Middle Math Joy

Get to know your math students with this fun, colorful calculator graphic organizer! Students answer "about me" questions, color and decorate their personal calculator. Makes a great bulletin board to introduce your new students! Includes:About Me Calculator page with instructionsColor and BW example calculatorsColor and BW “Math Machines” bulletin board sign (2 letters per printed page)**All files are in PDF form for easy printing. Check out my related materials:Back to School Math ActivitiesM

Perfect for decorating your math classroom at the beginning of the year! These 13 colorful posters inspire and motivate students with thought-provoking quotes about the wonders of mathematics. Just print and hang!! Sample Quotes: 1) "Go down deep enough into anything and you will find MATHEMATICS." ~Dean Schlicter 2) "The only way to learn mathematics is to DO MATHEMATICS." ~Paul Halmos 3) "Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit." ~Stefan Banach 4) "It i

Get to know your science students and get them talking to each other! 5 fun science activities designed to break the ice on those first few back-to-school days! 1) Science Scavenger Hunt- hunt for students who know the answers to fun middle school science questions (answer key is included so that you can go over the science facts when the time runs out). 2) Partner Interviews- a great way for students to get to know each other. I have students choose 2 or 3 interesting things they learned abou

Convert between fractions, decimals and percents with this engaging color-by-code activity. Students complete each problem and use the color listed to fill in squares on the grid to reveal the mystery picture! Includes 2 fun emoji pictures! Instructions:Solve each problem. Locate the solutions on the grid and color each squares with the correct color to reveal a mystery picture! Note: Not all squares will be colored! Low prep and great for self-check! Perfect for math stations, classwork, ho

Practice order of operations with whole numbers with this engaging color-by-code activity! Students complete each problem and use the color listed to fill in squares on the grid to reveal the mystery picture! Instructions:Solve each problem. Locate the solutions on the grid and color each squares with the correct color to reveal a mystery picture! Note: Not all squares will be colored! Low prep and great for self-check! Perfect for math stations, classwork, homework, or sub plans. Check out

Colorful posters with math standards in fun fonts. Title poster along with 8 posters, each featuring one CC Math Practice Standard. In color with B & W option as well. I find that having these on the wall is a great way to inform and remind students of the big ideas behind learning mathematics- great conversation piece for middle school or high school students! The eight Standards for Mathematical Practice are: 1) Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them 2) Reason abstractly

8 colorful problem-solving posters perfect for the beginning of the year!Everybody needs a little help sometimes! Students get stuck on tough problems in school, and are not always sure what to do to get going again. I use these signs to give students ideas about how they can help themselves, especially when I am not available in the moment to answer their questions– or even if I am, but think they are capable of investigating the answer for themselves. 8 Signs Include:When you get stuck... Ask