Master Mathematics

This Kagan Strategy resource is a great activity for work with story problems. On one side of the card there is a key math term and the other side indicates the operation that would go with the key word. Students walk around the classroom and meet with other students quizzing each other. Formats: There is a Microsoft Word Document available for edit. There is also a PDF file included.

This activity is great for practicing combining like terms and simplifying expressions. This activity can be used for quiz, quiz, trade or could be used individually as flash cards. There are 40 cards included. This KAGAN strategy is a student favorite! A Microsoft Word Document that is editable and a PDF file are included.

This resource is used for students to show what they have learned about surface area of 3D Composite Shapes. Students will write the names of the shapes, the formulas needed and then show their work. Students will be asked to justify their answers for each of the five problems. I have included a worksheet for students to help guide them in their justification. This is great for MSTEP and SAT practice. This resource could be used for an assessment on surface area. Formats: There is a Microso

This activity includes 40 Quiz Quiz Trade cards. Each card includes a relationship in a graph, table or set of coordinates. This is a great activity for students to practice this concepts. Teachers and students may also want to use this resource for flash cards or a math center. This KAGAN Strategy is a student favorite! Formats: A Microsoft Word Document that is editable and a PDF file are included.

This activity includes 40 quiz questions on simplifying using The Distributive Property. The 40 cards include integer problems and 5 cards where students will need to distribute a negative. This Kagan cooperative learning strategy is a student favorite! Formats: A Microsoft Word Document that is editable and a PDF file are included.

This resource is used for students to show what they have learned about volume of 3D Composite Shapes. Students will write the names of the shapes, the formulas needed and then show their work. Students will be asked to justify their answers for each of the five problems. I have included a worksheet for students to help guide them in their justification. This is great for MSTEP and SAT practice. This resource could be used for an assessment on volume. Formats: There is a Microsoft Word Docu

This resource includes two articles for students to help prepare them for online standardized testing. I created this article study to help prepare my students for an online test and to help them set realistic goals for themselves. The first article is titled The Benefits of Paper and Pencil in Math. The article discusses a study a teacher did in his class of students who showed their work versus students who did not. The second article explains test taking strategies for multiple choice, true a

This resource includes two performance based questions. In the first questions students complete a box and whisker plot and the second question students complete a line plot. Formats: A Microsoft Word Document that is editable and a PDF file are included.

This resource includes three constructed response questions. The first one asks students to place rational numbers on a number line. The second problem is integer operations and the third problem is on scientific notation. There is also a resource included to help students write a great constructed response.

This resource includes an article titled The Benefits of Using Pencil and Paper in Math. The article discusses a study a teacher did with his class on their test scores for online assessments. The study shows that half of his class scored better when he asked them to show their work. This is a great resource to use for students before the take an online assessment. This activity was designed to encourage my students to show their work on online assessments. This resource includes questions and

This resource is great for an exit slip or warm-up. There is one problem for each day of the week. The topics included in this resource are Solving Equations with variables on both sides of the equation. This resource would also be great to use for a constructed response and practice justifying answers. I have also included a worksheet for students with tips on helping them justify their answers more effectively. This resource was designed to encourage my students to work harder at answering MST

This is a quiz on writing, solving, and graphing inequalities. It also has two M-Step style questions and one Bonus question at the end of the quiz.

This resource is great for standardized test practice. It is also great for centers and math stations. The first constructed response is graphing a proportional relationship, the second is on scientific notation and the third one is on a better buy and solving proportions. I use this resource as part of my Pre-Algebra Mid-Term exam. It would also work great for 7th and 8th grade common core standards. Formats: A Microsoft Word Document is available to edit. There is a PDF file available as we

This resource is great for an exit slip or warm-up. There is one constructed response problem for each day of the week. The topics included in this resource are proportional and nonproportional relationships. This resource would also be great to use for a constructed response and practice justifying answers. I have also included a worksheet for students with tips on helping them justify their answers more effectively. This resource was designed to encourage my students to work harder at answerin

This resource is great for an exit slip or warm-up. There is a week's worth of examples to use with students. This resource is great for ordering rational numbers and comparing rational numbers. This resource would also be great to use for a constructed response. This resource was designed to encourage my students to work harder at answering MSTEP and NWEA style questions and to justify their answers.

This resource is great for students to do in small groups. I like to have the students figure out the answer together and then justify their answers on their own. This gives students opportunities to see how their classmates solve the problem. The students enjoy doing the problems on large whiteboards and then sharing with the whole class. Each lesson includes five problems for students to solve. This is a great activity for MSTEP and NWEA practice. This resource could also be used as a quiz

This is a unique resource for mathematics. A five minute write is a written reflection for a math concept. I typically use them at the end of a unit. I have included five examples of five minute writes to get you started and a growth chart for students to keep track of the number of words. Students are timed for five minutes and they write as much as they can in five minutes. This is to increase their writing fluency. Formats: A Microsoft Word Document that is editable and a PDF file are incl

This lesson is designed to coincide with the Glencoe Course 2 7th Grade Mathematics Curriculum Lesson 1-8. This lesson will help with the basics for slope and connect it with constant rate of change. There is also a graphic organizer designed to help with the vocabulary.

This resource includes an article titled Quantitative/Math Test Preparation Tips. The article discusses test taking tips and study tips for students. This is a great resource to use for students before the take a standardized assessment. This activity was designed to encourage my students to show their work on online assessments. This resource includes questions and answers based on the article. This resource is great for incorporating reading informational text in the math classroom. This wou

This resource is great for an exit slip or warm-up. There is a week's worth of examples to use with students. The topics included in this resource are Distributive Property, Simplifying Expressions and Combine Like Terms This resource would also be great to use for a constructed response. This resource was designed to encourage my students to work harder at answering MSTEP and NWEA style questions and to justify their answers. Formats: There is a Microsoft Word Document available for edit. Ther