Math Resources with Rigor

This is a blank printable Place Value Chart for students to illustrate their understanding of place value. Make copies on card stock and slip into a report cover for a dry erase chart. Please check out the preview file.

Students will use their understanding of perimeter and area to add, subtract, multiply, and factor algebraic expressions. They will use the properties of rectangles (including squares), triangles, and irregular figures. Please check out the preview.

Students make a fun picture to color by graphing 16 linear equations on the same coordinate plane. Choose to have students graph all the lines from equations in slope-intercept form, or a combination of slope-intercept and standard form. The lines make a star. Please check out the preview file.

This file contains a sorting activity with quadrilaterals and 3 worksheets for students to practice their understanding of the relationship of and between special quadrilaterals. Please check out the preview file to see this in-depth lesson. The Easel Activity allows students to highlight the quadrilaterial stated on a static worksheet. I also have for smart boards "Intro to Polygons and The Quadrilateral Family" posted in my store.

36 page Smart Board flip-chart to introduce The Quadrilateral Family. ( You must have ActivInspire software) Students are given examples and non-examples of each shape and asked to use these to give characteristics and definitions for each shape. Please check out the preview to see this in-depth lesson. I also have "Quadrilateral Sort and Student Practice Sheets" for these same standards posted in my store.

This 2 page worksheet contains problems to find the distance between points including postive and negative numbers. Also included are real world problems. Please check out the preview file.

This 26-slide PowerPoint lesson takes students through the process of learning to write a factor problem from a division problem. They are then shown how to solve the problem. The lesson is scaffolded with plenty of student practice. Please check out the preview file.

A fun matching activity for students to complete in pairs. They will match a verbal or word statement or sentence to an algebraic expression or equation. Directions are given as well as suggestions for assessing and advancing questions. Please check out the preview file.

This is a rigorous, fun way for your class to review for end of year assessments. Students will play in teams and determine which of several given answers are correct. It could be all, none, or any number in between. This format encourages great group discussion. Please check out the preview file. The questions are based on the old TN Standards. (SPIs)

This is a two page worksheet for students to name the expression shown by algebra tiles and to create a model of a given expression. The first sheet is positive tiles only and the second also includes negative tiles. Please check out the preview.

This 70 slide PowerPoint takes your students through a step by step conceptual explanation and practice for the laws or properties of zero and negative exponents. Please check out the preview file. I also have practice worksheets for this skill in my store.

This is a 42 slide self-paced lesson introducing students to the coordinate plane, quadrants, and graphing points. A great tool for distance learning. Please check out the preview file which is a PDF of the lesson.

A set of 24 dominoes where students solve linear equations in one variable and match with a domino containing that answer. Equations have a single answer, no solution, or infinitely many solutions. A fun way to practice solving equations.

This is a 29 slide powerpoint lesson to teach students to find the unknown side of a rectangle when given the area and one side. There are plenty of examples and problems for students to try. Please check out the preview file.

This is a 25-slide PowerPoint Lesson to lead students to an understanding of division using models. There is a student follow-along sheet for you to print. Please check out the preview file. I also have a student practice sheet on this skill in my store.

This file contains 16 sheets of fractions to simplify. Each sheet contains fractions whose numerators and denominators have the same common factor, so that students can also practice their multiplication facts. Sheet 1 and 2 have fractions with a common factor of 2, sheets 3 and 4 have fractions with a common factor of 3, etc. through 9. This way students are able to practice their multiplication facts and simplifying fractions at the same time. Keys are included for all sheets. Please che

This is a 3-page worksheet with key. Students will a) write a verbal explanation and equation for a pattern shown in a table, b) fill in missing values for a table and a pattern rule, c) match a graph to a pattern rule, d) find a correct ordered pair for a pattern rule, and d) name an ordered pair for a pattern shown by a graph. Please check out the preview file.

I HAVE WHO HAS (or loop activity) for your whole class to practice evaluating perfect square and cubes, 1 -15. Common Core Standard 8.EE.02 Evaluate perfect square and cubes. 36 cards Please check out the preview file.

This is a 30-slide PowerPoint Lesson for students to learn the meaning of a fraction and be able to draw a model of the fraction to show thier understanding. Please check out the preview file.

This PowerPoint contains 5 days of multiplication facts practice for a class. There are 10 facts per day.