ELIZABETH ALLOCCO

This activity contains teacher directions for a student assignment using scale factor. Students are given coordinate pairs to plot, which will form a snowman. Students must calculate the new image using a scale factor of 2, and complete the table listing the new points. Then, plot the new image. **I have included a Quadrant One coordinate grid as well as a link to one. For more of a challenge, students may create a grid using graph paper (not included). Teachers may allow students to decora

This file contains teacher directions, worksheets, a quadrant one coordinate grid, and answer keys and photos for two student assignments using scale factor. Students are given coordinate pairs to plot, which will form a pair of mittens and a winter hat. Students must calculate the new image using a scale factor of 2 or 3, as stated, and complete the table listing the new points. Then, plot the new images. The Quadrant I coordinate grid is included, and each student will require four copies

This original soccer themed story comes with student pages to complete a plot diagram, story elements, and two math questions. It is a 17 page pdf document and introduces colorful clip art characters in their second adventure together. Answer keys included.

This activity is a multi-step real world word problem for calculating the volume of a cylinder. Students must determine whether a profit or a loss occurred and be able to convert cubic feet to cubic inches. Page 1 contains background information including colorful pictorial representations. Page 2 presents the scenario also represented pictorially. Page 3 gives the students nine questions to help them reach the final answer. Page 4 Answer Key ****THE LARGE CANDLE COSTS $6.00 EACH****A revised p

This activity is a study guide for the cross sections of solids. The shapes included are: triangular pyramid rectangular pyramid (2) rectangular prism cube cylinder cone triangular prism Students cut and glue out templates to form a useful study guide. Students must write in the 2D cross section, and any other information, at the teacher’s discretion.

This file, in pdf format, contains six activities for students who are entering 6th grade. These are created to keep students engaged during the first day(s) of school prior to beginning the curriculum. Activity #1 “Create Your Own” 1 page Students must create addition and subtraction number sentences using fractions and decimals. Supplies needed: pencils, calculators are optional Activity #2 “Favorites” 1 page Students will complete a brief survey about some of their favorite things. Supplies

This includes 6 activities for Probability. Students must be able to convert fractions to percent, and find experimental and theoretical probabilities. More thorough explanations, teacher directions, and supplies can be found in the preview. 7.SP.C.5

This “popcorn themed” product contains 7 task cards, 2 station activities, and instructions for a mini-project to design a popcorn container. Students must calculate the volume of a solid: cone, cylinder, square pyramid, and rectangular prism. A unit rate question is also included. Included: student record sheet, answer key, and photos. Supplies for mini project (not included): grid paper, scissors, colored paper, tape or glue, rulers. Standards: 7.G.B.4 7.G.B.6 7.RP.A.1 8.G.C.9

This Christmas theme math center activity contains 8 task cards for calculating the area and perimeter of a rectangle, a square, or a triangle. Multiplication of decimals is required. Calculators use optional. Answer key included.

This activity is a study guide for the formulas used to calculate the volumes of solids. The shapes included are: octagonal prism cylinder triangular prism cone sphere rectangular prism triangular pyramid square pyramid Students cut and glue out templates to form a useful study guide. Students must write in the formulas, and any other information, such as an example, at the teacher’s discretion.

This is a flip book for students to use as a study guide, or reference with examples, for learning absolute value, and adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers. The rules are given, and students will add examples for each operation. Students will cut out the 8 sections and staple them together. The teacher can decide how to have students fill in the examples, all at once, or as the skill is taught. Adding color is optional.

This pdf file contains 6 activities for students who are entering 7th grade. These are created to keep students engaged during the first day(s) of school prior to beginning the curriculum. Activity #1 “Create Your Own” 1 page Students must create addition and subtraction number sentences using fractions and decimals. Supplies needed: pencils, calculators are optional Activity #2 “Favorites” 1 page Students will complete a brief survey about some of their favorite things. Supplies needed: penci

*Updated 11/12/14 with 12 additional task cards.* This pdf contains 3 student handout slides on integer operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division rules are included as well as how to use a number line to add and subtract positive and negative integers. There are four task cards included to assess prior knowledge. Answer key included. Edited**corrected task card #7

This is a Choice Board that contains 8 activities with various point values. Some of the activities include calculating the volume of a sphere, cylinder, and cone, word problems, drawing a net for a rectangular prism, and creating a poster, song, or poem. Answer key included. 8.G.9

This Thanksgiving themed activity asks students to find the probability in fraction form of the type of pies Mom bought, convert the fraction to percent, and create a bar graph and a circle graph from the data. Students must analyze the graphs and explain which type of graph they like better to read the data.

This Easter themed activity asks students to find the probability of choosing an egg from a basket in fraction form, convert the fraction to percent, and create a bar graph and a circle graph from the data. Students must analyze the graphs and explain which type of graph they like better to read the data.

This colorful 19 page pdf contains 9 problems each for reviewing how to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions, convert improper fractions to mixed numbers, and how to simplify fractions. There are 10 real world problems utilizing adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. This can be used as a substitute review packet, or as a Math Center. The word problems can be printed and used as a gallery walk. Answer keys are included for all problems.

7.RP.A.1 7.RP.A.3 This Valentine’s Day themed activity contains: • 1 worksheet with 8 pairs of ratios where students must tell whether the ratios are proportional. • 10 task cards with word problems where students must write and solve a proportion. • Student record sheet for task cards. • Answer keys included.

This Thanksgiving themed activity contains teacher instructions, 8 task cards, student lab sheet, answer key, and photo of the finished product. It covers 7th grade Geometry standard 7.G.A.2, "Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor) geometric shapes with given conditions", as well as calculating the area of a triangle. Additional Supplies: White paper, pencils, crayons or colored pencils, rulers, protractors, calculators (optional), formulas for Area and Perimeter of a triangle, glue, scisso

This pdf is a review of independent and dependent variables, and graphs.