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This Growth Mindset MAP Goal Setting Sheet is a perfect tool to get students ready for MAP testing. This is used as a positive tool to help concretely show students how they are performing and help them create growth goals along with modeling how to make action steps to help them achieve those goals.  I really wanted a positive, growth mindset oriented tracker for MAP testing. I looked and looked, but couldn't find one.... so I made it myself :) This version is perfect for those of us that don't

This is a fun and engaging activity to have students complete using their knowledge about fractions, decimals, and percentages. It is student-centered and they are actively using their understanding of converting between those formats. It takes about 2 class periods and is a breeze to grade. Students will color in 100 squares to create artwork that they are proud of. Afterwards, they use their understanding of fractions, percentages, and decimals to calculate how much of each color was utilized

This is a fun and easy activity to have students complete using their knowledge about fractions, decimals, and percentages. Students should have a bag of candy to help them complete the activity with. I use snack sized ones or pour out small portions from larger bags to each student. You may choose to allow them to use calculators or not, to increase difficulty.  I also included a version with ratios and equivalent/reduced ratios. Customization is also possible. If something hasn’t been covere

This is a monthly expense tracker that I use to keep my finances in order. You can use it to input all expenses, choose the category for them, and keep track of bills, income, savings, etc. I created a checklist option next to the monthly bills for you to keep track of what has been paid. Each month, the table will calculate the total expenses, along with the total expenses in each category, and use this information to generate a pie chart that shows the percentage spent in each category. Addit

This activity is a student-centered and engaging activity to have the class notice the effects of changes in dimension on perimeter and area. Students will fill in a table to notice and wonder about connections as the calculate the perimeter and area their assigned figure. This activity has been differentiated to meet the needs of your classroom. You can assign a single figure and have a more guided worksheet. It is also fully editable so that you can alter activities to meet the needs of your

This activity is a student-centered and engaging activity to have the class notice the effects of changes in dimension on perimeter and area. It is entirely self-guided. Students will fill in a table to notice and wonder about connections as the calculate the perimeter and area of two figures with changes in dimensions. The guiding questions after will lead them to notice patterns and catch the rule for the effects of changes in dimension on area and perimeter. You may choose to turn it into a

This is a weekly to do list that I use to keep track of my daily tasks. You can expand the weeks to see each day (Monday through Friday). Then, collapse them when you are done. When you display one day at a time, you can keep track of what percentage of the tasks you have completed. Then, collapse the day and it will start over for the next day. There are labels for the different aspects of teaching (planning, grading, meetings, outreach). There are also labels for the level of importance to he

This is a fun and easy activity to have students complete using their knowledge about fractions, decimals, and percentages. Students should have a bag of candy to help them complete the activity with. I use snack sized ones or pour out small portions from larger bags to each student. You may choose to allow them to use calculators or not, to increase difficulty.  I also included a version with ratios and equivalent/reduced ratios. Customization is also possible. If something hasn’t been covere

Editable error analysis instructions for use in the classroom. All text is editable. Students are able to complete error analysis to gain back points lost on assessments. I utilize this in the classroom to help students cultivate a growth mindset and to improve from mistakes. We discuss the importance of growing and mastering content, even after the assessment to display mastery of the material. Students are encouraged by the idea that they can make corrections to gain points back to show that

Students will create an image that follows requirements given about equivalent ratios. It is a student-centered, creative, and engaging activity. It takes a few minutes to introduce and go over examples. After that, the students are working on making their artwork. It typically takes two class periods. Students are very engaged and happy while demonstrating their knowledge of equivalent ratios. It is helpful to have a class set of pattern blocks, but it can be completed using the digital versio

This Growth Mindset MAP Goal Setting Sheet is a perfect tool to get students ready for MAP testing. This is used as a positive tool to help concretely show students how they are performing and help them create growth goals along with modeling how to make action steps to help them achieve those goals.  I really wanted a positive, growth mindset oriented tracker for MAP testing. I looked and looked, but couldn't find one.... so I made it myself :) Once students are finished with the MAP test, the

This Growth Mindset MAP Goal Setting Sheet is a perfect tool to get students ready for MAP testing. This is used as a positive tool to help concretely show students how they are performing and help them create growth goals along with modeling how to make action steps to help them achieve those goals.  I really wanted a positive, growth mindset oriented tracker for MAP testing. I looked and looked, but couldn't find one.... so I made it myself :) Once students are finished with the MAP test, they

Editable error analysis instructions for use in the classroom. All text is editable. Students are able to complete error analysis to gain back points lost on assessments. I utilize this in the classroom to help students cultivate a growth mindset and to improve from mistakes. We discuss the importance of growing and mastering content, even after the assessment to display mastery of the material. Students are encouraged by the idea that they can make corrections to gain points back to show that

Editable error analysis instructions for use in the classroom. All text is editable. Students are able to complete error analysis to gain back points lost on assessments. I utilize this in the classroom to help students cultivate a growth mindset and to improve from mistakes. We discuss the importance of growing and mastering content, even after the assessment to display mastery of the material. Students are encouraged by the idea that they can make corrections to gain points back to show that

This Growth Mindset MAP Goal Setting Sheet is a perfect tool to get students ready for MAP testing. I print this out before the spring MAP testing window. We have conferences about their overall feelings and comfort levels in each area. This is used as a positive tool to help concretely show students how they are performing and help them create growth goals along with modeling how to make action steps to help them achieve those goals.