and geography. This project is 3 pages. The first is the map on a coordinate

This "ready to go" Number Sense presentation has various activities that can be incorporated into your day with no prep. The practice activities can be used flexibly when you have as little as 3 minutes up to 25 minutes. Help build number sense and prepare students with number sense and algebraic vocabulary! The presentation includes:Skip CountingGuess My NumberExpanded FormPart-Part-WholeEquationsInequalitiesSequencesFast Facts Digital Flashcards

This product contains 32 two step word problems. 16 problems are easy to read, using almost exclusively Fry's first hundred sight words. There are task cards included with a corresponding recording sheet. Use this product in worksheet form, as a center, as group work, for homework, etc.!

This template was created for differentiated and tiered learning. It is designed for math assignments but could be tailored to other subjects. My assignments are worth 10 points. A student can earn those 10 points using whatever combination of problems they would like. Each correctly solved question from Level 1 is worth 1 point. Each correctly solved question from Level 2 is worth 2 points. And each correctly solved question from Level 3 is worth 3 points. Each assignment has six Level 1 ques