Manipulating Math Minds

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space multiplying polynomials the entire way! I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. My students always look forward to activities. If yours do too, you might

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space solving systems of equation problems the entire way! The activity includes a fun interactive way to solve systems of equations using the elimination moethd. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space solving inequalities the entire way! I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. My students love activities to end a unit, If yours do too, you might look a

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space factoring polynomials the entire way! Make sure they FULLY factor. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. STAAR, TEKS, Algebra, Polynomial, Factor, Core

When spring is in the air, I cannot help but think about BASEBALL!!! However, we still have several months of school remaining. So why not combine the two? This file contains 2 baseball themed quadratic equations worksheets. The first one requires students to test for factorability of quadratic equations by using the discriminant. The second requires students to use the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations. And as always, I have included both solution keys. Together, they serve

This file contains 78 word wall posters that depict Junior High Math vacabulary for the whole year. Great back to school resource. The poster set includes: Acute angles Addition words Additive inverse * Area Bar graph Bases Box and whisker Circle/diameter/radius Combine like terms * Complementary angles Compound probability Congruent figures Coordinate grid * Cross multiply Dilation Dimension changes Discount and sales tax Distribution * Division words * Equals words * Even numbers Histo

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working slope problems the entire way! The activity includes mean, median, mode and range. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the solution key. STAAR, TEKS, Central t

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space determining pattern rules for linear equations the entire way! The activity includes both vertical and horizontal tables for multiple representations. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working systems of equations the entire way! The activity is a fun interactive way to solve systems using the substitution method. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Plus the

This set of task cards provides all you need for a full hour of fun. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! It contains 32 question cards and 4 Bonus cards (Kaboom, lose a turn, steal a card, & a bonus turn), a coordinating answer worksheet, and a solution key. My student are VERY competitive and LOVE playing with the Bonus cards as described below. Option 1: Each team/group will work on one card and complete the appropriate section, then swap for a n

This set of task cards provides all you need for a full hour of fun. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! It contains 10 picture cards, and a question card with 4 questions for a total of 40 probability problems, a coordinating answer worksheet, and a solution key. I have included two versions of the cards, one in grayscale, and the other in color. Either way, you will probably want to print a class set on cardstock and laminate them for future ye

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working monomial problems the entire way! The activity includes multiplication, division, negative exponents and the exponent value of zero. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homewor

Looking for a new way to assess mastery of a concept? Why not try a maze? Students will start the activity at the "START" arrow and continue through the maze until they reach the “END” space working slope problems the entire way! The activity includes positive, negative, fractions, whole numbers, zero and undefined slopes.. I have included a color copy (if you would prefer to laminate them to use in future years as an in class activity), and a white copy that could be used as homework. Pl

This file includes all you need for a fun filled day of real world math involving simple and compound interest; 15 problem posters, work packet, and solution key. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! There are 15 poster that will be placed around the room. Each poster has a question that must be solved correctly to find its "matching solution" on another poster in the room. Once all 15 problems have been answered correctly, each team will end back

This can be an individual activity or completed with a partner. Students will be given 24-30 cards (mappings, ordered pairs, graphs, tables and equations) to sort into the appropriate category: relation or function. Once the cards have been sorted, they can complete the extension WS to reinforce the images on the cards. If your student enjoy this type of student activity, you make also want to consider these: Slope Task cards: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Slope-Task-Card-Set-

This file contains 2 interest foldables (that are sold in other bundles in my store). One is simple interest using the formula I = PRT. The second is compound interest using the formula A = P(1+r)^t. And as always, I have included both solution keys. Together, they serve as a nice introduction to interest including vocabulary, proper use of the formulas and problems that require students to calculate just interest as well as ending account balances. These would pair well with the self-chec

Spring is an awesome time of year, and when I usually teach my financial literacy unit. So why not make a few worksheets that combine the two? This file contains 2 self check interest worksheets(that are sold in other bundles in my store). One is simple interest using the formula I = PRT. The second is compound interest using the formula A = P(1+r)^t. And as always, I have included both solution keys. Together, they serve as a nice introduction to interest, as well as an appropriately timed

This can be an individual activity or completed with a partner. Students will be given 10-30 puzzle pieces at a time depending on level of difficulty you desired. The objective is to match five pieces that relate to one linear relationship; the visual or verbal real world situation, equation, identification of y-intercept and slope, meaning of slope, and meaning of the y-intercept. Once matches are made, students will unscramble letters located on cards to complete short phrases. This enable

This set of task cards provides all you need for a full hour of fun. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! It contains 44 inequalities problems, including 11 word problems, 4 (Kaboom, lose a turn, steal a card, & a bonus turn), a coordinating answer worksheet, and a solution key. My student are VERY competitive and LOVE playing with the Bonus cards as described below. Option 1: Each team/group will work on one card and complete the appropriate section,

This set of task cards provides all you need for a full hour of fun. The activity is designed to have students work in groups and OUT OF THEIR SEATS! It contains 10 algebraic function problems, including equation, inequalities, graphs and tables, a coordinating answer worksheet, and a solution key. I have included two versions of the cards, one in grayscale, and the other in color, for a total of 20 cards. Either way, you will probably want to print a class set on cardstock and laminate the