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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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Managing Your Checking Account using a Debit Card
Everyday people go to stores or eateries to buy something. When they pay for their items, they will have to decide whether to pay in cash, credit card, write a check, or use a debit card. This set of activities will show your student how to write checks and keep a running balance in their register. The “OOPS” factor of I have still have checks therefore my account can not be overdrawn or without money will not occur. The student will be shown the responsible way to keep track of their p
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations
CCSS
MP2
Earning a Paycheck: An Everyday Life Skill.
In today’s fast moving and technical world, we have forgotten to instruct our future parents, workers, ordinary citizens about the basics of day to day living. Finding a job, getting a paycheck, opening up a bank or checking account, paying the bills or budgeting, going to restaurants and calculating the tip, buying a home and getting a mortgage are just a few of the everyday experiences our students will meet throughout their lives. Today the classroom educator is compelled to meet Common C
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Business, Fractions
Filing a Federal Tax Return.
It's that wonderful time of the Year "TAX TIME". As you work your way through the “Everyday Life Skills series”, you are ready to embark on this “rite of passage”. Filing a Federal tax return by April 15th each year is expected of ALL working individuals living and working in the United States. This packet will identify terms related to filing a Federal tax return and provide you with the basics of filing your own actual form to receive a refund from the government because you may have ove
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations
Planning to Start-up and Run a Business: Everyday Life Skills Series
Hot Off the Presses: The Newest Everyday Life Skills series resource.
Many people dream of opening and running their own business. Running a business brings with it many questions. Things like purchasing items for your business to hiring employees to run the business must be taken into account.
The activities included in this product will take each student through the strategies and mathematical needs to make them a successful business owner. Calculating your monthly rental space cos
4th - 11th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Business
Comparison Shopping.
How many times have you gone to a store and had to decide which item was the better buy? Your gut may make your choice but common sense and a little mathematical knowledge would make the choice easier. Actually in many stores when you try to read the product label on the shelf, you will find on the label the words “unit price”. In this packet, each student will be asked to look at everyday items that people may purchase and try to determine which situation provides the best price for th
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Business, Decimals
Reading a Pie Chart: Elementary Grades 2 to 4
Teacher’s Choice. Here is an activity to challenge your students into a higher thinking level from the traditional basics. “Reading a Pie Chart” will introduce your student into interpreting graphs using a step by step guide. “Reading a Pie Chart” will present the teacher with an option of introducing their students to interpret these graphs by applying a step by step a power point format or PDF format.
Use the step by step power point guide on a smart board, overhead projection system, or
2nd - 4th
Basic Operations, Graphing
Interpreting types of Graphs
Teach your students to read and interpret graphs such as line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts. This skill will be invaluable for their future success. Each activity will ask the student to answer a set of questions related to graphs or data presented. This activity may be easily used for long distance learning. Included is a student copy of worksheets, student answer sheet where they can type their answers to the questions, and a complete teacher copy of this product with a suggested ans
4th - 12th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Graphing
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
MP1
, MA.4.1.D
, MA.9-12.AQR.1.A
+1
Using Credit Cards: Everyday Life Skills Math Series: Packet Four
Credit cards have become an everyday way of life. Their overuse today have placed many unsuspecting people in financial trouble. The “Using Credit Cards” packet will introduce students to the terminology and mathematics surrounding the basics of using credit cards for “real” money. The application of percents is the main theme throughout the activities. An excellent set of activities to improve your student’s skills. An answer guide is provided. The “Everyday Life Skills” series will meet
4th - 11th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Business
Budgeting Your Money: Everyday Life Skills Math Series: Booklet Five
Many families work throughout their lives to earn money and provide the necessities and extras that will make them happy. Unfortunately many families find it difficult to make their paycheck stretch and find that they are living from paycheck to paycheck. A good suggestion to control spending and provide more extras is to construct a household or family budget. “Budgeting Your Money” is a set of activities to help each student establish a lifelong skill about dealing with money. Each stu
5th - 11th
Basic Operations, Business, Geometry
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
America's Obsession with Bottled Water: A Middle School Investigation
Do Americans have an obsession with bottled water? We will try to answer this question as we progress through this activity packet. This product will ask each student to interpret the information presented in the graphics, apply mathematical operations to calculate actual numerical values, and lead them into formulating conclusions and making future projections based upon their findings.
This product contains 16 pages filled with activities and an answer guide. Common core standards cov
5th - 11th, Adult Education
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Graphing
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
Living on Less: using Data Analysis
Many people dream of retiring throughout their working career. The thoughts of sitting on a beach and reading a book while sipping a Mai Tai would make anyone waiting for that last day “drool with envy”. In this activity, each student will be asked to analyze data provided by the United States Census Bureau regarding the median household income for individuals ages 45 – 64 and 65 and older for the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The student will be asked to draw conclusions based upo
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Statistics
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
Thanksgiving & Christmas Math Bundle
!!!!!Save money by buying this bundled activity set. Here is a Holiday bundled (Thanksgiving and Christmas) for your students to work on as each holiday approaches or when they have completed their work. Topics included in the activities include:
1.) Tell me a story
2.) Comparing number values.
3.) What number is between?
4.) Analyze a graphic.
5.) Christmas Geometry.
And many more!!!!!
Many common core objectives will be met by each student completing the enclosed activities.
Some addition
3rd - 12th
Basic Operations
Order of Operation Task Cards
Challenge your students to demonstrate their ability to perform mathematical computations by applying “order of operation” strategies. This packet contains 60 task cards to keep your early finishers busy. These may also be used to begin class or to start a class discussion.
This packet will meet many common core standards that include 4.OA.A.1, 5.OA.A.1 and 5.OA.A.2.
Here are some other activities of interest:
Working with fractions, decimals, and percents.
Working with fractions, dec
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Basic Operations, Order of Operations
CCSS
5.OA.A.1
, 5.OA.A.2
Simplifying Expressions Task Cards
This set of task cards will improve each student’s skills related to simplify an expression. The student will combine similar terms then apply the rules of order of operation to provide a solution. A sample explanation of how to simplify an expression is provided. Common core standards to be met are: 4.OA.A.1, 5.OA.1, and 5.OA.2.
Some additional that may interest you:
Reading graphs (line, bar, and pie charts) Task Cards.
Reading graphs (bar, line, and pie charts) Task Cards
Volcanic Eru
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Algebra, Basic Operations
CCSS
5.OA.A.1
, 5.OA.A.2
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
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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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