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 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

Solving equations is a skill that has to be mastered for students to perform basic algebraic operations in later years. While it seems so logical to me, my students often struggled with what steps are to be taken first (+, -, x, ÷), even though it is just order of operations…in reverse. A few years ago, I started using “Equation Estates” to teach this, and the confusion no longer exists. We even had a little fun along the way! I teach JH, and they can TOTALLY relate to this set up! The ba

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

My students ALWAYS cringe when they hear me say the word “fractions”. But that is not necessary if they can learn to use a 12 x 12 or 15 x 15 multiplication chart to work “Magic”. In this zipped file you will get a complete lesson for simplifying fractions (one lesson that is in a complete bundle I have listed for sale) by using a completed multiplication chart. It includes the following: • 12 x 12 multiplication chart for students to complete (and key). • 15 x 15 multiplication chart for s

My students ALWAYS cringe when they hear me say the word “fractions”. But that is not necessary if they can learn to use a 12 x 12 or 15 x 15 multiplication chart to work “Magic”. In this file you are getting a full week’s worth of activities on fraction operations (Simplifying, Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing): • 12 x 12 multiplication chart for students to complete (and key). • 15 x 15 multiplication chart for students to complete (and key). This is used for higher grades

Solving equations is a skill that has to be mastered for students to perform basic algebraic operations in later years. While it seems so logical to me, my students often struggled with what steps are to be taken first (+, -, x, ÷), even though it is just order of operations…in reverse. A few years ago, I started using “Equation Estates” to teach this, and the confusion no longer exists. We even had a little fun along the way! I teach JH, and they can TOTALLY relate to this set up! The ba

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

Solving equations is a skill that has to be mastered for students to perform basic algebraic operations in later years. While it seems so logical to me, my students often struggled with what steps are to be taken first (+, -, x, ÷), even though it is just order of operations…in reverse. A few years ago, I started using “Equation Estates” to teach this, and the confusion no longer exists. We even had a little fun along the way! I teach JH, and they can TOTALLY relate to this set up! The ba

Solving equations is a skill that has to be mastered for students to perform basic algebraic operations in later years. While it seems so logical to me, my students often struggled with what steps are to be taken first (+, -, x, ÷), even though it is just order of operations…in reverse. A few years ago, I started using “Equation Estates” to teach this, and the confusion no longer exists. We even had a little fun along the way! I teach JH, and they can TOTALLY relate to this set up! The ba

This file contains 2 simple interest components (that are sold in other bundles in my store). One is a foldable to guide the students through using the formula I=PRT. The second is a self checking riddle WS that covers the same topic. And as always, I have included both solution keys. Together, they serve as a nice introduction to simple interest including vocabulary, proper use of the formula and problems that require students to calculate just interest as well as ending account balances.

Solving equations is a skill that has to be mastered for students to perform basic algebraic operations in later years. While it seems so logical to me, my students often struggled with what steps are to be taken first (+, -, x, ÷), even though it is just order of operations…in reverse. A few years ago, I started using “Equation Estates” to teach this, and the confusion no longer exists. We even had a little fun along the way! I teach JH, and they can TOTALLY relate to this set up! The ba

Solving equations is a skill that has to be mastered for students to perform basic algebraic operations in later years. While it seems so logical to me, my students often struggled with what steps are to be taken first (+, -, x, ÷), even though it is just order of operations…in reverse. A few years ago, I started using “Equation Estates” to teach this, and the confusion no longer exists. We even had a little fun along the way! I teach JH, and they can TOTALLY relate to this set up! The ba