Math in Room 200

Are your students using the Texas Grade 8 Desmos Graphing Calculator for their tests? Are they struggling with all the features available to them? Do they need practice using Desmos effectively and efficiently? Here's a Google Slides activity for them! It is 25 slides (and growing!) and includes solving problems on Desmos, capturing screenshots of their solutions, and responding to 8th Grade Math STAAR-like questions within the slides. Great for: Warm-upsReview StationsSTAAR Test-PrepEnd-of-ye

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Effortlessly group your students using these Math Themed Visibly Random Grouping Cards. This Black Line version can also be printed on colored paper of your choice and accommodates up to 32 students. Ideas for Use:Print, cut, laminate and pass out to students as they enter. Use a random generator wheel to select how the groups will be chosen.Glue into Interactive Notebooks for a unique twist on Clock Partners.

Middle School Math STAAR reference sheet review bundle. 6th grade - 12 questions 7th grade - 12 questions 8th grade - 20 questions Students are not asked to solve the math problems in this activity. Instead, they are asked to identify the parts of the STAAR reference sheet that will help them answer the questions. PDF is now included with presentation-ready links. Students will click on the images to advance to slides which will tell them if they are correct or not. You are able to edit the ori

This is a 12 question, self-checking 7th grade math STAAR reference sheet review. Students are not asked to solve the math problems in this activity. Instead, they are asked to identify the parts of the STAAR reference sheet that will help them answer the questions. PDF is now included with presentation-ready links. Students will click on the images to advance to slides which will tell them if they are correct or not. You are able to edit the original slides if you would like to add questions.

Introduce your role as a coach to teachers with this menu filled with ways you can support them throughout the school year. This is great for both new and veteran teachers, who may not know where to begin to ask for help. The pdf with options and descriptions is already linked to Google Forms that are specific to the type of help being requested. This allows teachers to fill out the important information quickly and without scrolling. Simply click the description, make a copy of the Google F

This is a 20 question, self-checking 8th grade math STAAR reference sheet review. Students are not asked to solve the math problems in this activity. Instead, they are asked to identify the parts of the STAAR reference sheet that will help them answer the questions. PDF is now included with presentation-ready links. Students will click on the images to advance to slides which will tell them if they are correct or not. You are able to edit the original slides if you would like to add questions.

Google Sheets July 2026 - June 2027 Monthly CalendarThere are color coded tabs for each month July through June at the bottom as well as quick links along the left side of each month. There is a task list on the right side of the calendar that will automatically cross out items as you check them off. There are also places for notes, professional goals, and personal goals. Includes a Week at a Glance Template. Select the date for Monday and the remaining dates will populate. To-do list per day an

This is a 12 question, self-checking 6th grade math STAAR reference sheet review. Students are not asked to solve the math problems in this activity. Instead, they are asked to identify the parts of the STAAR reference sheet that will help them answer the questions. PDF is now included with presentation-ready links. Students will click on the images to advance to slides which will tell them if they are correct or not. You are able to edit the original slides if you would like to add questions.

Texas Desmos Guided Notes and Quick Guide is an excellent resource for students when learning or reviewing how to perform tasks on their calculator. The resource sheet is intended for grade 8 students in Texas. The tips and tricks are based on the functions allowed on the 8th Grade Math STAAR assessment. For more information on the calculator allowed in your state, please visit https://www.desmos.com/testingTwo versions: Quick Reference Guide and Fill-in-the-Blank Notes Booklet The topics

Give your students multiple ways to practice with their STAAR Math Reference Sheet. Students will use their reference sheet to solve problems with a scavenger hunt worksheet. Students will use their STAAR Reference Sheet to answer these 24 questions, which are a mixture of open-ended questions (What do you have to remember when finding P for the Surface Area formula?) to solving questions about how much money is in an account after investing with simple interest. For students grappling with h

Run effective PLC meetings with this template! This resource allows teams to effectively plan together. Includes: Attendance trackingSuggested rolesTeam normsPlanning process (Specific to Texas TEKS, but can be edited)Important datesTeacher reflection questionsDelegation logSpace for notesFollow-up next meetingEither create a copy for each week's meeting or create a new tab in the same document by: Left click on the "down arrow" template tab in google sheetsClick DuplicateClick on the newly dupl

In this self-checking Google Sheets Activity, students will answer questions about scale factors for area and perimeter after a dilation. What's Included?The first activity is an Image Reveal that focuses on what the area or perimeter should be multiplied by after a dilation with a given scale factor. The second activity is a Color Me Crazy where students are asked to extend their thinking to find the new area or perimeter of a figure after a dilation.

In this self-checking activity, Little Lucky Lottery, students decide which part of their STAAR Reference Sheet they should use to answer the question in order to scratch off their digital lottery ticket. As students correctly answer questions, more of the scratch-off card is revealed. After correctly answering all the questions, students check over their card to see if it is a winner. The students continue to answer questions until they have scratched off the entire card. Who will have the luc

This is a card sort for Simple and Compound Interest. Print one-sided on cardstock and laminate if desired. Scaffolded use:Vocabulary matching cardsMatch scenarios to type of interest mentioned.Include page 3 formulas for students to match to certain scenarios.Include interest formulas for students to match to Simple or Compound.

Students will connect the items on the left side of the paper to their corresponding answers on the right side of the paper until they end back at start. This is a self-checking matching activity that allows students to test their knowledge about the different functions available in the Desmos graphing calculator. Need more ways for students to practice with Desmos?Texas 8th Grade Desmos Practice BundleIncludes:Texas Desmos Guided Notes and Quick GuideHow Do I Desmos? - Digital Desmos Graphing C

This self-checking Google Sheets Activity has students answering questions about orientation of vertices, congruence, and similarity of figures after transformations. Each transformation has its own tab for students to practice. Questions are modeled after previously released STAAR questions.

How do we show students how HELPFUL their STAAR Reference Sheet can be? With this activity! Students will use their STAAR Reference Sheet to answer these 24 questions, which are a mixture of open-ended questions (What do you have to remember when finding P?) to solving questions about how much money is in an account after investing with simple interest. This can serve as an excellent start-of-year activity, a last-minute review before the STAAR test, or a monthly assignment to guarantee stude

Bridge the gap between 7th grade surface area from nets and 8th grade surface area using the formula with this activity. This is great for small group lessons or for students who need a little more intervention. Two options for problem sets are available. Page 3 is perfect if you would like students to apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side length of the base.Page 4 is great if you would like students to focus on using the formulas for Lateral and Total Surface Area.

This beginning of the year student math survey is the perfect back to school math activity to help you get to know your students better as learners and mathematicians. Perfect for the first week of school! The product also involves a survey designed for year-end reflection. My students complete this survey in the first week of school and once more as the year concludes. We then discuss their responses and any changes they've noted. Finally, I staple the pages and present it to them, serving as a