MathToolbox
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Hi, I'm Isaac. 23 years in math classrooms — middle school, Algebra I, Algebra II, then back to Algebra I. Every resource here was built on a prep period, tested with real students.
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Algebra 1: Linear Functions Puzzle Bundle (20 Self-Checking Worksheets)
20 self-checking puzzle worksheets covering all of Algebra 1 Unit 4 — slope-intercept, point-slope, standard form, special lines, parallel/perpendicular, inequalities. Riddle, dialogue, mystery picture, loop cards. Answer keys included. 🎯 Engage every student. Eliminate "Is this right?" interruptions. Save your weekends.This bundle includes 20 self-checking puzzle worksheets covering all of Algebra 1 Unit 4 — Linear Functions. Every worksheet is designed so students immediately know when they'
8th - 9th
Algebra
Exponents Properties (Full lesson-Explorations, Notes, Practice, Presentation)
A complete, print-ready Algebra 1 lesson on the laws of exponents — guided-discovery match activity, fill-in notes, leveled practice, a self-checking Crack-the-Code puzzle, exit ticket, and quiz. Every answer key included. TEKS & CCSS aligned.Teach the laws of exponents the way that actually sticks — from repeated multiplication, not memorized rules.This is a full, ready-to-teach lesson on the Product, Quotient, and Power-of-a-Power properties (with Power of a Product and Power of a Quotient as
8th - 10th
Algebra, Math Test Prep
Intro to Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
Help students confidently learn how to graph linear inequalities in two variables with this engaging and structured worksheet set! This resource guides students step-by-step through the key concepts needed to understand and graph inequalities on the coordinate plane. Students begin by comparing linear equations and inequalities, discovering the difference between a single line (a path) and a shaded solution region (an open field). They then practice identifying solution points, testing order
8th - 9th
Algebra, Math Test Prep
CCSS, TEKS
HSA-REI.D.12
, MA.8-9.A1.3.D
Interval Notation Practice
Are you looking for a quick worksheet for your students to practice working with Interval Notation? You have found the right material.
Suggestions for Use
My students have benefited more when I used the worksheet as an interactive handout:
• Allow students to think through each prompt individually
• Have students share their thoughts with partners
• Then reveal the correct answer
10th - 11th
Algebra, Algebra 2
Introduction to Absolute Value Equations
Description of Lesson
Use this material to intuitively introduce your students to absolute value equations without teaching them the rules but focusing their attention on the essential mathematical ideas. Students are taken seamlessly from their rudimentary knowledge of the meaning of absolute value to the new idea of solving absolute value equations. Students are provided with an opportunity to develop the “rules” intuitively.
Complete teacher’s notes with answer keys are provided.
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8th - 11th
Algebra, Algebra 2
Multi-Step Absolute Value Equation - We've Got A Match!
This worksheet can be used for practice or review after teaching absolute value equations. Students work in partners. Each partner picks a column to work on. Both partners work on the same row. After completing each row, they share their work to see if their solutions match. If their solutions don’t match, they collaborate to figure out the error and rework to achieve a match.
Great for collaborative work. Solutions are included.
9th - 11th
Algebra, Algebra 2
Exponents & Radicals Unit 1 Bundle (Algebra I Notes, Practice, Puzzles, Quizzes)
Everything for Algebra I Unit 1 in one money-saving bundle: four classroom-tested lessons — Exponent Properties, Simplifying Square Roots, Adding & Subtracting Square Roots, and Rationalizing Denominators — PLUS a cumulative Unit 1 Review & Test with full answer key. Print PDFs and editable PowerPoint decks included. Save 25% vs. buying the lessons separately.Teach all of Unit 1 — exponent rules through rationalizing denominators — without prepping a thing.This growing-value bundle collects four
8th - 9th
Algebra
Rationalizing Denominators (Full Lesson) — Notes, Practice, Riddle & Quiz
A complete, print-ready Algebra 1 lesson on rationalizing monomial square-root denominators — a "Lock" discovery, I-Do/We-Do/You-Do, guided notes, leveled practice, a self-checking Crack-the-Code riddle, exit ticket, and quiz. Includes a Do-Now spiral review. Every answer key included. TEKS & CCSS aligned.Teach rationalizing the way that makes sense — "we're not changing the value, we're changing the form."Students discover that a square root times itself clears the radical (√a · √a = a), learn
8th - 10th
Algebra
Adding & Subtracting Square Roots (Full Lesson) — Notes, Practice, Maze & Quiz
A complete, print-ready Algebra 1 lesson on adding and subtracting radicals — a like/unlike card sort, error-check lab, guided notes, leveled practice, a self-checking Crack-the-Code Maze, exit ticket, and quiz. Includes multiply/divide as an extension and a Do-Now spiral review. Every answer key included. TEKS & CCSS aligned.Teach adding and subtracting radicals the way that sticks — “simplify first, then combine like radicals.”Students sort expressions into combine-now / cannot-combine / simpl
7th - 10th
Algebra
Simplifying Square Roots (Numbers & Variables): Notes, Practice, Mystery Picture
A complete, print-ready Algebra 1 lesson on simplifying square roots — a card-sort discovery, factor-tee practice, guided notes, leveled practice, a self-checking Mystery Picture, exit ticket, and quiz. Includes a Do-Now spiral review. Every answer key included. TEKS & CCSS aligned.Teach simplifying square roots the way that sticks — by hunting the perfect square hiding inside the radicand.Students sort square-root cards, build factor tees, and discover that a radical simplifies only when the ra
8th - 10th
Algebra
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About the store
Experience
Hi, I'm Isaac. 23 years in math classrooms — middle school, Algebra I, Algebra II, then back to Algebra I. Every resource here was built on a prep period, tested with real students.
Teaching style
Hi, I'm Isaac. 23 years in math classrooms — middle school, Algebra I, Algebra II, then back to Algebra I. Every resource here was built on a prep period, tested with real students.
Three years of middle school math gave me the foundation. Then Algebra I, then 14 years of Algebra II at a private high school (with a stretch of Geometry alongside). The past five years I've been back in Algebra I — both Honors and on-level. Every resource you'll find in this store came out of those Sunday-night prep periods: the tools I wished I had when I needed a unit test, a worksheet, a vocab activity, and a Friday game all by Monday morning.
What you'll find here:
Crack the Code puzzle bundles — self-checking worksheets in four formats (Riddle, Dialogue, Mystery Picture, Loop Cards). Engaging enough that students actually want to finish them.
Unit bundles (coming soon) — full pre-organized daily-practice packs for plug-and-play use.
Standalone activities — focused practice on specific topics, all TEKS and CCSS aligned.
Bonus with every purchase: free access to the live web app at themathtoolbox.com — 15+ classroom tools (Jeopardy, Kahoot, Escape Room, worksheet and test generators, and more) pulling from the same standards-aligned question bank used to build every product in this store.
What drives the work: find multiple ways to make math actually land for the students who think they're bad at it. A Friday puzzle that lets the kid who hates word problems get the right answer. An exit ticket short enough they finish it instead of giving up. Local and national teaching awards over the years, but those only matter here if they make the resources better for your students.
📧 iowoyemi@gmail.com · 🧰 themathtoolbox.com
Awards & shining teacher moments
Juleen Moore Excellence in Teaching Award – KIPP Houston Public Schools (June 2014)
Finalist – 2014/2015 Teacher of the Year Award – Houston Chamber of Commerce (June 2015)
Harriet Ball Excellence in Teaching Award – KIPP Nation (August, 2015)
Teacher of the Year Award – Airforce Association, Houston Chapter (September, 2015)
My own education history
July 2009 to January 2011 - University of Phoenix, USA
Master of Arts in Education (specialty – Curriculum and Instruction)
September 1981 to December 1986 – Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Bachelors of Science in Engineering (specialty in Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Certification in Mathematics (6-12), Texas State
Certification in English as a Second Language (ESL)-Supplemental
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