Math Made Easy

The notes and practice cover four ways to find slope: from a graph, from a table, from an equation, and from two points. Use the notes with the whole class, then use the practice activity as either an individual worksheet, matching activity for math stations, or a partner/small group activity. All answer keys are included. Check out the preview to see examples of the student materials.

Students learn all kinds of facts about the American Revolution, Ancient Egypt, and World War II, but what do they learn about the history of math? Did you know that before the negative sign was invented, the ancient Chinese wrote positive values in black ink and negative values in red ink? Or that the 7th century Indian mathematician Brahmagupta had a list of rules about "debts" and "fortunes" that we now teach to our students in a unit about integers? Imagine what else your students will learn

Start the year off right by getting to know your students and having them think about math from the very first day of class. This product includes two general activities and three math-themed activities for the first day or week of school. 1. Make a "Me" Pennant 2. College Aspirations Pennant 3. Mathematical Names 4. Mathematical Me 5. Perfect Math Class

Need something to help fill the last-week-before-summer schedule? Or perhaps you are looking for a creative way to review a unit? This product shows you how to set up cooperative groups that will create a game (not necessarily a board game) about a given topic, hold a game day and peer review, and quickly give group grades. Although I wrote it for math, this idea can be applied to any subject. I love using this activity at the end of the school year because it gives the students an opportunity

These three worksheets are great for extra practice with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers (integers, fractions, mixed numbers...no decimals). The Thanksgiving theme is appropriate for November, but these worksheets can be enjoyed all autumn long. Use during class, assign as homework, or leave for a substitute. Students simplify expressions, then match the given letter with their answer to uncover the answer to riddles such this one: Q: "Why did the Pilgrims want

Students graph ordered pairs on a 4-quadrant coordinate plane to create a fun, Halloween-themed picture. The six pictures included are: Goofy Pumpkin Frankenstein Spider Halloween Owl Pac-Man Ghost Ghost

These puzzles can be used in math centers, as partner work, or even homework. There are three levels: Identifying Like Terms – Easy: Students must identify and match like terms. Unused sides of the puzzle pieces are left blank. Some distracters are included, such as terms with the same variable but different exponents. Combining Like Terms – Medium: Students add or subtract like terms and then find the correct answer on another puzzle piece. Some decimal numbers included. Unused sides of the

You've reached the end of a chapter or unit, and it's time for the dreaded test review! Rather than you, the teacher, spoon-feeding students the information (again!), have them take ownership of their learning by completing the review themselves! This document guides students to pick out the important vocabulary, equations, and examples from each lesson in the chapter, then write a summary of the main ideas from that section. A great review activity for individuals or partners, and an automatic

Looking for a new way to have students practice graphing functions, relating them to real world situations, and interacting with their peers? Here is a perfect, classroom-tested activity that will work for you! This is a great group activity to reinforce the process of graphing a function in a fun and interactive way. Your purchase includes a pdf version and a fully customizable Word document so you can change the names to students and teachers in your school, or delete the equations if you wou

We all know classroom procedures are an important part of a high-functioning class. As you are preparing your room for the new school year, you have a lot to think about -- let this product do some of the thinking for you in regards to classroom procedures! In this product you will find: *An intro to classroom procedures *Tips for effectively teaching procedures *An easy checklist of 32 important procedures that should be taught during the first few weeks of school. An editable version is al

Included in this product is a set of integer cards with a snowflake background. The cards go from -20 to 20. They can be easily copied and cut out; copy them on tagboard if you would like to use the games for centers or reuse the cards from year to year. Also included are directions for variations on classic card games such as War, Old Maid, and Blitz, as well as an integer-specific game called Twenty-Five. These games are easily adapted to allow students to practice any skill you are currentl

A 5-section graphic organizer that assists students in understanding and solving word problems.