LB-MathNotes

Amaze your students (or bug the daylights out of them!) with your Math Magic! This packet contains 7 math tricks.... and sometimes the magician knows your answer before you even do a calculation! Doing the trick is fun, but figuring out why it works is a fun math adventure!! Each trick comes with instructions and examples of how to do the trick along with a mathematical explanation of why it works.

These note sheets show how to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and Greatest Common Factor (GCF) using Prime Factorization.

Amaze your students (or bug the daylights out of them!) with your Math Magic! This packet contains 6 math tricks using calendars, clocks, cards and some sneaky multiplying tricks! Doing the trick is fun, but figuring out why it works is a fun math adventure!! Each trick comes with instructions and examples of how to do the trick along with a mathematical explanation of why it works.

Practice Customary Unit conversions for inches, feet, yards and mile - Given 1 unit of measurement (in-ft-yd OR ft-yd-mi), convert to the other two units - 2 Card Sets for different levels of play (40 cards per set!) Card Set A -36 cards convert inches, feet and yards all within 1 yard -4 cards convert feet, yards and miles for ¼, ½, ¾ and 1 mile Card Set B -36 cards convert inches, feet and yards from 40 inches to 138 inches - 4 cards convert feet, yards and miles for 1 ¼, 1 ½, 1 ¾ and 2 miles

Practice Customary Unit conversions for gallon, quart, pint, cup and fluid ounce! - Given 1 unit of measurement (gal, qt, pt, c, or fl.oz.), convert to the other four units - 2 Card Sets for different levels of play (40 cards per set!) Card Set A: conversions less than 1 gallon Card Set B: conversions between 1 and 3½ gallons - Answers can be printed on the back of each card so students can check their work - All answers are given as fractions in lowest terms

This booklet explains how to use ratios to make unit conversions. It includes explanations of what a ratio is and instructions on how to set up a ratio. There are simple examples showing how to convert different measurements (example: quart to cup) along with more complex conversions such as how many 7.5" pencils fit end to end down a 20' hallway. The ratios are set up in fraction-form for each equation. This booklet is intended for students just learning how to use ratios to make conversions

These note sheets provide color-coded, step-by-step instructions for multiplying a mixed number by a mixed number using diagrams and algebraic steps.

These note sheets provide: Definitions and Diagrams for: - Point, Line Segment, Line, Ray, Right Angle, Acute Angle, Obtuse Angle, Straight Angle, Parallel, Perpendicular - Open and Closed Shapes, Concave, Convex, Vertex Polygons - Definition, Regular Polygons, Polygon Names

These note sheets show color-coded, step-by-step instructions on how to multiply a mixed number by a whole number using skip counting and the distributive property.

Amaze your students (or bug the daylights out of them!) with your Math Magic! This packet contains 4 math tricks that use the "Divisibility by 9 Rule" to do amazing math. Doing the trick is fun, but figuring out why it works is a fun math adventure!! Each trick comes with instructions and examples of how to do the trick along with a mathematical explanation of why it works.

These note sheets show color-coded, step-by-step directions on how to draw a diagram of a fraction times a whole number along with formula examples.

These charts show the different types of triangles and quadrilaterals, list the characteristics of each and show an example diagram. Shapes included on the charts are: TRIANGLES: Acute Scalene, Right Scalene, Obtuse Scalene, Acute Isosceles, Right Isosceles, Obtuse Isosceles, Equilateral QUADRILATERALS: Quadrilateral, Kite, Trapezoid, Right Trapezoid, Isosceles Trapezoid, Parallelogram, Rhombus, Rectangle, Square

These note sheets provide a simple way to factor trinomials in the form of Ax^2 + Bx + C using a tic-tac-toe board.

These note sheets provide a full page list of the Laws of Exponents with examples for each Law, Quick Reference Bookmarks, and a note sheet explaining why a^0=1.

These note sheets provide color-coded, step-by-step directions to divide a fraction by a fraction or a mixed number by a mixed number using diagrams and algebraic steps.

These note sheets provide color-coded, step-by-step directions for dividing a fraction by a whole number using diagrams and algebraic steps.

These note sheets provide color-coded, step-by-step directions for dividing a whole number by a fraction using diagrams and algebraic steps.

These note sheets include a poster and bookmarks with definitions of the Multiplication Properties.

These note sheets provide color-coded, step-by-step direction to for multiplying a fraction times a fraction using diagrams and algebraic steps.

These note sheets provide color-coded, step-by-step directions for dividing whole numbers using diagrams with the divisor greater than the dividend and the divisor less than the dividend.