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Hi, I'm Tracy! Originally from Florida, I have the privilege of teaching math down under - in Australia! With 12 years of classroom experience, I know what works in a real math classroom. My resources are designed to be interactive, flexible, and easy to implement. Here you will find CCSS aligned hands-on projects, digital escapes, puzzles, mysteries, and all the awesome things that go beyond a worksheet - because when students enjoy math, they learn better!
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Preview of Translations on the Coordinate Plane Worksheets | Geometry Transformations

Translations on the Coordinate Plane Worksheets | Geometry Transformations

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This set of 8th grade Geometry Transformations Worksheets helps students understand how figures move across the coordinate plane through translations. Students will identify, describe, and graph translations using both directional language and coordinate rules. With scaffolded worksheets, logic puzzles, and a cut-and-paste task, this resource makes learning translations visual and engaging -perfect as an introduction to your 8th Grade Transformations Unit! BenefitsReinforces coordinate plane s
Preview of Surface Area & Volume Project - Cone, Cylinder, Sphere | Cake Designer

Surface Area & Volume Project - Cone, Cylinder, Sphere | Cake Designer

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In this hands-on project, students take on the role of cake designers while applying their knowledge of surface area and volume of prisms, cylinders, spheres, and cones to create, budget, and present a custom cake. Students will plan their design, calculate surface area for icing and volume for batter, and compare costs to a set budget before completing a final presentation. It’s the perfect blend of real-world math, creativity, and problem-solving. Suitable for 7th grade and 8th grade, this p
Preview of Surface Area and Volume 3D Shapes Project | Sandcastle Geometry Design Activity

Surface Area and Volume 3D Shapes Project | Sandcastle Geometry Design Activity

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Make surface area and volume fun with this end of year project for 7th grade and 8th grade! This Surface Area and Volume Sandcastle Design Project gives middle school students an engaging way to apply geometry skills through building, measuring, calculating, and designing. Students create a sandcastle model using 3D shape nets, calculate the surface area and volume of their shapes, and finish by drawing a scaled blueprint of their final design. This printable geometry project is a creative an
Preview of Pythagorean Theorem Digital Math Escape Room | 8th Grade Geometry Review Game

Pythagorean Theorem Digital Math Escape Room | 8th Grade Geometry Review Game

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Turn the Pythagorean Theorem into an exciting challenge with this Digital Escape Room for Google Forms! Students solve a variety of puzzles as they practice identifying right triangles, finding missing sides, identifying and calculating the hypotenuse, applying the Pythagorean Theorem to real-world problems, and using the theorem on the coordinate plane - all aligned to 8th grade geometry standards. Printable worksheets of the digital puzzles are included as a paper backup (great for when their
Preview of Area and Circumference of Circles - Digital Escape Room Google Forms

Area and Circumference of Circles - Digital Escape Room Google Forms

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Your students will love practicing finding the Area and Circumference of Circles - including word problems and diagrams- to solve the four-puzzle escape room! This resource includes a link to a digital, Google Forms as well as a PDF for printing. Students must get the correct combination to Puzzle 1 before advancing to the next Puzzle. 4 Puzzles (16 questions) in total to escape! All four puzzles are available for printing - perfect for group work or math stations. You will love this self-chec
Preview of Translations, Rotations & Reflections Worksheet Bundle - Rigid Transformations

Translations, Rotations & Reflections Worksheet Bundle - Rigid Transformations

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This Geometry Transformations on the Coordinate Plane Bundle helps your 8th-grade students master how figures move across the coordinate plane - through translations, rotations, and reflections. These visual and hands-on activities support students in identifying, describing, transforming, and graphing figures using clear directional language and coordinate rules. Students will translate shapes using (x, y) → (x ± __, y ± __), rotate figures using 90°, 180°, and 270° rules, and reflect shapes a
Preview of Pythagorean Theorem Project | Hands On Math Activity | Pythagoras Spiral Art

Pythagorean Theorem Project | Hands On Math Activity | Pythagoras Spiral Art

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Transform the Pythagorean Theorem into a stunning visual display with this hands-on math activity! This Pythagorean Theorem project combines geometry with art as students construct the famous Wheel of Theodorus (also called the Pythagorean Spiral or Square Root Spiral). Students will build 17 right-angled triangles, calculating each hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem, and get creative decorating their spiral pattern! WHAT'S INCLUDED:Complete student instruction pages with step-by-step g
Preview of Geometry Transformations Math Project - Rotations, Reflections, & Translations

Geometry Transformations Math Project - Rotations, Reflections, & Translations

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This geometry project challenges students to apply translations, reflections, and rotations on the coordinate plane to create bold 90s-style wrapping paper designs! Students select and label three shapes, plan their transformations using tracing paper, complete transformation tables, and transfer their designs onto a coordinate grid. Finally, they outline and color their patterns in true retro style! You will love the creativity!Why wrapping paper? Wrapping paper is a perfect real-world example
Preview of Dilations on the Coordinate Plane Project - 8th Grade Scale Factor Garden Design

Dilations on the Coordinate Plane Project - 8th Grade Scale Factor Garden Design

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This hands-on geometry project invites students to create and transform a garden design using dilations, scale factor, and coordinate graphing. Students begin by drafting a layout using geometric shapes on a coordinate grid. Then, they apply a scale factor to dilate their design and create a final transformed version of their garden. They’ll see exactly how multiplying coordinates changes the size of a figure while preserving its shape - a concrete, visual model of similarity!This resource is
Preview of Pi Day Activity | Geometry Translations Mystery Picture 7th 8th Grade

Pi Day Activity | Geometry Translations Mystery Picture 7th 8th Grade

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PI DAY ACTIVITY | GEOMETRY TRANSLATIONS MYSTERY PICTURE - PRINT & DIGITALMake Pi Day unforgettable with this hands-on, engaging geometry activity! Students practice geometric translations by cutting out shapes, applying translation rules, and pasting them onto a coordinate grid to reveal a surprise Pi Day mystery picture! Perfect for 7th and 8th grade math students — and a guaranteed class favorite. HOW IT WORKSStudents color and cut the shapes on page 1 They read the translation instructions
Preview of Coordinate Plane Transformations Puzzles | Reflections, Rotations, Translations

Coordinate Plane Transformations Puzzles | Reflections, Rotations, Translations

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This engaging logic puzzle activity gets students thinking critically as they apply translations, reflections, and rotations to uncover hidden points on a coordinate plane! Perfect for reinforcing 8th grade geometry rigid transformations, this resource includes both printable worksheets and a digital Google Slides version with drag-and-drop pieces. What’s Included:9 transformation puzzles (each with coordinate grid + 3–4 clues)Printable student worksheets Answer key Interactive Google Slides
Preview of Area of Polygons Formula Reference Sheet - 2D Shapes

Area of Polygons Formula Reference Sheet - 2D Shapes

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Enjoy this freebie! This reference sheet is perfect for note-taking and interactive notebooks. It contains the area formula and labelled pictures for square, rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, and circle.
Preview of Math Bulletin Board - 'Every Problem Has A Solution' | Middle & High Math Decor

Math Bulletin Board - 'Every Problem Has A Solution' | Middle & High Math Decor

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This ' Every Problem Has a Solution' bulletin board kit combines motivational messaging with real math symbols, graphs, and notations your students recognize from class! You will get 24 letter posters with clean pastel colors and graph paper backgrounds - ready to print and perfect for middle school and high school math classrooms. Each letter in the phrase features creative designs using integrals, vectors, angles, functions, parabolas, coordinate planes, Greek letters like Σ, Δ, Ψ and π, as w
Preview of Finding the Slope from a Graph 'Build a Cupcake' Activity | 8.EE.B6

Finding the Slope from a Graph 'Build a Cupcake' Activity | 8.EE.B6

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Your students will love this "Building a Cupcake" activity that practices Finding the Slope from Graphs! Students will draw toppings and other components on their cupcake template based on their solutions. You will love the creativity, engagement, and having a no-prep activity! Check out the thumbnail images and preview file above to get a better idea of what this resource looks like. A bonus extra practice sheet is also included - 15 problems to solve in total! Perfect for: - Classwork - Revie
Preview of Area Circumference of Circles  - Arc Length and Area of Sectors Notes + Practice

Area Circumference of Circles - Arc Length and Area of Sectors Notes + Practice

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This resource is a set of six interactive notes and practice for Circumference of a Circle, Area of a Circle, Arc Length, and Area of sectors. Product is viewable in the preview file. Please follow my store and thank you for your support! Great for: ReviewNotesInteractive NotebooksHomeworkCover lessons
Preview of Angles - Digital Escape Room | Complementary, Supplementary, Vertical, Adjacent

Angles - Digital Escape Room | Complementary, Supplementary, Vertical, Adjacent

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Your students will love practicing Angle Relationships (finding the missing angle) to solve the five-puzzle escape room! Complementary, Supplementary, Vertically Opposite, and Adjacent Angles are all included. This resource includes a link to a digital, Google Forms as well as a PDF for printing. Students must get the correct combination to Puzzle 1 before advancing to the next Puzzle. 5 Puzzles (20 questions) in total to escape! All five puzzles are available for printing - perfect for group w
Preview of Similar Figures & Finding the Scale Factor Math BOOM Cards (Digital Task Cards)

Similar Figures & Finding the Scale Factor Math BOOM Cards (Digital Task Cards)

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Give students meaningful practice with scale factor and similar figures using this 24-card interactive Boom Deck! Students will identify scale factors, find missing side lengths, and analyze properties of similar figures using proportional reasoning. The deck includes a variety of formats - multiple choice, drag and drop, fill in the blank, and click-to-answer. Click here to preview this deck!Each card includes: Visuals of similar figures for identifying scale relationshipsProblems involving fin
Preview of Halloween Transformations Activity - Translations on the Coordinate Plane

Halloween Transformations Activity - Translations on the Coordinate Plane

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In this hands-on Halloween math activity, students will cut, translate, and paste Halloween-themed shapes onto a coordinate grid to reveal a hidden picture. As they follow each translation instruction, they practice moving figures left, right, up, and down on the coordinate plane - a fun and visual way to master geometry transformations. This low-prep, high-engagement activity is perfect for middle school students learning translations or as an introduction to transformations. It’s a creative,
Preview of Interior and Exterior Angles of a Triangle: 'Find the Traitor' Mystery Activity

Interior and Exterior Angles of a Triangle: 'Find the Traitor' Mystery Activity

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Your students will love practicing finding the missing interior and exterior angle of a triangle to solve the clues and solve the mystery! There is a traitor at our school! Someone on staff has committed a crime. Did the Gym teacher lose the class set of basketballs? Did the Math teacher destroy the math tests by spilling coffee? Work through the problems to find out who, where, when, and how! The product is viewable in the preview file. Please follow my store and thank you for your support! Gr
Preview of Rotations on the Coordinate Plane Worksheets 8th Grade Geometry Transformations

Rotations on the Coordinate Plane Worksheets 8th Grade Geometry Transformations

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This set of geometry transformations worksheets helps students understand how figures rotate around the origin on the coordinate plane. Students will identify, describe, graph, and analyze rotations using both directional language and coordinate rules. With scaffolded worksheets, visual tasks, and coordinate plane practice, this resource makes learning rotations visual and engaging -perfect as part of your 8th Grade Transformations Unit! BenefitsReinforces coordinate plane skills and rotation r
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Experience

Hi, I'm Tracy! Originally from Florida, I have the privilege of teaching math down under - in Australia! With 12 years of classroom experience, I know what works in a real math classroom. My resources are designed to be interactive, flexible, and easy to implement. Here you will find CCSS aligned hands-on projects, digital escapes, puzzles, mysteries, and all the awesome things that go beyond a worksheet - because when students enjoy math, they learn better!

Teaching style

My teaching style is all about engagement, exploration, and real-world connections. I believe that students learn best when they are actively involved, so my resources are visually engaging with a strong focus on hands-on and problem-based learning. I also value flexibility and differentiation, so many of my materials include multiple formats—print and digital options, scaffolded support, and challenge extensions—to meet the needs of diverse learners!

Awards & shining teacher moments

*Selected for the TpT Seller Advisory Board 2025– A recognition of my expertise in curriculum design and my commitment to supporting the teacher community. *Professional Development Provider - Current course: 'Creative Digital Solutions for Engaging Math Classrooms'

My own education history

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Biology, but my passion for teaching led me to pursue a Master’s in Education (Secondary Science and Mathematics). I am also an IB Diploma recipient, which has given me a unique perspective on inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, and global education standards.

Additional biographical information

Beyond teaching, I’m a fantasy book lover, horror movie fan, and metal music enthusiast. I also design and create home-made cosplays with my young daughter and attend several cosplay conventions a year. Thanks for stopping by and I hope my resources bring excitement and fun to your classroom!