Mrs Howell's Resources

Following showing the film, Flubber, I took my students outside to make flubber. The materials needed are listed on the worksheet along with with recipe. Students are to figure out how much the teacher will have to go buy in order for the whole class to make flubber. The students basically have to multiply each ingredient by however many students are in each class. This is nice because the students will have to covert mixed numbers into improper fractions to multiply. On page #2 is the steps

This is the assessment I gave before beginning the unit on ratios and proportions. This pre-test covers standards 6.RP.1, 6.RP.2, and 6.RP.3a,b,c,d. Students are required to write simple ratios, find unit rate, and label correctly. There are only 15 questions and each section of the pre-assessment is labeled with which standard it covers. The answer key is included.

This attached worksheet is a great activity to teach area and perimeter of rectangles and squares with Cheez-Its. Each student needs approx. 25 cheez-its.

This is a quiz I used to assess my students' understand of the divisibility rules. There is matching and a few questions at the bottom where students are required to use the rules. Enjoy!

This is an activity for students to learn mean, median, mode, and range with red skittles. Each student is given a small bag of skittles and is responsible for counting the number of red skittles. On the board, we write down all the numbers of red skittles each student has (this works best in small groups). Then, you find the mean, median, mode, and range. I used this in my classroom as review for the test.

This is a quiz I created (can also be used as a worksheet) to assess adding and subtracting decimals. Underneath each problem, is a set of boxes so students can organize the decimals as needed. On page 2, there is a word problem broken down into steps.

This is the assessment I gave after the unit on ratios and proportions. This post-test covers standards 6.RP.1, 6.RP.2, and 6.RP.3a,b,c,d. Students are required to write simple ratios, find unit rate, and label correctly. There are only 15 questions and each section of the pre-assessment is labeled with which standard it covers. The answer key is included.

This activity is entitled "Triangle, Triangle Where are you?" It starts off basic with the student having 2 different colored cookies (cut into triangles). Students are to use a ruler to measure the length and width. From their findings, they are to find the area of both triangles. I used food coloring to change the color of the cookies and I made them two different sizes. All green cookies were smaller than blue cookies (this made the directions much clearer). The lesson concludes with a chall

This is a basic chart for students to fill in based on customary units of measure.

This is a simple handout I used in my 6th grade math intervention class to teach simplifying improper fractions. It is broken into 3 parts/questions and includes an example. My students were able to use this during class and as a guide on homework. For each fraction, they asked themselves the three questions on the handout.

I used this activity after showing the film: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009). This activity has a short paragraph about the Great Pyramids (which is talked about in the movie) and its relation to Pi (3.14). Then, it lists the ratios that always equal 2*Pi. There is also a diagram that shows the circular wheels that were used to measure the great pyramids. On the back, students are to measure the diameter of 5 circular objects, find the radius, perimeter, and circumference.

This includes notes (with an example of each) for perimeter and area of a rectangle... can also be used for a square and parallelogram. The second sheet is a worksheet that is designed to be used as examples, guided practice, or independent practice. The second sheet includes graph paper so the students will be able to correctly draw the rectangles. I printed this off as double sided for my class and used the second sheet as independent practice. My reasoning for this was so that students had t

This is a 3 page document on the Pythagorean Theorem. I used this as guided notes. It worked especially well with my special education students.

This is printable, helper worksheet that goes along with story elements. It includes: setting, point of view, plot, characters, conflicts, and theme. I gave this to my students at the beginning of the year and they used it as a guide for every story we read when completing a story elements graphic organizer.

Guided notes to teaching the vocabulary of circles. This covers radius, diameter, chord, and central angle. On the 2nd page is a quick check where students have to look at a circle and correctly identify the radius and diameter. Students are also required to relate radius and diameter by doubling or dividing by 2. Answer is included.

This is a simple handout I created for my 5th grade students to have. They made flash cards from it and used it as a quick reference in class.

This file is a worksheet filled with problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem. This is a great worksheet for all levels of learners.

I gave this handout to my students toward the end of our measurement unit and they were able to use it on the overall assessment (special education classroom). Inside each shape is how to find area and toward the bottom, there is a cube/cuboid with the formula for volume. This is just a very BASIC overview of the shapes/formulas.

I gave this to my students as a tool for them to use to make their homework and class work easier. Along with this handout, they were to write the following questions on the back: 1. Where am I starting? 2. Where am I going? 3. Which direction (left/right)? 4. How many hops? 5. Move that decimal! **There are 2 handouts per sheet. I made them half a sheet to save paper. :)

A higher leveled worksheet for the students in the class who are able to move a little faster through material. Word problems included.