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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 Order of Operations - Digital Escape Room Activity | 6th Grade Math 6.EE.A1

Order of Operations - Digital Escape Room Activity | 6th Grade Math 6.EE.A1

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Your students will love simplifying expressions using the order of operations - including exponents (2nd power, only) - 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. Great for: ReviewMath Centers
Preview of Comparing and Ordering Integers 'Build a Pizza' Activity | 6.NS.C7

Comparing and Ordering Integers 'Build a Pizza' Activity | 6.NS.C7

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Your students will love this "Building a Pizza" activity that practices Comparing and Ordering Integers. Problems include comparing integers using the greater than or less than symbols and ordering integers from least to greatest. Students will draw toppings on their pizza 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 bonu
Preview of Factor Tree Practice Pages + Interactive Google Slides | Prime Factorization

Factor Tree Practice Pages + Interactive Google Slides | Prime Factorization

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Your students will love practicing prime factorization by completing factor trees with these printable and digital exercise sheets! 10 sets of factors tree - 20 trees to complete! You will receive the printable pages in two sizes: 1 set per A4 page (I use these for Stations!) or 4 sets per page for individual practice. You will also get a link to a digital, Google Slides version with drag and drop shapes to engage your students! Have a look at the preview file to get a better idea of what th
Preview of Summer Math Worksheet Pack - 'One Page, 4 Puzzles' | 5th-8th Grade

Summer Math Worksheet Pack - 'One Page, 4 Puzzles' | 5th-8th Grade

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This pack of five Summer-themed, one-page math escape puzzles combines number sense, logic, and problem-solving—perfect for upper elementary to middle school students. Each worksheet has four mini challenges, with each answer revealing one digit of a 4-digit final code. Students must solve them all to “escape” the fun scenario! These no-prep print-and-go activities are perfect for end-of-the-year math lessons, sub plans, early finishers, or summer school. One page, endless engagement!What’s Inc
Preview of Halloween Math Worksheet Pack - 'One Page, 4 Puzzles' | 5th-8th Grade

Halloween Math Worksheet Pack - 'One Page, 4 Puzzles' | 5th-8th Grade

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This pack of five Halloween-themed, one-page math escape puzzles combines number sense, logic, and problem-solving—perfect for upper elementary to middle school students. Each worksheet has four mini challenges, with each answer revealing one digit of a 4-digit final code. Students must solve them all to “escape” the spooky scenario! These no-prep print-and-go activities are perfect for October math lessons, sub plans, early finishers, or a fun Halloween class event. One page, endless engagemen
Preview of Valentine's Day Math PBL Project | 6th 7th Grade Activities Early Finishers

Valentine's Day Math PBL Project | 6th 7th Grade Activities Early Finishers

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This Valentine's Day Math Project transforms your middle school students into entrepreneurs running their own Valentine's sweet shop! Across six real-world tasks, they'll tackle everything from analyzing start-up costs and comparing supplier prices to designing profitable chocolate boxes and scaling cookie recipes. Students love the creative freedom while secretly practicing essential math skills like decimals, percentages, ratios, area, volume, and proportions. This ready-to-use worksheet packe
Preview of Order of Operations BOOM Cards | Digital Math Task Cards

Order of Operations BOOM Cards | Digital Math Task Cards

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Make order of operations click with this engaging BOOM Card™ deck designed to build confidence with PEMDAS skills! With 24 interactive cards, students solve expressions that include parentheses, multiplication, division, and exponents (only squared) using a mix of multiple choice, drag and drop, click-to-answer, and fill-in-the-blank formats. Click here to preview this deck!Each card includes: Carefully scaffolded problems to build conceptual understandingA mix of visual and interactive questio
Preview of Integers and the Coordinate Plane - Detective Mystery Math Activity

Integers and the Coordinate Plane - Detective Mystery Math Activity

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Your students will love practicing Integer Operations and Identifying/Graphing Points on a Coordinate Plane to solve the clues in this fun detective mystery! This resource includes digital, Google Slides and a PDF for printing. Note: All four quadrants are used. The Big Top DisappearanceThe final night of the Crazy Brothers Circus tour was meant to be a grand celebration...but by morning, the ringmaster, Mr. Showman, was nowhere to be found! Students will work through coordinate plane and int
Preview of GCF and LCM Coloring Activity 6NS.B4

GCF and LCM Coloring Activity 6NS.B4

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Your students will love practicing finding the Greatest Common Factor and Lowest Common Multiple of two numbers in this fun, color by number activity! 15 problems to solve and a camping mosaic to color according to the question instructions. Perfect for your Number Systems Unit! The entire product is viewable in the preview file. Please follow my store and thank you for your support! Great for: ReviewMath CentersChoice BoardsHomeworkEarly finishersSub Plan
Preview of Customary Measurement Conversions - Length, Weight, & Capacity BOOM Cards

Customary Measurement Conversions - Length, Weight, & Capacity BOOM Cards

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Give students targeted practice with customary unit conversions using this interactive 26-card Boom Deck! Students will convert between inches, feet, yards, miles, ounces, pounds, tons, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. A mix of multiple choice, drag and drop, fill in the blank, and click-to-answer formats keeps students engaged and reinforces key skills. Click here to preview this deck!Each card includes: Customary conversion problems across length, mass, and capacityA mix of visual and interac
Preview of Order of Operations Coloring Activity - Differentiated | 6EE.A1

Order of Operations Coloring Activity - Differentiated | 6EE.A1

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Your students will love practicing Order of Operations in this fun, color by number activity! This resource comes with 3 versions of the same activity to make learning accessible to all abilities: Level 1: Order of Operations (No Exponents or Grouping Symbols). Level 2: Order of Operations (Only square numbers for exponents and use of parentheses). Level 3: Order of Operations including exponents and grouping symbols (parentheses and brackets). 15 problems to solve and a cactus mosaic to color
Preview of Powers and Exponents (Evaluating Exponents) - Dice Game Activity 6th Grade

Powers and Exponents (Evaluating Exponents) - Dice Game Activity 6th Grade

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Your students will love practicing Powers and Exponents (Evaluating Exponents) with this fun partner dice game! Students pair up and take turns rolling the dice. The number rolled will then be substituted into the exponent for a score. Highest score wins! Example: Roll 1: 2^? + 2^2 If you roll a 4, then your score will be: 2^4+ 2^2 = 16+4= 20The entire product is viewable in the preview file. Please follow my store and thank you for your support! Great for: ReviewMath CentersChoice Boar
Preview of Perfect Squares - Multiple Choice Mazes | 6th Grade Math Activity

Perfect Squares - Multiple Choice Mazes | 6th Grade Math Activity

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This Perfect Squares Maze Activity is an engaging way for your 6th graders to practice and master the concept of perfect squares! Two different, Multiple Choice Mazes will challenge students to solve problems correctly to navigate through the maze. There are two answer choices for each question. If you choose the correct answer, the maze leads you to the next question - but if you choose the wrong answer, it is a dead end! What's Included:Two unique maze worksheets: Each maze presents a serie
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Fractions 'Build a Cupcake' Activity

Adding and Subtracting Fractions 'Build a Cupcake' Activity

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Your students will love this "Building a Cupcake" activity that practices Adding and Subtracting Fractions! 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! Unlike denominators, improper fractions, and mixed numbers are all included. 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 i
Preview of GCF and LCM Puzzle Riddle Activity - Print & Digital

GCF and LCM Puzzle Riddle Activity - Print & Digital

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Your students will love practicing finding the Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple of two numbers in this funny riddle activity! This resource includes a PDF for printing and a link to an interactive, digital Google Slides (with letter boxes added for students to drag and drop). Have a look at the preview file to get a better idea of what this product looks like. Great for: ReviewMath CentersChoice BoardsHomeworkEarly finishersCover Lesson6th Grade Number Systems Unit CCSS: 6.NS
Preview of Converting Metric Units – Length, Mass, & Capacity BOOM Cards

Converting Metric Units – Length, Mass, & Capacity BOOM Cards

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Build fluency with metric conversions using this interactive 26-card Boom Deck! Students will convert between millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers, grams, kilograms, milliliters, and liters using multiplication and division by powers of ten. A mix of multiple choice, drag and drop, fill in the blank, and click-to-answer formats keeps students engaged and reinforces key skills. Click here to preview this deck!Each card includes: Realistic metric conversion problems across length, mass, an
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Detective Mystery Activity | Print & Digital

Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Detective Mystery Activity | Print & Digital

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Your students will love practicing Adding and Subtracting Fractions (including word problems) to solve the clues in this fun detective mystery! This resource includes digital, Google Slides and a PDF for printing.The Coffee Shop DisappearanceEddie, the friendly barista, has disappeared, and it's up to your students to uncover the truth. As detectives, they will solve a series of fraction addition and subtraction problems, each revealing a new clue about the culprit. What's included:Interactive
Preview of GCF & LCM: 'Find the Traitor' Mystery Activity

GCF & LCM: 'Find the Traitor' Mystery Activity

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Your students will love practicing finding the Greatest Common Factor and the Least Common Multiple of two numbers to solve the clues and solve the hilarious mystery! There is a traitor at our school! Someone on staff has committed a crime. Did the School Bus Driver add a disco ball and music in the bus to turn it into a "morning party bus"? 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
Preview of Exponents Matching Activity - PDF & Digital

Exponents Matching Activity - PDF & Digital

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Your students will love practicing Exponents and expanded notation with this fun and engaging cut & paste activity. Cut out each exponent puzzle piece individually. Then, match it to the corresponding expanded form. Your download includes a PDF for printing as well as a digital, Google Slides version where students will drag and drop the puzzle piece. Product is viewable in the preview file. Great for: ReviewMath CentersChoice BoardsHomeworkDistance LearningCover lessons
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About the store

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!