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Are you tired of teaching each data display in isolation? Use this card sort to help your students see the connections between the four representations of data: box plots, histograms, stem and leaf plots and dot plots. There are 15 sets of cards to match with 3 different displays of the same data in each match. Students will attend to the range, spread, median, mode and variability to tell which displays represent the same data sets. Questions to prompt student thinking and discussion question

Do you have students still using their fingers or counting up by ones for two-digit addition problems? This worksheet/activity is perfect for students who need to develop strategies for two-digit addition beyond counting by ones using ten frames, bar models, and number lines. It is intentionally designed to help students see how the repeated reasoning of making 10's can be helpful for mental addition. It would be a great investigation to follow up on a series of addition number talks because th

Includes 4 card matching activities, saving $4.25 when purchased as a bundle. Data Displays - matching box plots, histograms, stem and leaf plots and dot plots that represent the same data. Includes teacher questions and discussion slides Area Formulas - matching shapes with the correct area formula with the side lengths substituted in and the answers. Includes extension & independent practice. Properties of Operations - matching expressions using commutative, associative and distributive pro

After using several visual patterns as warm ups building up to writing equations, I created this to push my students to figure out how to determine the slope and y intercept of an equation from a table that skips x values and doesn't include 0. This worked great with Building Thinking Classroom practices, especially with students who are familiar with writing equations from visual patterns. I've personally used it with advanced 6th graders and 7th graders. A detailed answer key and questions

Do your students need concrete or real-world examples before learning abstract concepts like slope? This introductory lesson to slope on a coordinate grid is perfect for you! It begins with a story about the steepness of cat stairs and ramps.

These quizzes and slideshows with good and bad examples are how I introduce the expectations of MYP to my 6th graders (MYP year 1). This bundle includes a Criterion B quiz, Criterion D quiz and several examples and non examples of the following skills Writing a general ruleVerifying your rule with examplesExplaining the accuracy of your answerDetermining if your answer makes sense in the context of the problemAfter teaching MYP year 1 for 3 years, these are the MYP skills that my students have

Card sort matching fraction multiplication problems to various visual representations and verbal descriptions. The recording sheet and follow up reflection questions ask students to sort the problems into expressions where the product is less than both factors, less than one and greater than the other, and greater than both factors and generalize when each happens. Check out my other card sorts focused on connecting visual representations and algebraic/numeric expressions. Properties of Operati

This is all of my fraction resources that I use with my 6th graders.

This is a google slideshow that I use to help students (and their parents) understand my expectations on an MYP Criterion D Assessment. I use multiple specific examples to show what it means to Describe vs. Explain the level of accuracyDetermine if the answer makes sense in the contextAfter teaching 6th grade math in a few years, I've learned that students often don't know what it means to "explain the accuracy" of their answer or to determine if it makes sense in the context of the problem. T

This is a google slideshow that I use to help students (and their parents) understand my expectations on an MYP Criterion B Assessment. I use multiple specific examples to show what it means to Write a general ruleVerify that the rule works for multiple examplesAfter teaching 6th grade math in a few years, I've learned that students often don't know what it means to "write a rule" or how to verify if their rule is correct with well chosen examples. This is designed to help clarify the expectati

This slideshow and corresponding notes & practice packet focus on division with unit fractions including 1/a divided by b and a divided by 1/b. There are some bonus/challenge problems included for students needing more of a challenge that have mixed numbers and non-unit fractions. This uses visuals and connects to students prior knowledge about division as dividing into equal groups or dividing into groups of a certain size. It does not use Keep Change Flip or any tricks.

This includes a slideshow and corresponding notes sheet to help students really understand what happens when you add and subtract integers using a silly but relatable analogy. The slideshow and notes includes 5 examples with the question on one slide and the answer on the next. The practice includes guided practice (using the same analogy) and many more bare problems for students to internalize the thought process.

I use this quiz as a first introduction to a Criterion D assessment. Prior to this we have class discussions about what it means to explain the accuracy and determine whether an answer makes sense in the context. When I give the quizzes back, I go through these examples to help students better understand what it means to explain the accuracy and determine whether an answer makes sense in the context. Includes bonus challenge question.

This is my YAG that I use to teach 6th grade math in a middle years programme (IB for middle school). For almost every unit it includes TEKSKey and Related ConceptsGlobal ContextConceptual UnderstandingStatement of InquiryATL SkillsCriteria I use to assessInquiry QuestionsRelated TEKS in 5th and 7th gradeDuration in weeks, days, and hoursLinks to many relevant activities on Teachers pay Teachers

Warning form for students to fill out as a first warning for using technology during class inappropriately.