Engaging and Effective Math

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students who are struggling with fractions. This set is for when I am first introducing the concept to them. I use both circle graphs and bar graphs to show the different fractions to add a little variety. All fractions have denominators between two and nine. Included in this product: PDF of 24 unique fraction imagesPDF answer recording sheet for students and answer keyAccess to the same 24 cards via the Boom Learning℠ platform. Click

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students who are struggling with single-step equations. This set is for when I am first introducing the concept to them and do not want them distracted with word problems or with determining if they should add or subtract. All equations are addition and all answers are positive integers. Included in this product: PDF of 24 unique single-step equation cardsPDF answer recording sheet for students to show their work and answer keyAccess t

I love using these fraction pieces to provide a solid visual for students when we're covering fractions. This product includes five different pages of blank, equally-divided circles: 1/31/41/51/61/8I made sure each pie chart has the same circumference so students can layer them to see how the pieces are different sizes and so that students can investigate how different fractions combine to make a whole or are equivalent. I print out the different sizes on different colored papers so they don'

These cards are perfect for students just starting to learn time. I purposely stay away from elementary level clipart and fonts so these task cards are appropriate for elementary and adult education. Each card has a different analog clock face showing a time on the hour and a place for students to write the time. Students can write right on the cards or on the answer sheet I've provided. Included in this product: PDF of 12 analog clock face task cardsPDF Answer recording sheet for students and

This product includes the following Boom decks: "How Much is Shaded": This deck has 24 cards with shaded fraction bars or shaded pie graphs. Students identify and write the numerator and denominator. Fractions include halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, sevenths, eighths, and ninths."Adding Like Fractions": This deck has 24 different cards - all with addition of like fractions (fractions that have the same denominator). While there are some unsimplified fractions in the problem, all answers

Great for practicing or reviewing changing improper fractions into mixed numbers! Cards are set up just like regular Bingo - each letter has a different denominator: B: halvesI: thirdsN: fourthsG: fifthsO: seventhsThere are 35 unique bingo cards. Each card includes a mini reminder at the top of the page to help students figure out the correct the mixed number for the improper fraction drawn. There are 10 different presentation slides to draw improper fractions. Just hand out the cards along wi

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students who are struggling with determining how many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in various ions. Each card has a given ion and a visual of the element from the periodic table. The visual includes a list of electron rings. I also include a small image at the top of the card that labels the different parts of the periodic table visual (symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, electrons). For each card the students need to list

This bundle includes NINE separate Boom Card decks: Ordered Pairs in Quadrant IOrdered Pairs in Quadrant I with DecimalsOrdered Pairs in Quadrant IIOrdered Pairs in Quadrant II with DecimalsOrdered Pairs in Quadrant IIIOrdered Pairs in Quadrant III with DecimalsOrdered Pairs in Quadrant IVOrdered Pairs in Quadrant IV with DecimalsOrdered Pairs in All QuadrantsFor each deck, students enter the ordered pair - shown as (___, ___) - for a colored dot on a graph on each card. There is one separate

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students who are struggling with single-step equations. This set is for when I am first introducing the concept to them and do not want them distracted with word problems or with determining if they should add or subtract. All equations are subtraction with a combination of positive and negative integers for answers. Included in this product: PDF of 24 unique single-step equation cardsPDF answer recording sheet for students to show the

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students who are struggling with elapsed time. This set is for when I am first introducing the concept to them and do not want them distracted with word problems. Each card has a different start time clock and end time clock. For each card the end time hours and minutes are later than the starting time hours and minutes without crossing 12:00. For example, from 3:10 to 5:25. Clocks are all set at five minute intervals. Included in th

These challenges are perfect as a mini-lesson or an extension activity to what the students are already learning about congruence, slope, and graphing coordinates. I've also included black-and-white copies of the reindeer and elf tessellations which can be used as coloring pages for early finishers or during a holiday movie. Challenge BreakdownHoliday Tree ChallengeStudents are challenged to create a tree that can be repeated in order to create a tessellation. Using graph paper and trial and err

This product is perfect for practicing or reinforcing telling time and time phrases such as "quarter past one" and "ten of midnight." This product includes: 35 unique bingo cards with times3 different versions of the 35 cards: analog, digital, and mixed. This allows for differentiation with the students. If some need a challenge or need practice with reading analog you can use the analog or mixed cards. If you are only focused on the time phrases you can use just the digital cards.PDF of callin

This product includes the following decks: "How Many Coins to Make Correct Change": Students are given an amount below one dollar and they need to write how many quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies are needed to give the correct change using the least amount of coins (so students cannot say 43 pennies to make 43 cents.) "Counting Money Quarters": Students are given images of different numbers of quarters and they need to write how much money is shown. The amounts range from .25 to 2.00. Each a

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students who are struggling with graphs. Each point is a whole number and all quadrants are covered. Each card has a mini graph going from 0 to 4 in all directions. The x and y axis are labeled on each card/graph. Students write the ordered pair for the location of the dot on each graph. Included in this product: PDF of 24 different task cardsPDF Answer recording sheet for students and answer keyAccess to the same 82 cards via the Boo

These cards are perfect for students just starting to learn time. I stay away from elementary level clipart and fonts so these task cards are appropriate for elementary and adult education / older student intervention. Each card has a different analog clock face showing a time on the hour and half hour with a place for students to write the time. Students can write right on the cards or on the answer sheet I've provided. Included in this product: PDF of 24 analog clock face task cards (hour and

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students (or elementary-aged students) who are struggling with elapsed time. This set is for when I am first introducing the concept to them and do not want them distracted with word problems. There is a start time clock and an end time clock. For each card the end time minutes are earlier than the starting time minutes. For example, from 3:20 to 5:15. Students cannot just subtract the end time from the start time. Clocks only show

Students of all levels enjoy trying to figure out the solutions to these holiday picture puzzles! Perfect for warmups or whenever you have a little bit of time to fill with a fun math puzzle. *Updated - there are now six! There are six different puzzles with different pictures and amounts for each puzzle. Since it's not the formulas and equations students are used to, number talks work really well with this activity as well.

Organizing fractions from least to greatest is an excellent way for students to demonstrate their understanding of fractions. It's also highly engaging when you set it up as a game. For this game, I did four particular groups: The first set is an introduction to the game and has 100 as the denominator for each fraction. Students practicing setting cards from least to greatest and finding the letters to enter the code.The next set requires more problem-solving with various large numerators and d

These cards are perfect for my special education high school students who are struggling with comparing fractions. Each card has a set of fractions and a space in between for students to write in the correct symbol: =, < , or > . Included in this product: PDF of 24 task cardsPDF response sheet for student answers and answer keyAccess to the same 24 cards via the Boom Learning℠ platform. Click here for a preview via Boom Learning.To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet.

I couldn't find any tables that included lists of electron shells, so I created this one. I use it with my students who need to understand the different levels, but are not at a level academically that they can figure them out themselves. I also included a blank periodic table for note-taking, and a table split up by families for note taking. All three pages are in a Google Slide document so it's completely editable.