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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 '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 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 Geometry Transformations Growing Bundle: Translations, Rotations & Reflections

Geometry Transformations Growing Bundle: Translations, Rotations & Reflections

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This Geometry Transformations bundle of comprehensive resources gives you the tools you need to teach 8th Grade transformations easily - through visual models, hands-on projects, scaffolded worksheets, puzzles, and coordinate-plane practice. Covering all rigid motions ( translations, reflections, rotations) plus tessellations and dilation activities, these activities are classroom-tested, student-approved, and ready to go! Students will graph figures, describe rules using coordinate notation, d
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 Easter Math Activities for Middle School - Print & Digital

Easter Math Activities for Middle School - Print & Digital

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Fully engage your students at Easter or Spring time with this collection of print and digital math activities for middle school! Included are 7 PDF print pages AND a link to digital activities using Google Slides. Suitable for 6-8th grade. Complete with beautiful graphics, this resource can serve as a review of basic topics, a substitute teacher cover lesson, or as a break from normal lessons. Here's what you'll find inside: -Logic Puzzles -Order of Operations -Fraction, Decimal, and Percent Co
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 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 Translations & Reflections Bundle | Coordinate Plane Geometry Worksheets

Translations & Reflections Bundle | Coordinate Plane Geometry Worksheets

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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 both translations and reflections. These visual and hands-on activities support students in identifying, describing, and graphing transformations - they will practice translating figures using directional language and coordinate rules, and reflecting shapes across the x- and y-axes by applying (x, y) → (–x, y) and (x, –y). With scaffolded pra
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 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
Preview of Solving Systems of Linear Equations Project - 'At the Bowling Alley' | 8.EE.C8

Solving Systems of Linear Equations Project - 'At the Bowling Alley' | 8.EE.C8

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Your students will love this fun & engaging project for your 8th Grade Systems of Linear Equations Unit! This project finds your students working for the local bowling alley and the owner Peter, who needs some math help! Students will work through 7 parts practicing writing, graphing, and solving systems of equations. In addition to helping Peter, students are given the chance to create their own real-world system of equations to graph and solve. No Prep - just print and go!This project took
Preview of 8th Grade Slope Activity Bundle - Slope from Tables, Graphs, and Two Points

8th Grade Slope Activity Bundle - Slope from Tables, Graphs, and Two Points

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This bundle includes a variety of activities to supplement your 8th Grade Slope Unit! This is a hand-picked collection of my favorite resources for finding the slope from a table, graph, and two points. Plus, a PBL project that will have students designing their own waterslide! These resources are CCSS aligned, and includes: Finding the Slope from a Graph - Build a Cupcake ActivityFinding the Slope from Graphs, Tables, and Points Detective MysteryFinding the Slope from Tables Coloring Activity
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.
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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!