PAWSitive Learning Zone

Genre Doodle Notes are the perfect introducing or reviewing genre. When students color or doodle, it activates both hemispheres of the brain at the same time- refreshing, reenergizing, and refocusing students on the content. There are many proven benefits of this cross-lateral brain activity: - new learning - relaxation (less anxiety) - visual connections - better memory & retention of the content! Students fill in the sheet by coloring, doodling, and connecting. Students can add these notes t

This product contains 4 different fun ways to group students (more will be added soon!). You can use these cards to simply group students or you can use them for jigsaw puzzle grouping activities. These cards encourage students to work together to build (for example) a hamburger as quickly as possible to create their group for the next activity. This would be a great quick brain break for students to get up out of their seats to match their cards and create a group! Perfect transition every

Here is a great tool for students to follow as they first begin to solve equations. This graphic organizer guides students through solving one-step equations with ques and examples. Be sure to have this, the next time you start your first solving equations lesson of the year!

Getting ready to teach two-step equations or do you have students who still don't understand it? Here's a great organization tool for students to use when solving two-step equations. This has been used in the classroom and as a remediation tool and has had great results! Create your own template and an answer key have been included!!!!

This product helped my students become independent equation solvers! I was able to give each student a copy of this and as I made my way around the room working with individual students or in small groups, students were able to follow this simple, easy to read, organizer to help them when they got stuck!