MrNick1
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Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States
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I am a retired math teacher having taught 37 years at the high school level in New Jersey. I have also been an adjunct instructor at a Community College teaching mathematics, basic skills, and statistics.
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Calculating a Store Purchase
Everyday people use math in their lives. One example would be to calculate the cost of paying for groceries or making store purchases. Questions such as “How much will lunch cost?”, “Do I have enough cash to buy my groceries?”, “Did I get the correct change from the cashier?”, need to be calculated and will be answered. This set of activities will ask each student to calculate the total cost of their bill including sales tax and the amount of change the cashier should return to the cust
2nd - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Math
Merry Christmas Math
Here is a fun Christmas set of 10 activities for your class to make those last days before more pleasant. The activities may be completed by each student individually, as a group activity, minilessons, or homework assignment. Activities include:
1.) Tell me a Story.
2.) Analyzing a graphic.
3.) Merry Christmas Geometry.
4.) Comparing numbers.
5.) Converting a decimal number to a percent.
and many more.
An answer key is included for each activity. Many common core objectives will be met
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations
Unit Cost Task Cards
This activity will teach the student how to determine the most economical item to buy based on its quantity or weight versus the unit price. The student will use the basic operations of mathematics and problem solving skills to determine the most economical item to buy. Many common core standards will be met by completing this activity. Here are some additional activities that may interest you. The Need for Problem Solving Skills. Freebie The Need for Problem Solving Skills.Building Math
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations
Working with Ratio & Proportion Task Cards.
This set of task cards will challenge each student to demonstrate their ability to applyratio and proportion theory. The first section of cards will ask students to write a ratio in 2 ways while the second section of cards will represent applications of the ratio/proportion theory. Common core standards included: RP.A.1, RP.A.2, RP.A.3.
Some additional activities of interest may be:
Banking, Mortgages, & Simple Interest Task Cards.
Banking, Mortgages, & Simple Interest.
Mark-up, Percent
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.2
, 6.RP.A.3
The Game of 24 Task Card Challenge.
Great activity for the start of class or as a fill in assignment.Challenge your student’s critical thinking and problem solving skills.
“THE GAME of 24” is a fun and entertaining game to improve your student’s critical thinking skills as well as improve their basic mathematical operational skills. Use the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to manipulate a 4 digit number to produce the number “24”. Use this activity as a class starter, additional activity
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Mental Math
Analyze a Survey / Poll
Wow! Here is a set of activities designed to teach your students how to analyze information presented in a survey or poll.
An important basic skill is the ability to analyze given information in survey form. The activities included in this packet will ask each student to answer questions related to a survey presented as a USA Snapshot. Basic mathematics and problem solving skills are needed to answer the questions.
Basic common core concepts are provided in this packet and future
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations, PreCalculus
The Basics of Numbers: meeting the Common Core
Here is an activity to improve your student’s skills in reading and writing numbers. This activity may be used as an introductory lesson or a review of concepts covered. Included is a section of open ended problems that will challenge and reinforce basic number operations.
There are 22 pages including an answer guide. Common core standards this packet will meet:
4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT. A.2, 4.NBT.A.1.5, 4.NBT.A.3a, 4.NBT.A.3.
Some additional activities you may wish to check out: (Just clic
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Numbers
CCSS
4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.A.3
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Task Cards: Number Sense Problem Solving
“What should I do now?” Review, class work, or just an added quick assignment. Here is a set of Task Cards that you can hand to your students before class starts, during class when a student finishes early, at the end of the day, or to supplement an activity.
Just cut out each card, shuffle them up like a deck of cards, and distribute 1 to each student. Ask each student to completely answer the requested task making sure to explain their answer where requested. An answer guide is provid
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math Test Prep
CCSS
3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.4
, 3.OA.D.8
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Happy Thanksgiving Math
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. This activity will provide each student with the ability to do the following: 1.) Analyze a graphic. 2.) Produce data by tally marks. 3.) Compare decimal and whole numbers. 4.) Tell a story about a graphic. 5.) Compare data from a graphic. A solution section will be provided for each activity. Here are some activities that may interest you: Halloween Math Halloween MathThe Sinking of the Titanic: Some Basic Facts The Sinking of the Titanic: Some Basic FactsT
3rd - 12th
Basic Operations, Graphing
Halloween Math
“Halloween Math” is a set of activities whose objective is to lead each student through various common core topics.
Activities include:
a.) comparison values.
b.) what number is between?
c.) tally data.
d.) graph the data.
e.) analyzing graphics.
f.) tell me a story.
A solution section is provided for this set of activities.
Some additional activities that may interest you:
Bundled Reading Graphs.
Reading Graphs BundleInterpreting Graphs Book 3.
Interpreting Graphs Book 3
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Graphing, Mental Math
FREE!! Mathematical Operations: What they Really Mean!
Free!!!
This packet will present to each student a simple explanation of what the 4 major Mathematical Operations really mean.
I hope that you will enjoy this activity and mean the objective of the student understanding the basic concept of the mathematical operations.
Some additional activities that you may find of interest:
Tell Me a Story Bundle.
Tell Me a Story Bundle>a>
Bundle 1 Task Cards.
Bundle 1 Task Cards
The Basics of Numbers.
The Basics of Numbers
Can yo
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations
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About the store
Experience
I am a retired math teacher having taught 37 years at the high school level in New Jersey. I have also been an adjunct instructor at a Community College teaching mathematics, basic skills, and statistics.
Teaching style
I consider my style as teacher generated question oriented. I presented my students with a problem and together we would walk through the steps necessary to arrive at a solution to the problem. I believe that if the student can explain their step by step reasoning to reach the objective, then learning takes place.
I have used the materials that will be presented in TpT with great success. In New Jersey, the student is required to take a High School proficiency test to demonstrate their competency in mathematics. Employing my style in the classroom has permitted 95% or more of my students to pass this test each year. Teachers who have students enrolled in their class state that my former students were well prepared and knowledgeable about the basics they will need to apply in their future classes.
My philosophy was "As a teacher I will provide you with the opportunity to become educated. What you, the student, do with it is up to you."
Awards & shining teacher moments
Author of 4 textbooks. Career mathematician.
My own education history
I have a BA degree in Mathematics and Science education, a Masters of Education degree in Administration and Supervision, and aproximately 20 additional credits in Statistics beyond my Masters degree
Additional biographical information
I enjoyed teaching and working with the students enrolled in my classes both at the high school and community college levels. Watching the "light" bulb go off in each students eyes made this profession rewarding.
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