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Mr Murphy

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Wisconsin, United States
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6 years teaching high schoolers who are 1-6 years below grade level in both Math and Reading/English.
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Preview of The Game of Life, a Math Project about Money -- real life application

The Game of Life, a Math Project about Money -- real life application

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Mr Murphy
"KIDS LOVE THIS ACTIVITY." "GREAT REAL LIFE MATH ACTIVITY" - TPT customers - The Game of Life, a Math Project about Money This project walks students through eight stages. ` Stage 1: Education You will choose an education you hope will lead to an occupation you desire. Student loans and grants are introduced and calculated. ` Stage 2: Occupation You will choose an (available) occupation and salary. You will calculate all the deductions from your check. State and federal taxes, social secu
Preview of Picture Graphing (Six Pack): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Six Pack): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Created by
Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved fictional character or historical figure appears. The pictures range from including 56-87 points in 4-6 shapes. They are each available individually here on TPT as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot)~ Picture Graphing (Shakespeare)~ Picture Graphing (Lincoln)If you like this document,
Preview of Probability in the Deal or No Deal Game

Probability in the Deal or No Deal Game

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Mr Murphy
Exciting, real world applications of mathematical concepts are always fun and engaging in the classroom. This Deal or No Deal game comes with a graphic organizer (PDF; see preview) to urge students to calculate probability and understand the corresponding value of bank offers. The file is entirely automated. There is a text banner that tells the user what to do next in the game. When given new Bank Offers, students calculate probabilities and decide if the deal is worth taking. Note: This is
Preview of Probability Activities & Worksheets - includes CASINO MATH

Probability Activities & Worksheets - includes CASINO MATH

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Mr Murphy
"THIS WAS ENGAGING FOR THE STUDENTS!" - TPT customer - Introduce students to probability. These activities and worksheets cover theoretical vs experimental probability and dependent vs independent probability. Each two-sided worksheet includes concept development (instruction and/or guided practice), independent practice, and a few assessment questions for students to prove understanding. The last sheet in the packet is "CASINO MATH." Materials required: - two decks of cards - four dice - a
Preview of Picture Graphing (Alien): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Alien): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

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Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved fictional character appears. This Alien character includes 69 points in 6 shapes. . If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Creature)~ Picture Graphing (Monster)~ Picture Graphing (Astronaut)~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot)~
Preview of Measures of Central Tendency - Mean, Median, Mode - Walk through and Worksheets

Measures of Central Tendency - Mean, Median, Mode - Walk through and Worksheets

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Mr Murphy
This document walks students through the concept of Measures of Central Tendency, from understanding what measures are and calculating them to understanding the power of outliers and choosing the best representative measure. This document includes: - an explanation of Mean, Median, and Mode - Which Measure of Central Tendency Is Best? - Outliers - Consistency - Changing the Mean of a Data Set - Data - Extra Practice on Mean, Median, Mode worksheet - Extra Practice on Outliers worksheet & paper
Preview of Picture Graphing (Creature): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Creature): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

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Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved historical figure appears. Creature includes 65 points in 4 shapes. . If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Creature)~ Picture Graphing (Monster)~ Picture Graphing (Astronaut)~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot)~ Picture Graph
Preview of Picture Graphing (Dinosaur): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Dinosaur): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

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Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved fictional character appears. This Dinosaur character includes 56 points in 5 shapes. . If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Creature)~ Picture Graphing (Monster)~ Picture Graphing (Astronaut)~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot
Preview of Geometry Formulas - all gathered on one easy cheat sheet

Geometry Formulas - all gathered on one easy cheat sheet

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Mr Murphy
This clean, efficient sheet of paper has all of the perimeter, area, surface area, and volume equations students most often need to use when studying geometry. I hope you and your students find it useful. Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out my Geometry: Area & Perimeter worksheet packet (18+ pages).
Preview of Picture Grapher

Picture Grapher

Created by
Mr Murphy
A desktop app for creating coordinate-plane worksheets. Upload a reference image, trace key points and shapes over it, then export a student worksheet and an answer key. Students plot the ordered pairs and reveal the picture. The worksheets created by this app givens students fun, engaging practice in plotting points on a coordinate plane. Make pictures that are meaningful to your students, like your school's mascot or a character from a book your students read. The app makes differentiation eas
Preview of Picture Graphing (Monster): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Monster): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

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Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved historical figure appears. Monster includes 85 points in 7 shapes. . If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Creature)~ Picture Graphing (Monster)~ Picture Graphing (Astronaut)~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot)~ Picture Graphi
Preview of Picture Graphing (Snowman): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Snowman): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

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Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved fictional character appears. This Snowman character includes 57 points in 5 shapes. . If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Creature)~ Picture Graphing (Monster)~ Picture Graphing (Astronaut)~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot)
Preview of Picture Graphing (Astronaut): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Astronaut): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

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Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved historical figure appears. Astronaut includes 86 points in 6 shapes. . If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Creature)~ Picture Graphing (Monster)~ Picture Graphing (Astronaut)~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot)~ Picture Grap
Preview of Comparing Cost Using Unit Rate

Comparing Cost Using Unit Rate

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Mr Murphy
Comparing Cost Using Unit Rate This worksheet teaches students how to compare two prices by finding the unit rate of each. After walking through an example, students solve 14 similar problems. Once completed, a final puzzle is offered. Take the first letter of the correct answers' company names to spell the answer the question: Why Learn About Unit Rate?
Preview of Math Riddles - 40 Daily Warm-ups for High School Math Students

Math Riddles - 40 Daily Warm-ups for High School Math Students

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Mr Murphy
This SMART Notebook file includes 40 daily warm-ups, do nows, or bell ringers for High School math students. They range in difficulty and math skill. See the preview for example problems. If many people enjoy this file, I'll continue to make more... maybe even 180, enough for one every school day! Enjoy!
Preview of Guess the Shape - a "Guess Who" style game for Polygons

Guess the Shape - a "Guess Who" style game for Polygons

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Mr Murphy
Pairs of students face off in this classic game of deduction, but instead of guessing faces, they must guess shapes! The game gives students practice in identifying properties of various polygons, including: - Regular Polygons - Types of Quadrilaterals - Right Angles - Sets of Parallel Sides - and more! Included in this PDF file are: - an information sheet for students to review the properties of the shapes included in the game (or to use as a cheat sheet during the game). - a set of cards fro
Preview of Picture Graphing (Robot): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Picture Graphing (Robot): Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Created by
Mr Murphy
Have students practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. When they connect the points in order, a picture of a much-beloved fictional character appears. This Robot character includes 56 points in 6 shapes. . If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Creature)~ Picture Graphing (Monster)~ Picture Graphing (Astronaut)~ Picture Graphing (Alien)~ Picture Graphing (Snowman)~ Picture Graphing (Dinosaur)~ Picture Graphing (Robot)~
Preview of Practice Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

Practice Plotting Points on a Coordinate Plane

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Mr Murphy
This document covers basic practice plotting points on a coordinate plane. It includes a "secret message" plotting exercise as well as an original "picture drawing" plotting exercise. Please see the preview for details. ~|     ~|     Note that this product *includes* one of my other picture ~|     graphing products: Picture Graphing (Robot)! ~|     If you like this document, you may like other Picture Graphing documents as well: ~ Picture Graphing (Alien) ~ Picture Graphing (Snowman) ~ Pic
Preview of Fraction Multiplication Game Card Mat

Fraction Multiplication Game Card Mat

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Mr Murphy
Students in groups of 3 or 4 each draw four cards and place them on their Card Mat. After multiplying the created fractions on a scratch piece of paper, they write their answers in the appropriate space. If their answer is correct, they score points. The game was surprisingly engaging and competitive even for my reluctant learners. Enjoy!
Preview of Percent of a Number

Percent of a Number

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Mr Murphy
Students solve percent questions of varying formats. Then, using their answers in a unique way, students solve a silly math riddle.
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Experience

6 years teaching high schoolers who are 1-6 years below grade level in both Math and Reading/English.

Teaching style

Be excellent to each other.

Awards & shining teacher moments

National Monthly Educator Spotlight

My own education history

Bachelor's from Wisconsin (Go Badgers) Certification from Cardinal Stritch University

Additional biographical information

Parent of two little geniuses.