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Idea Galaxy

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Queen Creek, Arizona, United States
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The two of us at Idea Galaxy have been in education for a combined 33 years. We have taught 7th-8th Grade Math, Math intervention, 6th-7th English Language Arts, and English as a Second Language (ELL) for kindergarten through adult learners. We've also enjoyed many opportunities to provide professional development to fellow educators on a variety of topics.
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Preview of Adding and Subtracting Integers Bingo Game - Partner Activity Practice Review

Adding and Subtracting Integers Bingo Game - Partner Activity Practice Review

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Integers Bingo is a great game to review adding and subtracting integers with the whole class. It is fun and gives students many repetitions with adding integers in different forms. This resource includes: -36 unique bingo playing cards -36 adding and subtracting integer problems -answer key -bingo markers
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Integers Maze Activity | Positive and Negative Integers

Adding and Subtracting Integers Maze Activity | Positive and Negative Integers

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Adding and Subtracting Integers Maze- Great for Practice! This adding and subtracting integers maze activity is a fun and quick way to practice addition and subtraction with positive and negative integers. These 3 math mazes can be used as classwork, homework, or as an informal assessment. Students love solving problems with integers in a novel way, and these mazes are perfect for getting those extra repetitions in! A great alternative to traditional worksheets, these fun math mazes present stu
Preview of Distributive Property Maze Activity - Print and Digital for Practice and Review

Distributive Property Maze Activity - Print and Digital for Practice and Review

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This activity is a fun way for your students to learn about distributive property. This is intended to be used as a game for the whole class, in math centers, small distributive property group activity, or cooperative learning activities. They will have fun and practice a tic tac toe game and a maze. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF THE 2 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. Note- the Tic Tac Toe game is not available in a digital format*** Included in this
Preview of Solving Multi-Step Equations Activity - Bingo

Solving Multi-Step Equations Activity - Bingo

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This game is a class activity that will get students practicing solving multi-step equations with integers and fractions. The whole class will be engaged while practicing this concept. This resource includes: -30 Question Cards -36 Unique Bingo Game Cards -Answer Key -Bingo Chips
Preview of Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Maze Activity Worksheet

Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Maze Activity Worksheet

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Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators Maze activity is an engaging way to practice adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators. In these 3 math mazes, there are no unlike denominators, no simplifying, and no mixed numbers. Your students will love doing mazes and they won’t even realize they are working so hard on their math. Here's what you'll get:3 printable Adding & Subtracting with Like Denominators math mazes (PDF)Google Slides™ version of each maze. Students c
Preview of Common Denominators Digital Activity

Common Denominators Digital Activity

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In this set of 3 mazes students will practice or review finding the lowest common denominator between 2 fractions. This activity is fun for a center or homework and much more engaging than a worksheet. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. *** Included in this resource: 3 mazes Paper and digital versions Answer keys
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Integers Game Bundle

Adding and Subtracting Integers Game Bundle

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This Integers Game Pack is a collection of 3 types of math games for practicing adding and subtracting integers for 7th and 8th grade. This resource is intended to be classwork, homework, bellwork, a partner activity, cooperative learning, and/or engaging. The following resources are included: Adding and Subtracting Integers MazeIncludes: -3 integers mazes -answer keys Adding and Subtracting Integers Tic Tac ToeThis game includes: -2 tic tac toe games -answer keys Adding Integers BingoThis res
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Fractions Unlike Denominators Digital Maze Activity

Adding and Subtracting Fractions Unlike Denominators Digital Maze Activity

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Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Maze- a Math Practice Worksheet Alternative This set of 3 mazes is engaging practice for introducing or reinforcing adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. There is no simplifying and no mixed numbers. Available in both printable and digital versions, this time-saving resource keeps students engaged while practicing addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators. There are 3 math mazes included: one maze
Preview of Distributive Property Activity - Bingo

Distributive Property Activity - Bingo

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This is a great way for students to practice applying the distributive property. This version of distributive property bingo includes negative numbers on many of the question cards. It includes 36 unique game cards as well as 30 question cards. You might also like: Distributive Property Tic Tac Toe and Maze Game Distributive Property Cootie Catcher Game Distributive Property Matching Game Distributive Property Puzzle Distributive Property Game Pack We hope you and your students enjoy this
Preview of Dividing Fractions Activity Maze Practice Worksheets

Dividing Fractions Activity Maze Practice Worksheets

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Dividing Fractions Maze is a collection of 3 engaging math mazes that help 6th and 7th grade students practice how to divide fractions. The mazes increase in difficulty. These 3 dividing fractions mazes can be used in several ways in the math classroom to help students get practice in a fun way. This download includes both a printable and digital version of this resource. Here's what you'll get:3 printable math mazesDividing Fractions Maze #1Dividing Fractions Maze #2: includes improper fraction
Preview of Simplifying Fractions Digital Resource

Simplifying Fractions Digital Resource

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This set of 3 mazes will get your students practicing simplifying fractions in an engaging way. They work great as a center, a warm-up, and for review. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. *** Included in this resource: 3 mazes Paper and Digital Versions Answer keys
Preview of Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Activity

Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Activity

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This set of 3 mazes helps students practice converting to and from improper fractions and mixed numbers. One maze goes from mixed to improper, the other one goes from improper to mixed, and the last one is a combo of both. Students will love this for practice, review, or homework. ***INCLUDES DIGITAL VERSION OF ALL 3 MAZES IN GOOGLE SLIDES. EASY TO ASSIGN IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM OR OTHER LMS. *** Included in this resource: 3 mazesPaper (PDF) and Digital (Google Slides) VersionsAnswer keys
Preview of Common Denominator Activity - Paper Chain

Common Denominator Activity - Paper Chain

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This paper chain activity for finding common denominators is a fun and engaging way for your students to practice or review. Students will put the questions and answers in order and then turn their work into a paper chain. This resources includes: 11 problems and answers Answer Key
Preview of Compound Probability Review Game

Compound Probability Review Game

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This knockout game is a fun way to review compound probability. It's a game that gets the whole class engaged. This game is ideal for whole class review. It provides an opportunity for formative assessment, giving a look at what students know about compound probability. What’s included: A projectable game board that’s simple to use with an interactive whiteboard or other projectorStudent scorecard. This printable scorecard is great for students to show their work and keep track of their prog
Preview of Operations with Scientific Notation Review Game

Operations with Scientific Notation Review Game

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This is an engaging activity to review operations with scientific notation with the whole class. This review all four operations with scientific notations and word problems as well. Can be uploaded to Google Drive. Supports CCSS 8.EE.A.4 This game is ideal for whole class review. It provides an opportunity for formative assessment, giving a look at what students know about **((topic))** Teachers say that knockout review games are so fun, and they keep students engaged & on task. What’s
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Game Bundle

Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Game Bundle

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Idea Galaxy
This is a collection of 3 types of activities to help practice or review adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Students will practice with 3 mazes, a qr code task card game, and a whole class review game. They will have so much fun they won't even know they are doing math.
Preview of Volume of Rectangular & Triangular Prisms Task Cards Print & Digital Resource

Volume of Rectangular & Triangular Prisms Task Cards Print & Digital Resource

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This set of task cards gives students practice finding the volume of prisms (rectangular & triangular). Students will practice thinking about this concept in different ways. These task cards are great for stations or centers, a partner activity, and for fast finishers. Task cards can be used for a variety of volume games and activities. These task cards come in both printable AND digital formats. The digital format is built in Google Slides to easily assign to students, and includes answers so
Preview of Adding Fractions Maze Activity - Practice Worksheets

Adding Fractions Maze Activity - Practice Worksheets

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Adding Fractions Maze Activity This set of 3 digital & printable mazes is a great resource for practicing adding fractions. Students will be engaged as they practice adding fractions with like denominators, adding fractions with improper fraction answers, and adding fractions with unlike denominators. Mazes make a great alternative to traditional worksheets- students quickly forget that they're getting practice adding fractions, they'll be having way too much fun! This resource is great for d
Preview of Last Week of School Activity Middle Grades

Last Week of School Activity Middle Grades

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This activity is a fun activity for the end of the year. Students get to answer some questions about themselves and their school experience for that year. After they answer the questions, they cut the strips of paper and make a paper chain. In the digital version they create a burning questions book by answering the same questions as the paper chain. They can then decorate the digital book with digital stickers and clipart. This activity is perfect for 6th, 7th and 8th grade during the last few
Preview of Greatest Common Factor Activity GCF Practice Mazes

Greatest Common Factor Activity GCF Practice Mazes

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Get students the practice they need finding the greatest common factors (GCF) of sets of 2 or 3 numbers. Greatest Common Factor Math Mazes are the perfect alternative to worksheets, turning math practice into a fun challenge. This no-prep set of 3 interactive math mazes will give our students practice identifying the greatest common factors of a set of 2 numbers or a set of 3 numbers. Here's what you'll get:3 printable math mazesMaze #1- Find the Greatest Common Factor of 2 NumbersMaze #2- Find
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Experience

The two of us at Idea Galaxy have been in education for a combined 33 years. We have taught 7th-8th Grade Math, Math intervention, 6th-7th English Language Arts, and English as a Second Language (ELL) for kindergarten through adult learners. We've also enjoyed many opportunities to provide professional development to fellow educators on a variety of topics.

Teaching style

I like to experiment with different methods and see what works.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Being able to see those "light bulb" moments with students.

My own education history

Between the two of us we have three masters degrees and two bachelor degrees. We have a B.A. in Teaching History, a B.A. in Linguistics, minors in English, Physical Education, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL). We also each have a M.Ed in Bilingual and Multicultural Education and one M.Ed in Educational Leadership- Principalship.

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