Integer Jim's Math Adventures

This is a fun math activity that I have used for several years in grades 6—8. It references the description from the Bible to calculate the amount of gold used to cover the Ark of the Covenant. Once the students determine the amount of gold used, they can calculate the value of the gold using the current price. The students discover that the value of the gold exceeds a staggering ten million dollars! The math concepts used in this activity are measurement conversions, the calculations of surfac

This is a collection of over 25 creative projects which I developed during my 40+ years as a middle school math teacher -- 172 pages in all! Included are all of my most popular and TPT highest rated lesson plans (plus a bunch more that I've never published before) -- every one of them developed and perfected in the classroom. A number of the projects use stories from the Bible as a source. These projects will promote understanding of the math concepts and also help students remember what they ha

"Bible Math Collection 1" is a cost-saving collection of 5 of my most popular Bible Math lesson plans. Appropriate for middle grades and higher. It includes math lessons about Creation, Noah’s Ark, Ark of the Covenant, King Solomon’s Pool, and Gideon’s Army. These lessons are described in detail below and may be purchased individually. This collection contains every page in the lesson booklets. My students loved these projects. They are excellent for schools and homeschools.

7 Word Search Puzzles using math terms, and each puzzle contains a secret message! Students solve the word search puzzles and the letters that are not used will spell out a hidden message. The puzzles contain math words that are used with arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percents, geometry, and number theory. These are words that students should know – words such as: add, subtract, multiply, divide, fraction, decimal, simplify, percent, numerator, denominator, hundredth, line, point, plane, tria