Robin Ferguson

This is an activity designed to help students practice finding discount and sale price of various items. There are several items that will be "for sale". The pictures have been provided. There are also blank tags that allow the teachers to decide upon their own prices. There are coupons that students can use on items. Finally, there is a table for students to record original price, the coupon they are choosing to use, the discount, and then sale price.

This is an interactive activity that is perfect for reviewing Solving Proportions and Unit Rates. Students get up out of their seats and roam around the room solving proportions. Each station has a problem and an answer. The answer is actually the answer to a different station. When students are done solving a problem at one of the stations, they must find the answer at a different station. (Example: Station 2 has an answer of 4, Station 6 has answer 4 at the bottom. Station 6 is the next one

These posters can be used to create a bulletin board or fill some space on a wall. This visual can help students understand the order of operations and how they work.

I have decided that instead of buying a lesson book, I want to create my own fun one! Here is a template with lesson pages, student info page, and even a grade book template. I have printed this and made enough copies for the whole year and will have it bound with a spiral bound. I think it means more and costs a little less than buying a pre-made book!