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SCAVENGER HUNTS are a great way to get your students up, moving around, and EXCITED about DOING MATH! These ready-to-use, highly engaging activities can be used as either a small group or an individual activity and are the perfect way to practice new concepts or review at the end of a unit! Each activity consists of 12 problems that focus on a specific concept. Students select a problem from the stack, solve it on the provided answer sheet, and then find their answer on one of the remaining ca

Do you need a fun and engaging activity for differentiated practice, small group work or formative assessment? Are you "hooked" on the ideas in Building Thinking Classrooms or moving toward standards-based grading? If so, this “print-and-go” resource will save you lots of time while allowing your students to demonstrate understanding at their level to build confidence and feel successful! This is a BRAND NEW product line I've been working on so I would LOVE your feedback!!❤️ What’s Inclu

SCAVENGER HUNTS are a great way to get your students up, moving around, and EXCITED about DOING MATH! These ready-to-use, highly engaging activities can be used as either a small group or an individual activity and are the perfect way to practice new concepts or review at the end of a unit! This activity consists of 16 problems that focus on a specific concept. Students select a problem from the stack, solve it on the provided answer sheet, and then find their answer on one of the remaining car

MathMatch activities are a great way for your students to practice math and have FUN!! Each set consists of 16 problems (task cards) that focus on a specific skill. This set contains problems in which students must evaluate algebraic expressions using substitution. Students will solve a set of 16 problems and then match their answers. They will then past their "perfect matches" on the MathMatch Record Sheet. Click HERE to purchase the digital version of this activity for Google Drive.What's

Do you need a fun and engaging activity for differentiated practice, small group work or formative assessment? Are you "hooked" on the ideas in Building Thinking Classrooms or moving toward standards-based grading? If so, this “print-and-go” resource will save you lots of time while allowing your students to demonstrate understanding at their level to build confidence and feel successful! This is the first activity in a BRAND NEW product line I've been working on so I would LOVE your feed

Need a math activity to keep your middle school students engaged during the crazy holiday season? This “line up” activity contains 8 EQUATIONS WITH VARIABLES ON BOTH SIDES each leading to a clue. Once the clues are collected, it’s time to identify the suspect! What’s Included? • 8 Task Cards (2 sized in color and black/white) • Student Record Sheet • “LINE UP” of suspects to project on your active board • Suspect Cards (another option for you to choose) • Answer Key Mathematical Concepts i

SCAVENGER HUNTS are a great way to get your students up, moving around, and EXCITED about DOING MATH! These ready-to-use, highly engaging activities can be used as either a small group or an individual activity and are the perfect way to practice new concepts or review at the end of a unit! Each activity consists of 12 problems that focus on a specific concept. Students select a problem from the stack, solve it on the provided answer sheet, and then find their answer on one of the remaining car

Help students master missing angle measures formed by parallel lines cut by a transversal with this engaging 12 Task Card set! Students will practice Writing Equations to Solve for Unknown Angles using key geometry concepts including corresponding angles, alternate interior angles, triangle sum theorem, and the exterior angle theorem. This activity strengthens algebraic reasoning and geometry connections as students set up and solve equations to determine missing angle measures. Perfect for 8t

Help students master proportional relationships in 7th grade math with this engaging set of 9 differentiated problems. Students work through Mild, Medium, and Spicy levels as they apply key proportional reasoning skills to solve multi-step word problems. These problems focus on essential 7th grade ratio and proportional relationships standards, helping students solve problems involving ratios and percents. This resource includes both a worksheet and task card format, giving you flexibility to u

SCAVENGER HUNTS are a great way to get your students up, moving around, and EXCITED about DOING MATH! They are ready-to-use, highly engaging activities that can be used as either a small group or an individual activity. Each activity consists of 12 problems that focus on a specific concept. Students select a problem from the stack, solve it on the provided answer sheet, and then find their answer on one of the remaining cards, which gives then a new problem to solve. Click HERE to purchase the D

Help students master proportional relationships in 7th grade math with this engaging set of 9 differentiated problems. Students work through Mild, Medium, and Spicy levels as they practice identifying proportional relationships and applying key proportional reasoning skills. These problems focus on essential 7th grade ratio and proportional relationships standards, helping students analyze tables and graphs, find unit rates, determine the constant of proportionality, and write equations in the

SCAVENGER HUNTS are a great way to get your students up, moving around, and EXCITED about DOING MATH! These ready-to-use, highly engaging activities can be used as either a small group or an individual activity and are the perfect way to practice new concepts or review at the end of a unit! Each activity consists of 12 problems that focus on a specific concept. Students select a problem from the stack, solve it on the provided answer sheet, and then find their answer on one of the remaining car

SCAVENGER HUNTS are a great way to get your students up, moving around, and EXCITED about DOING MATH! They are ready-to-use, highly engaging activities that can be used as either a small group or an individual activity. Each activity consists of 12 problems that focus on a specific concept. Students select a problem from the stack, solve it on the provided answer sheet, and then find their answer on one of the remaining cards, which gives then a new problem to solve. Click HERE to purchase the D

Need a math activity to keep your middle school students engaged during the crazy holiday season? This “line up” activity contains 8 SCIENTIFIC NOTATION PROBLEMS each leading to a clue. Once the clues are collected, it’s time to identify the suspect! *Note: This activity also requires students to solve basic equations and evaluate an expression.What’s Included? • 8 Task Cards (2 sized in color and black/white) • Student Record Sheet • “LINE UP” of suspects to project on your active board •

“The STRUGGLE is REAL” with this fun and engaging activity to introduce Solving Systems by Elimination. Using trial and error, number sense, and a lot of perseverance, students will attempt to solve 10 picture puzzles. When they can’t take it anymore, start a discussion about which pictures would cancel and how to use what’s left to find the value of the other. Ultimately, they will learn the process of ELIMINATION and will be THRILLED to learn that it’s so easy!! What’s Included?• 10 Picture

Do you need a fun and engaging activity for differentiated practice, small group work or formative assessment? Are you "hooked" on the ideas in Building Thinking Classrooms or moving toward standards-based grading? If so, this “print-and-go” resource will save you lots of time while allowing your students to demonstrate understanding at their level to build confidence and feel successful! This is a BRAND NEW product line I've been working on so I would LOVE your feedback!!❤️ What’s Inclu

Need a math activity to keep your middle school students engaged during the crazy holiday season? Look no further!! This “line up” activity contains 10 SLOPE FORMULA problems each leading to a clue. Once the clues are collected, it’s time to identify the suspect! What’s Included? • 10 Task Cards (2 sized in color and black/white) • Student Record Sheet • “LINE UP” of suspects to project on your active board • Suspect Cards (another option for you to choose) • Answer Key Mathematical Con

Use these fun and engaging picture puzzles to encourage your students to think mathematically and develop algebraic thinking! Using trial and error, number sense, and a lot of perseverance, students will attempt to solve 10 picture puzzles. These puzzles can be used for math talks, bell ringers, extra credit or as a challenge for your early finishers. They also serve as a great visual representation for solving systems of equations. If you are looking for a set of puzzles that can be used to t

Do your students struggle to retain concepts regardless of how much time and effort you put into teaching them? If your answer is “yes”, then you should consider incorporating some “Error Analysis” into your instruction! Research shows that when students engage in Error Analysis, a higher-level thinking skill, their long-term retention significantly increases. Through meaningful class discussions, they are not only able to identify and correct mistakes, but also to brainstorm strategies to

Have you been desperately trying to align your middle school math curriculum to the common core? If so, this problem solving set is for you (and your students, of course!) This set contains 3 higher level, multi-step problems* specifically aligned to the common core for grades 6-8. These problems focus on Proportional Relationships. The first problem is very basic, but the rigor increases as students move through the problem set. *There are two additional problems in this set, but due to l