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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 Tessellations Math Art Project | Geometry Transformations Hands-on Activity

Tessellations Math Art Project | Geometry Transformations Hands-on Activity

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Help your students explore tessellations and geometric transformations with this fun, hands-on Tessellation Math Art Project. This engaging middle school math activity gives students the chance to create their own repeating designs while practicing translation, reflection, and rotation. It also includes a tutorial video to walk students through the stencil-making process, making setup and directions even easier for you. This activity empowers students to discover the beauty of geometry by cr
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 6th Grade Coordinate Plane Project | Plotting Points, Reflections & Distance

6th Grade Coordinate Plane Project | Plotting Points, Reflections & Distance

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This hands-on coordinate plane project invites students to explore all four quadrants as they help Anna navigate through Wonderland. Students begin by identifying given locations and recording their ordered pairs. From there, they will work through various tasks involving plotting ordered pairs, identifying quadrants, reflecting shapes the x- and y-axes, finding the area of polygons, and calculating distance. The project concludes with a completed Wonderland map! This resource is low-prep and ea
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 Area of Parallelograms 'Build a Sandcastle' Activity | 6th Grade Geometry

Area of Parallelograms 'Build a Sandcastle' Activity | 6th Grade Geometry

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Make findings the area of parallelograms fun and engaging with this creative Build a Sandcastle activity! Students will use base and height to find area and missing dimensions while solving problems and customising their own sandcastle. As students work through the questions, their answers guide how they design their sandcastle - adding towers, windows, shells, and more - keeping them motivated and engaged the entire time. Perfect for reinforcing concepts after instruction or as a fun review a
Preview of Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Halloween Math Coloring Activity

Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Halloween Math Coloring Activity

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This Halloween, Color-by-number activity gives students plenty of practice with adding and subtracting fractions, area and circumference of circles while revealing a fun candy corn mosaic. With two differentiated versions included, you can easily support students who need extra guidance while still challenging those who are on-level. Includes two versions:Version A – Supported Practice-Friendlier denominators with some easy unlike-denominator practice, less problems to solveVersion B – On-Level
Preview of Multiplying and Dividing Decimals - Digital Escape Room 6.NS.B3

Multiplying and Dividing Decimals - Digital Escape Room 6.NS.B3

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Your students will love practicing Multiplying and Dividing Decimals - including word problems - 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 CentersChoice BoardsHomeworkEa
Preview of Unit Conversions - Metric & Customary Coloring Activities

Unit Conversions - Metric & Customary Coloring Activities

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Your students will love practicing Converting Metric Units and Converting Customary Units in this fun, color by number activity! Page 1 is a coloring activity for metric conversions and page 2 is a coloring activity for customary conversions of length, mass, and capacity. Each page contains 12 problems to solve and a flower mosaic to color according to the question instructions. Perfect for your Measurement Unit! Have a closer look in the preview file Great for: ReviewMath CentersChoice Boards
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 Area of Composite Figures Scavenger Hunt | 6th Grade Math Activity

Area of Composite Figures Scavenger Hunt | 6th Grade Math Activity

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Make practicing Area of Composite Figures engaging and interactive with this scavenger hunt activity! This fun, movement-based lesson gets students up and out of their seats, solving area problems as they navigate around the classroom. These figures do not contain circles or semi-circles, and Pythagorean theorem is not used. Students start at any poster (A-L) and calculate the area of the composite figure shown.They then search for their answer on another poster, which leads them to their next
Preview of Measuring Objects in the Classroom Activity - Length, Width, Height, Distance

Measuring Objects in the Classroom Activity - Length, Width, Height, Distance

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Your students will love this activity for measuring objects around the classroom. Students can work independently or in pairs. Given a ruler or measuring tape, students walk around and record their measurements (length, width height) on the recording sheet. Students love to get up and move! An optional post activity question sheet will extend students to think about symmetry, 3D objects, comparing and ordering measurements, and more! I love this task because it has been successful from 2nd gr
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 Adding and Subtracting Decimals BOOM Cards | Digital Math Task Cards

Adding and Subtracting Decimals BOOM Cards | Digital Math Task Cards

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Make decimal operations stick with this engaging, self-checking BOOM Card™ deck! With 28 interactive cards, students practice adding and subtracting decimals through real-world word problems, including values up to the thousandths place. A variety of formats - multiple choice, drag and drop, click-to-answer, and fill-in-the-blank - keep the practice fresh and interactive. Click here to preview this deck!Each card includes: Word problems that connect decimals to everyday situationsA mix of intera
Preview of "Shape" Up the Farm! 6th Grade Area Project | Triangle, Trapezoid, Parallelogram

"Shape" Up the Farm! 6th Grade Area Project | Triangle, Trapezoid, Parallelogram

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Your students will love this hands-on project for your 6th Grade Geometry Unit!This project finds your students designing a blueprint for proposed animal enclosures on the farm using triangles, trapezoids, and parallelograms. They will research real animal enclosure to get an understanding of size and shape, then plot, draw, and label each enclosure on the coordinate plane. All four quadrants are used in this activity. After recording the shape names and coordinate points, students will record d
Preview of 'Me, Myself, & Math' – Back to School Math About Me Poster Activity

'Me, Myself, & Math' – Back to School Math About Me Poster Activity

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This Me, Myself & Math activity is a great way to help students get back into math after the summer break. It gives them a chance to review important skills while also sharing a little about themselves. Appropriate for 5th-8th grade! Students use math to describe things like their name, their birthday, and their interests. They’ll write ratios from their name, simplify fractions about their lives, graph their favorite things, and draw their initials on a coordinate grid. The activity comes as a
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 Finding Ratios and Ratio Language - Coloring Activity | Intro to Ratios 6.RP.A1

Finding Ratios and Ratio Language - Coloring Activity | Intro to Ratios 6.RP.A1

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Your students will love practicing Finding the Ratio from Pictures and Using Ratio Language in this fun, color by number activity! A great introduction to Ratios activity. 12 problems to solve and a flower mosaic to color according to the question instructions. Perfect for your Ratios & Proportions 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 PlansIntroducti
Preview of Unit Conversions Math Project - 'Cross-Country Road Trip' | Customary & Metric

Unit Conversions Math Project - 'Cross-Country Road Trip' | Customary & Metric

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Your students will love this fun & engaging project for your 5th Grade or 6th Grade Measurement Unit!This project activity transforms unit conversions into an exciting journey across the U.S. Students will calculate distances, travel times, fuel efficiency, weight, and more! No Prep - just print and go!This project took my students 2, 50-minute lessons to complete. What’s included:5 ready-to-print pagesPart I: Mapping Your Journey – Students calculate total trip distances in various units (miles
Preview of Describing Shape of Data Distributions - Digital Activities | 6.SP.A2

Describing Shape of Data Distributions - Digital Activities | 6.SP.A2

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This digital activity allows students to explore and analyze data distributions using dot plots, histograms, and box plots. 9 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! Skills covered: Identifying and describing shapes of distributions (skewed left, skewed right, symmetrical), recognizing clusters, gaps, peaks, and out
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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!