Mathapalooza

Included are vocabulary cards I created for my vocabulary word wall while teaching 3rd grade math in Texas. Each card contains a Math vocabulary word, the definition of the word as well as an illustration to support it. I spent a whole summer creating it, and I want to share. The files are listed as PDF for ease of printing, as well as the original PowerPoint for ease of editing.

Have students use technology to research and plan a Dream Vacation. After teaching and working with personal budgets (7th grade Math), we do a Unit on working with budgets for vacations. This is usually near the end of school when kiddos are thinking about vacation. Students use Google, travel sites, and destination websites to research a vacation destination. They are given a set budget, and parameters for spending that money (travel, lodging, required # of meals and snacks per day, tour of hi

Rational Number Operations Rules Journal Foldable Help students understand the rules for working with Positive and Negative Rational Numbers. When printed front/back, students can create a foldable that will help them to reference the rules for working with Rational Numbers. Three options available for the interior of the foldable. 1. Titles, rules, examples 2. Titles, rules 3. Titles only This is a PowerPoint file, so it is completely editable.

When teaching my 7th graders probability, I was surprised to find that many did not know what types of cards where in a standard deck of playing cards. So I created this insert for their journals as a reference. The inserts can be printed in color or black and white. There are three files within the zip file. They include a full page copy for ease of projection, 2 per page copy and 4 per page copy for the students' journals. This gives you the freedom to decide how large you want their journal

Answer the question "When am I ever going to use this?" Have your students explore how Math is related to the thing they are most passionate about. Students select their Passion (video games, football, volleyball, reading, etc.), then research how Math is used in that passion. Use it as an in class activity or as a research project. Students can create project boards or use Google Slides to create their presentations. Students will research 6 ways Math is used in their passion. Included in

Stop Motion: a filming technique in which successive positions of objects (such as clay models) are photographed to produce the appearance of movement (Mirriam-Webster Definition) Create Stop Motion videos to incorporate Technology into the classroom. Use videos for digital storytelling, simulations of historical events, retelling of literary novels and more. My Robotics students create a Stop Motion Video using StopMotionVideo App on the iPad. This is a free app with paid upgrade options. Incl

I HAVE, WHO HAS Simple Addition Game Have students work as a class to solve a round robin type game. Simple addition that requires no regrouping. Print these pages on card stock, laminate if desired, and cut out the cards. There are 22 cards in each set, all cards must be used to play the game. If you have less than 22 students, you can give students more than one card. Select a student to begin, and have them read the “Who has” statement on their card. Students must calculate the answer to t

Every day my students would enter the classroom and ask "What do we need today"? In order to free up time for more pressing questions, we now have a "Today You Will Need" board. Students check the board as they enter the room, and gather their supplies. Cards for supplies needed that day are displayed on the board, with unused cards hung below on a binder clip. Cards are listed in easily printable PDF format as well as easily editable spreadsheet format. There are blank cards for you to add s

My students compete in FIRST Lego League Robotics Competition. After the season, we use this as a project in the classroom. I am able to use it as 4 daily grades as well as a test grade. This activity usually takes my students 2-4 weeks to complete. This activity is used as a culminating activity for assessing student understanding of building and programming robots. I use this with my 8th graders (second year), and modify the requirements for my 7th graders (first year). We build the course us

Area Foldable for Student Journals File contains a PDF for the front and back of the foldable as well as pictures of the foldable in use. Students complete the inside of the foldable by writing the formula and solving for the area of the shape on the front of the flap.

Captain America Venn Diagram For use on bulletin boards, and student journals. Great for demonstrating sets of numbers (as pictured Rational Numbers, Integers, Whole #'s). File contains instruction page, and three printable pages for the large circles (red), medium circles (blue), and small stars (white).