MathBerts

Teaching a unit on personal finance? Having your kids look up their dream job and want them to calculate their net pay? THEN THIS IS FOR YOU! *If you do not know the deductions, I recommend 12% for Federal, 1-6% for the rest. If you live outside of Texas, add a line for State Income Tax (or place on "Other" line). TEKS: 7.13A: calculate ... income tax for earned wages;

Looking for an alternative to a classwork assignment that can easily be turned into a homework assignment if not completed in time? Introducing basic Linear Inequalities? Why not play TIC-MATH-TOE? An exciting 3-in-a-Row game! This activity can be done alone or in partners, with a teacher leading the game. Each question takes about 2 minutes, allotting for 2-15 minute rounds, or 1-15 minute round and 1 home work assignment! Game comes with two versions of equal possibility of winning. Have f

Introducing proportional relationships? Reviewing how to find the constant of variation? Practicing writing direct variation equations? THEN THIS IS THE GAME FOR YOU! This activity can take anywhere between 5-15 minutes, depending on ability level. Simply print on card stock and/or laminate, cut on the bold lines, and you have a station or warm up ready to go! Texas Standards: 7.4A: Proportionality. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent and solve problems involving

Reviewing two-step equations? Wanting to introduce graphing in all four quadrants? Why not do them at the same time! Get ready for this Halloween-themed fun activity! Includes: 6 two-step equation, 20 ordered pairs.

Do you want to extend in a 6th grade class that understands quadrants? Need a good activity for your 8th grade class before you talk about trend lines? How about a refresher for your Algebra 1 or Algebra 2 students? While we are at it, let's give it to our AP Statistics kids for fun! Depending on the ability level, this activity can take between 2-15 minutes. Download the file for suggested extension activities. 2012 TEKS: 6.11A: Measurement and data. The student applies mathematical process

Trying to teach calculator skills to your students? Introducing or reviewing exponents and their properties (zero power, negative exponents, etc.)? Do you need a 5-10 minute station activity? Then this is for you! Simply print (1-sided only), laminate, and pull out those dry erase markers! Or, print them out 2-sided and don't laminate, for all your kids! Note: If doing stations, make a quick key.

Want to have a Valentine's themed matching game? Did you just introduce factoring trinomials where the leading coefficient was 1? Only have 5-10 minutes? Do page 1! Have 5-20 minutes? Do pages 1 and 2! Print (Pink or Red paper preferred!), laminate (or card stock, to last longer), and pre-cut out these cards (or have your first period do it for you!). 2006 TEKS: A.4A find specific function values, simplify   polynomial expressions, transform and solve  equations, and factor as necessary in p

Do you teach Pre Calculus? Are you trying to incorporate Project Based Learning (PBL), Problem Based Learning (PrBL), Inquiry, or something in between? Here is a generic rubric for you to use, based on Texas state standards (TEKS) This project is designed for minimal teacher instruction, but can be an extension to any related concept.

Covering paychecks (Gross and Net) along with managing a budget? Need some blank or suggested forms? This is for you!

Trying to get your kids to make partner appointments, like on a partner clock? Want to make it more math-themed while simultaneously incorporating benchmark angles? Well look no further! With this handy print out, you can create up to 9 partner sets!

Trying to teach calculator skills to your students? Need some more drill problems involving "evaluation" and the dreaded "substitute and fully simplify" definition that kids don't seem to understand? Do you need a 5-10 minute station activity? Then this is for you! Simply print, laminate, and pull out those dry erase markers! Or, print them out and don't laminate, for all your kids! Note: If doing stations, make a quick key.

Reviewing concepts of slope? Teaching slope as a ratio of the change in y over the change in x? Exploring slope and right triangles? THEN THIS IS FOR YOU! Simply cut on the bold lines, and you have a looping domino game! 5-15 minutes

Do you teach Algebra 1? Are you trying to incorporate Project Based Learning (PBL), Problem Based Learning (PrBL), Inquiry, or something in between? Here is a generic rubric for you to use, based on Texas state standards (TEKS) This project is designed for minimal teacher instruction, but can be an extension to any related concept.

Having students practice making stem and leaf plots? Starting with 2-digit data? Reviewing stemplots in Math Models or Statistics before interpreting them? Have 5-15 minutes? THEN THIS ACTIVITY IS FOR YOU! Let your kids have fun with a self-correcting clothespin activity. TEKS: 6.12A NEED HELP understanding this game? I made a QUICK blogpost here

Trying to teach calculator skills to your students? Want to introduce the concept of graphing quadratics as an extension to evaluating polynomials (but don't want to teach the "y=" way on the calculator just yet)? Do you need a 5-10 minute station activity? Then this is for you! Simply print (1-sided only), laminate, and pull out those dry erase markers! Or, print them out 2-sided and don't laminate, for all your kids! Note: If doing stations, make a quick key. Note: You may need to emph