Current Grade 8 Math and Grade 7 & 8 Health & PE teacher in Kitchener, ON
I have taught grades 3 - 8 over the course of my career, but love working with intermediate students!
⭐In this activity, students will complete a blueprint of their dream home, including a bedroom, kitchen, family room, and bathroom. ⭐Students can also be given the extension activity where they add objects to their rooms in given ratios (3 chairs:1 table) and create their own. ⭐Short on time? Have students assess a provided floor plan and calculations and give feedback to the original designer. ⭐Also includes additional practice questions!
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Help Dana Dubois — The Big Picture: A Financial Literacy Culminating Task Financial Literacy | Grade 7–9 | Ontario CurriculumDana Dubois just finished college and has two job offers, a laptop to save for, an emergency fund to build, and a friend telling her to just put it on a credit card. Sound familiar? In this culminating activity, students step into Dana's shoes and make every major financial decision — from first paycheque to long-term savings plan. Students will:Calculate gross pay, deduc
Help your students navigate real-world tax concepts with this engaging, scaffolded activity! Students follow Taylor Torres — a high school student filing their first tax return — through a series of guided scenarios using a simulated T4 slip. Students will read and interpret a T4 slip, calculate federal and Ontario income tax owing using the Basic Personal Amount (BPA), determine whether the result is a refund or balance owing, and compare two different income scenarios side by side. This curren
Help your students understand one of the most important real-world math skills they'll ever use — how credit card interest actually works! This activity walks students through reading a real credit card statement, calculating monthly interest, and discovering why paying only the minimum payment barely puts a dent in their balance. Using a realistic scenario, students follow Jane Doe through three consecutive bills, then compare what happens when she pays $100 vs. $500 — and see the difference fo
Give your students meaningful, real-world practice with percentages! This engaging math resource bundle covers percent increase, percent decrease, sales tax, tips, markups, and markdowns — all through relatable, hands-on scenarios that make proportional reasoning stick. Perfect for middle school math, this no-prep, print-and-go bundle is ready to use the moment you download it. All worksheets come with full answer keys — saving you time and making marking a breeze. What's Included (7 Worksheet
Help Priya Sharma invest her $2,000 before university! In this real-world activity, students meet Priya, a 17-year-old who wants to spread her money across different investments rather than putting it all in one place. She's already thinking like an investor. Now she needs the math to back it up. Students compare three portfolio structures (Conservative, Balanced, and Growth) by first calculating how $2,000 would be divided across stocks, bonds, and cash, then using the compound interest formula
Your students are heading out on a camping trip for 24 people — and they’re in charge of feeding the crew! In this real-world assessment, students use fraction addition and subtraction to plan four camp meals: Campfire Pancakes, Trail Mix, Campfire Chili, and Energy Bars. SKILLS ASSESSED • Adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators • Finding lowest common denominators across multiple fractions • Simplifying fractions to lowest terms • Comparing fractions to make
Help your students master the Pythagorean Theorem with this comprehensive, ready-to-use worksheet package! This resource walks students through the theorem step by step — from guided notes all the way to real-world word problems and composite shapes. What's Included:⭐ Guided Practice Notes — Formula reference box with worked examples and labelled diagrams so students know exactly what to do before they start practicing independently. ⭐ Finding the Missing Side — Scaffolded practice finding the
Need a quick scale drawing assignment? Students get to be creative with their floor plan while calculating scale drawing blueprint dimensions! Students are given the dimensions of a bedroom and its furniture and use a scale of 1 unit : ½ metre to calculate blueprint dimensions for each item. They then draw the bedroom to scale on grid paper, placing all furniture in sensible positions. ★ Calculate blueprint dimensions from provided actual sizes ★ Create a scale drawing of a bedroom on grid pape
Two of the biggest financial decisions your students will ever face — buying or leasing a car, and renting or owning a home — explored through real scenario-based math with compound interest built right in! Students follow Alex Chen through a car decision and Jordan Rivera through a housing decision. In each case they calculate total cost, work through the compound interest formula step by step, and make a recommendation backed by mathematical reasoning. The activities are designed to feel real
Help Maya Patel make her first real financial decision! In this engaging, real-world activity, students meet Maya — a 14-year-old who has $450 saved and needs to decide where to put it. Should she keep it in a savings account, lock it in a GIC, or invest it in an ETF? Students use both the simple interest formulaand the compound interest formula to compare all three options over a short-term (3-month) and long-term (10-year) timeline, then make a justified recommendation using their own calcula
Students are introduced to Sofia, a 17-year-old who wants to invest $1,000 but keeps hearing that fees can eat into returns. She's found two ETFs with identical gross returns but different MERs, and needs help figuring out if the difference really matters. Students calculate net returns, apply the full compound interest formula, project growth at both 10 and 20 years, and compare the long-term cost of fees before making a recommendation for Sofia. ★ Step-by-step scaffolded calculation tables ★
Students create a scale drawing of a neighbourhood block using grid paper, applying a 1 unit : 5 metre scale to plan out houses, roads, parks, parking areas, and sidewalks. They then extend their thinking by adding objects to their map using required ratios and equivalent ratios. ★ Create a scale drawing of a neighbourhood block using grid paper ★ Calculate blueprint dimensions for houses, roads, parks, and parking areas ★ Extension — add objects to your map using required ratios (benches, tre
Help Lucas Brennan figure out where to invest his $1,200! In this real-world activity, students meet Lucas, a 16-year-old who wants to invest but is nervous about losing money. Before recommending an investment, students analyse his pre-filled risk profile to determine what type of investor he is, then use the math to back it up. Students use the compound interest formula (A = P(1 + r/n)^nt) to compare three investment options over 5 years, then calculate bad, average, and good year scenarios
Knowing how to spot a scam is only half the battle. This activity focuses on what students do next — how to protect themselves before fraud happens, and how to respond if it does. Students work through five parts: a personal digital security audit, the four pillars of fraud protection, Canadian reporting channels, a mock Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) report, and a personal protection plan. All content uses Canadian-specific examples, contacts, and institutions — CRA, Interac, Service Canada,
Three of Frankie Falzone's friends have been scammed — and they need help figuring out what went wrong. Students apply the S.T.O.P. framework (Source, Tactics, Offer, Path) to three realistic Canadian fraud scenarios: a CRA gift card phone scam, an overpayment job scam, and a tech support remote access scam. For each scenario, students analyze what happened, identify the scam type, and recommend what each friend should do next. Aligned to the Ontario Grade 10 Financial Literacy Graduation Requir
Meet Riley Reyes — and figure out exactly how much money actually lands in their bank account. In this activity, students calculate gross pay, deductions (CPP, EI, and income tax), and net pay for two real-world job offers: a part-time barista position and a full-time data entry role. After completing both paycheque calculations, students compare the jobs using a structured table and answer discussion questions that require mathematical reasoning — including whether either job meets a $2,000/mon
Help Ethan Morales understand why his aunt keeps telling him to start investing now! In this engaging, real-world activity, students meet Ethan — a 15-year-old who just got his first part-time job and wants to make his money work for him. Students use both the simple interest formula A = P(1 + rt) and the full compound interest formula A = P(1 + r/n)^nt to compare two investment options, then explore one of the most powerful ideas in personal finance: the earlier you start, the more your money
Help Frankie Falzone sort through 8 real Canadian messages — texts, emails, phone calls, and DMs — and decide: is it fraud or is it legit? Students identify the three core tactics scammers use (Urgency, Authority, and Fear) and explain what Frankie should do for each message. All scenarios are set in a Canadian context using realistic examples including CRA texts, Interac e-Transfer job scams, fake Scotiabank emails, and Instagram DMs from fake bank accounts. Aligned to the Ontario Grade 10 Fina
Current Grade 8 Math and Grade 7 & 8 Health & PE teacher in Kitchener, ON
I have taught grades 3 - 8 over the course of my career, but love working with intermediate students!
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