ELIZABETH ALLOCCO

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 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

Looking forward to summer? This activity contains teacher directions for a student assignment using scale factor. Students are given coordinate pairs to plot, which will form a palm tree. Students must calculate the new image using a scale factor of 0.5, and complete the table listing the new points. Then, plot the new image. **I have included a Quadrant One coordinate. For more of a challenge, students may create a grid using graph paper (not included). Teachers may allow students to decor

Back to School 6th grade activities: 5.G.A.1 Graph points on a coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Page 1 Cover Page 2 Directions Page 3 Launch: To get them talking! (single page) Page 4 Launch: To get them talking! (two on a page, must be cut in half) Page 5 Coordinate points to create “School Bus” Page 6 Quadrant 1 graph paper Page 7 Extension: create your own picture (4 quadrants) with instructions and grid