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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 Compound Probability Tree Diagrams Worksheets - 7th grade Probability Activities

Compound Probability Tree Diagrams Worksheets - 7th grade Probability Activities

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This set of worksheets help your students practice compound probability using tree diagrams. It includes a mix of scaffolded pages (where part of the work is done for them) and blank templates (where they do it all on their own). These are great for teaching independent and dependent events in a visual, step-by-step way. 5 PDF pages for printing, with 2 tree diagrams per page (10 problems total). Cut pages in half to use at math centers or stations or post around the room for a fun scavenge
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 'My Math Tessellation' | A Back to School, Get to Know You Activity

'My Math Tessellation' | A Back to School, Get to Know You Activity

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Back to School Math Tessellation Icebreaker | Learning Styles & Classroom Preferences ActivityStart your math class with a meaningful back-to-school icebreaker that helps you get to know your students on day one! This get-to-know-you activity is perfect for upper elementary, middle school, or high school math classes. Students answer questions about their learning style, classroom preferences, strengths, challenges, and interests, then create a personalized hexagon based on their responses. Once
Preview of Solving Multi-Step Equations Project - Travel Activity | 8.EE.C7

Solving Multi-Step Equations Project - Travel Activity | 8.EE.C7

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Your students will love this fun & engaging project for your 8th Grade Equations Unit!This project finds your students on a journey through solving multi-step equations. Beginning with "Take-Off" (solving two-step equations review), students will explore the world of Distributing & Combining Like Terms as well as Variables on Both Sides. The journey ends with solving multi-step equations using all techniques. No Prep - just print and go!This project took my 8th grade students 2, 50-minute les
Preview of Two Way Tables Coloring Activity | Relative Frequency Worksheets 8th Grade Math

Two Way Tables Coloring Activity | Relative Frequency Worksheets 8th Grade Math

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Make two-way frequency tables practice fun with this no-prep Two-Way Tables Coloring Activity for 8th grade statistics! These worksheets give students meaningful practice reading two-way tables, finding totals and missing values, calculating relative frequency, working with percentages, and answering probability questions based on categorical data. Students solve each problem, match their answers on the coloring sheet, and color by answer for a fun and easy-to-use math review activity. These tw
Preview of Distance Time Graph Story Match - Digital Activities for Google Slides

Distance Time Graph Story Match - Digital Activities for Google Slides

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Looking for an interactive way to help your students understand distance-time graphs? This digital activity for Google Slides is the perfect resource to reinforce interpreting and analyzing motion through graphs! You get 3 Googles that contain: 12 travel stories that describe various movements, including differing speed, stopping, acceleration, deceleration and distances. Students will cut out these 12 stories and paste them next to their matching graphA bonus, extra practice activity which in
Preview of Multi-Step Equations: Halloween Math Escape Room | Haunted Mansion Game

Multi-Step Equations: Halloween Math Escape Room | Haunted Mansion Game

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Solving Multi-Step Equations: Escape the Haunted Mansion A Halloween Math Digital Escape Room for Grades 8-10Can your students escape the Haunted Manor before midnight? This no-prep, self-checking Halloween math escape room is a spooky and engaging way to practice Solving Multi-Step Equations (including distribution and variables on both sides)! Students solve equations, uncover clues, and unlock digital “doors” to move from room to room in the haunted manor. What makes this escape room differe
Preview of Pi Day Activities - Math Worksheets, Puzzles, Coloring, | 6th 7th 8th Grade

Pi Day Activities - Math Worksheets, Puzzles, Coloring, | 6th 7th 8th Grade

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This Pi Day activity packet is the ultimate collection of Pi Day math worksheets for middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade! Packed with 8 print-and-go activities including a Pi Day coloring sheet, coordinate graphing, word search, crossword, and more — everything you need to celebrate March 14 is right here! No Prep - Just Print and Go!What’s Included?Pi Day Word Search — Find 11 math vocabulary words including circumference, diameter, radius, and moreBrain Teasers — Visual algebra
Preview of Distance Time Graph Story Match Activity - Hands-on Activity

Distance Time Graph Story Match Activity - Hands-on Activity

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Looking for an interactive way to help your students understand distance-time graphs? This cut-and-paste matching activity is the perfect resource to reinforce interpreting and analyzing motion through graphs! You get: 12 travel stories that describe various movements, including differing speed, stopping, acceleration, deceleration and distances. Students will cut out these 12 stories and paste them next to their matching graphA bonus, extra practice page which includes 4 stories to match and
Preview of Compound Probability - Partner Activity | Independent and Dependent Events

Compound Probability - Partner Activity | Independent and Dependent Events

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Your students will love practicing Probability of Compound Events (with and without replacement) in this fun, printable partner activity. This is a great, interactive resource that I use during our Statistics Unit. No Prep - Just Print & Go!Instructions: 1.Divide students into pairs 2.Give “Partner A” sheet to one student and “Partner B” to the other. The questions are different! 3.Partners will work independently to solve the problems and place the resulting symbols at the top of the page, ac
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 Geometry Translations Digital Activities - Google Slides

Geometry Translations Digital Activities - Google Slides

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Your students will love this digital, easy-to-use resource for practicing Translations - including recognizing Translations, Translating Objects across 4 Quadrants, and Writing the Image Translation Rule.  These 10, interactive Google Slides are designed for independent practice, making them ideal for in-class work, homework, or even virtual assignments. The interactive format and fun activities keep students motivated and on task! Recently Updated! Your students will love the digital version
Preview of Distance Time Graph Story Match - Print & Digital Bundle

Distance Time Graph Story Match - Print & Digital Bundle

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Grab a bargain with this bundle of print and digital story match activities for distance time graphs (interpreting motion graphs)! This is the same resource and questions, but one is for printing (cut and paste activity) and the other is digital (interactive Google Slides). The products can be fully viewed in their respective preview files Please follow my store and thank you for your support!
Preview of Estimating Square Roots Digital Escape Room - Treasure Island

Estimating Square Roots Digital Escape Room - Treasure Island

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Can you unlock the treasure and escape Treasure Island? Practicing estimating square roots, students will work through a Google Forms digital escape room. Beautiful graphics and 23 problems will have your students fully engaged. No prep what-so-ever! Your download will include teacher instructions with an answer key + link to the Google form. It will force a copy, so it is yours to share with your students! Puzzles and product explanation are viewable in the preview file. Perfect for: ReviewC
Preview of Compound Probability Tree Diagrams - Digital Practice | Google Slides

Compound Probability Tree Diagrams - Digital Practice | Google Slides

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This interactive Google Slides resource helps students practice compound probability using tree diagrams (including independent and dependent events). Each slide includes one tree diagram with editable text boxes, so students can easily type their answers directly on the slide. 10 slides in total. There is a mix of scaffolded slides (with part of the diagram filled in) and blank templates for students to complete on their own. Each practice activity is anchored in a real-world scenario and gi
Preview of 8th Grade Math Project - Scatterplots & Line of Best Fit | Real-world Statistics

8th Grade Math Project - Scatterplots & Line of Best Fit | Real-world Statistics

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Your students will love this fun & engaging project for your 8th Grade Statistics Unit! This is a real-world application of data to see how to world has changed over the last fifty years. This project finds your students working through 5 parts: creating and interpreting scatter plots, finding the line of best fit, finding the equation of the line, and making predictions. Data sets include population, life expectancy, global temperature, and average number of books read from 1970-2020. Meaningfu
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 Finding the Slope from Graphs, Tables, Points Detective Mystery - PDF & Digital

Finding the Slope from Graphs, Tables, Points Detective Mystery - PDF & Digital

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Your students will love practicing Finding Slope - including slope from a graph, from a table, and a set of ordered pairs - to solve the clues in this fun detective mystery! This resource includes digital, Google Slides and a PDF for printing.The Case of Lord Crumpet’s Mysterious WillLord Crumpet’s unexpected passing has left his estate in question, but whispers of a late-night argument suggest there’s more to the story. As investigators, your students will work through a series of problems (e
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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!