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This resource was built out of necessity. I needed a quick, self-checking one step equations resource that was accessible to low level students, but not so easy that high flyers could instinctually know the solutions with mental math. The reason this resource explicitly states to use algebraic thinking is because early middle school teachers tend to do students a disservice by ignoring the crucial teaching of algebraic thinking. One- and two-step problems in earlier grades may be able to be ment

This is a bundle of great google forms for students to practice calculating with percentages using conceptual models via percent double number lines. The digital copy of this resource provides some extra scaffolding via hints to help students get started, unlike the paper-copy version that is listed below. The suggested sequencing is as follows: Part 1: 25% IncrementsPart 2: 10% IncrementsPart 3: Mixed PracticeThis digital resource can be used in isolation, or it can be paired with the paper cop

This is a great google form for students to practice calculating with percentages using conceptual models via percent double number lines. This particular version includes working with 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. The digital copy of this resource provides some extra scaffolding via worked out examples and a think aloud for students to read that are not a part of the paper-only copy. This digital resource is designed as Part 1 of a multi-part series. Part 2: 10% IncrementsPart 3: Mixed PracticeT

This product is part of a mini-unit on calculations with percentages for 6th grade. The focus of the product is to have students gain a very sound conceptual understanding of percentages before giving them more streamlined methods of solving the problems. Students start with notes for 25% increments to learn the double number line method with simpler formats. Then, when they are comfortable, you can move them to 10% increments, which can involve a lot more writing. I have done this mini-unit in

This resource provides a chance for students to practice ratio reasoning with fractional rates. In my personal experience, we're always told by the powers that be to stick to easier fractions to work with, yet when we get assessments, the fractions are hard ones. Thus, I made this to have harder fractions and some easier fractions. I also have always had it stressed to me that in 6th grade especially, one should always focus on how any situation has TWO unit rates, not just one, so I included th

Want some free previews of this resource? Check here: Benchmark Percentages with Mental Math ShortcutsBenchmark Percentages Practice Google FormWant a comprehensive unit of percent of a number problems scaffolded with conceptual understanding, visual models in double number lines, and mental math shortcuts? You've come to the right place!! This unit includes NotesSpecific practice worksheetsMixed practice worksheetsAnd matching Google Forms for easier grading and data collectionThis is the mega-

This is a simple resource designed for assessing what students know and have learned about the coordinate plane and integers. I copy these, then use a paper slicer to cut them in half for the students. They seem less intimidated by half sheets for pre-assessments. (Of course, these could be used for simple practice and review.) I give the students 5-10 minutes to complete each, then we check them together quickly. If you use math notebooks, it's an excellent resource to place in the notebook--ha

This resource was created to remove the challenge of formatting solving an equation algebraically. Students have helpful boxes in which to place the inverse operations done to both sides of the equation. I have found in my experience of using this worksheet that struggling students respond really well to the chance to think more about the operations that need to be done than where to write in the math. The boxes provided also hint at which operation needs to be undone first in order to solve the

Quick notes for computation and thought process of solving basic percent application word problems. Includes tax, tip, gratuity, discount, sale, sale price, and commission. Also includes a reminder on how to turn a percent into a decimal prior to multiplication. A low-ink or no color version of the notes is also provided as page two.

This is a great google form for students to practice calculating with percentages using conceptual models via percent double number lines. This particular version includes working with 10% increments, like 10%, 20%, 30%, and so on. It also includes 5%. The digital copy of this resource provides some extra scaffolding via hints to help students get started. This digital resource is designed as part three of a multi-part series. Part 1: 25% IncrementsPart 2: 10% IncrementsPart 3: Mixed PracticeThi

This worksheet was designed to provide either a remedial or supported practice, or, if given to upper-level students, it could be given with no support or introduction for students to discover the process. I wanted to support addition via the number line model in the most basic way possible. I always introduced this worksheet by reminding students about how elementary number lines went, that adding moved up and subtracting moved down. In that case, you were always working in positives. So, addit

In this quick activity, students use Geogebra and a self-checking Google Sheets page to explore whether or not any three combinations of side lengths will create a triangle. This activity lends itself well to self-discovery of the Triangle Side Length Theorem, which states that the sum of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side. This resource, if shared with students via Google Classroom, works best with the "Make a copy for each student" option. It makes a

I created this resource to help structure the use of ratio tables to solve ratio problems. If students from 6th grade are already familiar with the use of a ratio table to solve similar problems, this guided practice would easily walk them through the steps on their own toward creating ratio tables from ratios with fractions involved. This is also a helpful guide for a teacher who is working on transitioning struggling students from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking.

This is just two pages totally for free from my Full Percentages with Double Number Lines Resource listed in my store. It comes complete with a key and plenty of space for students to work out the percent problems using multiple different methods.

This is a great google form for students to practice calculating with percentages. This particular version includes working with a variety of benchmark percentages, including increments of 25%, 10%, and 5%. This digital resource is designed as Part 3 of a multi-part series. Part 1: 25% IncrementsPart 2: 10% IncrementsThis digital resource can be used in isolation, or it can be paired with the paper copy version that you can find in my store here.