I have taught in an urban school district many years. My experience is mainly in the middle levels 6-8th grade mathematics. However, I have spent time in the elementary level as well.
Enjoy Christmas with your students by working through puzzles to find out who stole the decorations. There are 5 total activities: Clue 1 - Students solve area and perimeter of rectangles to find out which suspect was tall enough to reach into the box. This require students to work backwards to find missing height. Includes converting between feet and inches. Clue 2 - Students solve all operations with negative numbers. Clue 3 - Students complete graphing coordinates and finding the length of ha
Find out who was elected school president by solving for mean, median, mode, range and outliers. There are 5 total activities: Clue 1 - Students solve for the mean from a set of data from different data sets.Clue 2 - Students solve for the range from multiple data sets to decode the candidates hobbies. Clue 3 - Students solve for mode from looking at a graph. Clue 4 - Students solve for the median from multiple sets of data. Clue 5 - Students solve for the mean, median, mode, range and outliers
Need a fun review about integers that will engage your whole class? Or do you want your students to practice math skills over their break? This Integer CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) math activity is perfect for both. Your students will enjoy solving for who broke into the school! There are 5 total activities: Clue 1 - Students balance each suspects checkbook with the understanding of gain and loss in terms of deposit and withdrawal. Clue 2 - Students solve all operations integer problems to re
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Basic Math Operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) Order of Operations Decimal Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers One Step Equations Best use is f
Enjoy Halloween with your students by working through puzzles to find out who stole the candy. There are 5 total activities: Clue 1 - Students solve area and perimeter of rectangles to find out which suspect was tall enough to reach into the box.Clue 2 - Students solve adding and subtracting fraction problems to find the words written and left by the culprit.Clue 3 - Students complete graphing coordinates and finding the length of hair left at the scene.Clue 4 - Students convert fractions, decim
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations Decimal Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers Best use is for 4th - 7th grade though it has been used
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations Decimal Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers Best use is for 4th - 7th grade though it has been used
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations Decimal Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers Best use is for 4th - 7th grade though it has been used
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations Decimal Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers Best use is for 4th - 7th grade though it has been used
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Order of Operations Spelling of Numbers Integer Operations 2-Step Equations Multi-Step Equations Patterns Adjectives Best use is for 7th - 9th grade though it has been used o
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Order of Operations Spelling of Numbers Integer Operations 2-Step Equations Multi-Step Equations Patterns Adjectives This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Best use is for 7th - 9th grade though it has been used o
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Best use is for 4th - 6th grade though it has been used on 7th & 8th grad
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Crossword Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Best use is for 4th - 6th grade though it has been used on 7th & 8th grad
Product updated May 3, 2019 - Proofed by 2 Math TeachersDid you just finish testing and need something for your students to work on that is both educational and fun? Whether a regular class test or state mandated this CSI math activity is perfect for both. Your students will enjoy solving for who stole the answers to the test! There are 5 total activities: Clue 1 - Students solve area and perimeter of rectangles to find out which suspect was tall enough to reach the school calendar.Clue 2 - Stud
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Word Search Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations Problem Solving Spelling Numbers This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Best use is for 4th - 6th grade though it has been used on 7th & 8th
Watch your students show mastery over finding discount and sales tax while employing their knowledge of money management. They will enjoy planning an event for a corporation which includes letting your student's imaginations run wild. What does this project entail?Students will be practicing real-life application of planning an event for a major corporation with a limited budget that they cannot go over.Students will be completing 17 problems that require them to find discount and sales tax o
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. Included activities are: Pattern Puzzle Math Questions Character Puzzle Word Search Riddle Student Skills Needed:Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations (no exponents) Problem Solving Spelling Numbers This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Best use is for 4th - 6th grade though it has been used
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. Included activities are: Crossword Math Questions Character Puzzle Maze Riddle Student Skills Needed: Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations (no exponents) Problem Solving Spelling Numbers This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Best use is for 4th - 6th grade though it has been used on 7th &
Enjoy knowing your students are practicing skills while watching a fun movie. Included activities are: Crossword Math Questions Character Puzzle Maze Riddle Student Skills Needed: Adding Subtracting Multiplying Dividing Basic Order of Operations (no exponents) Problem Solving Spelling Numbers This is a great activity when you are out of the classroom, right before a school break or for right after testing! Answer key included. Best use is for 4th - 6th grade though it has been used on 7th &
This is a sheet with 10 math questions to go along with the movie the Tangled. Students do not need to watch the movie to complete but it can be fun to follow along while they are working. It is a great way to still practice math skills but with a little movie fun as well. Skills included are decimals, multiplying and dividing, order of operations, circumference, problem solving, distance (time and rate) and graphing. There is no need for the students to have any formulas memorized as they are a
I have taught in an urban school district many years. My experience is mainly in the middle levels 6-8th grade mathematics. However, I have spent time in the elementary level as well.
Teaching style
I like to use my what students love (music, games, movies, technology etc.) to find new ways to teach concepts. While I do believe the old methods work there is no harm in introducing new ideas.
My own education history
I am K-8 certified and highly qualified in Math and English Language Arts.
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