Math Equals Fun

If your students are anything like mine, there are plenty that will have a difficult time picking up all the "rules" of solving equations. My students in particular get especially confused when they start solving before they've simplified both sides–they get through the distribution just fine, but then they just don't know what to do with all those extra terms! Most of the time they just start moving terms around from one side to the other which results in extra steps and opportunities for mista

Converting Terminating and Repeating Decimals to Fractions | Notes and PracticeMost middle schoolers understand the number theory behind converting a terminating decimal to fraction form using place value, but most have a hard time understanding the methods used to do the same to a non-terminating, repeating decimal. This foldable demonstrates an easy to understand method wherein a second, equivalent equation is formed to aid in the conversion of decimal to fraction. What is an interactive note

Simplify vs Solve | Interactive Notebook Notes + Practice FoldableEvery year my 8th graders get crazy worried when they start seeing the word 'simplify' everywhere. "Does it just mean solve?" they ask me. "Well... kind of...in the way YOU'RE thinking that solve means..." And then I try to explain it to each kid when they individually express their concern about it. This year I decided to do a pre-emptive strike on the whole simplifying vs solving dilemma, and I created a whole lesson around the